Soft Claws for Cats

I saw this on the news this morning and thought it was a great alternative to declawing of cats. While we only have barn kitties and not house cats, I know from past experience that cats can be destructive on furniture and a lot of people declaw for that reason but I feel that nature gave them the claws for natural defence and that the procedure to have them declawed is not pleasant at all. I certainly am not condemning anyone who has their kitties declawed but just thought this was a nice and colorful alternative.

http://www.softclaws.com/index.php?pet=cat

oooooooooooh..........and the colours are awesome.........wooooo hoooo :cowboyhound.gi

I've seen these for dogs before but not cats. Back in the day, when I had a sailboat (and a different husband) a few of the people used these for their dogs onboard the boats so they didn't scratch the deck. they worked well but weren't available in such cool colours at the time.

My daughter in Moncton has them for her two female cats and likes them.

At first we thought she was painting their claws.......really cute! The cats don't seem to mind them at all and they do help with scratching furniture.

Soft paws are great! My had them on my cat in NS. She was black so hot pink or purple were always a must. It can take a cat some getting used to because they try to pull them off at first. It is better to start putting them on when they are kittens. We always try to alternate people into soft paws before declawing at work :s

It is really good to hear from people who have really tried the Soft Claws. I can imagine they would take some time for the cat to adjust to them. I am sure it might take a bit of practice to learn to apply them properly as well...well...it problably would take me practice!!!