Hey everyone, I posted a "little" thread a while back asking for help with my kitten (Missbehaved kitten help). I just wanted to give everyone an update. I did manage to find a solution to Lily's scratching problem (and you all said I couldn't ). I got a tip from a friend about this product called Soft Paws. They're little plastic nail covers you can glue onto your kitten's claws... It lets them make the scratching motion and exercise their muscles, but the cover is blunt, so it keeps them from causing damage. They're simple to put on, safe to digest and Lily doesn't even notice them. Kinda cute too (like kitty nail polish). If anyone has the scratching problem, I couldn't recommend them higher. They've saved my furniture and not a moment too soon, lol. Now I just have to find some way of getting her to stop sticking her paws into my toaster (I wish I was joking).

Here's the link if anyone's interested: Alternatives to Declawing, Nail Caps for Cats

Hum?
Ok - have just had a look at these - have never seen anything like it - thought they were a joke at first
I will have to trust you that they work because I don't think I'll be sitting there glueing nail extensions on my cat
Pleased you found a solution though.

Emily

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Hey well done you VapourNot for me but if your badtothebone kitty is happy and you are too-thats good,bet if ya looked hard enough you could find some kitty fur extensions tooSorry-couldn't resist and i had to stop myself their i've got all sorts of images goin' thru my little brain at the min

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Yeah, I thought I'd hate them at first. It was more of a "well, I haven't found anything else, so I might as well try it" sort of buys for me. It might seem ridiculous to put nail extensions on your cats, but they work great and are so simple. Literally just fill the caps with a drop of glue and pop the cap over the nail, squeeze for a second or two to get the air out, and you're done. The whole thing took me as much time to finish as just trimming her claws (a minute or two to prep the nails and fill them all with glue, then maybe 2 minutes to apply them to her claws, simple simple. And they last for 4-6 weeks)... The caps are too blunt to hook into the furniture, my clothes or rugs and the scratches on my arms have finally disappeared. Lily can still exercise her arms and retract and extend her claws and go around scratching at things, without doing any damage. She doesn't even notice them when they're on. My furniture and skin are protected and everyone's happy so it's a win-win in my mind. I just wanted to let other people, who have problems with their cats scratching people or furniture or who might be looking into declawing their cats, know that it's another option out there.

humm... not for me I'm afraid, I've two kittens, wouldn't consider de-clawing either.

The kitten is your responsibilty and if you are happy to use claw covers and if they hadn't have worked de-clawing that's your choice. I would prefer not to have a kitten.

It's each to his own and it wouldn't do for us all to the be same.


Good luck

Sue

I don't think there is a vet in the UK who would consider an operation of this sort its downright cruel and I also believe there are no genuine cat lovers in their right mind who would think of mutilating their cat in this way.

As for the nail extensions - rather you than me. I am quite happy to let my cats scratch on their scratching posts. My own cats have learnt - by gentle guidance from me with rewards for good behaviour when kittens - that they should not scratch the furniture.

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sorry but ive never heard of anything so ridiculous in my life!whats wrong with clipping the points of claws with some clippers.

I've heard of those i it's not something that i would use. I am trying to teach my cat to stop scratching the walls and it's working i say.

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Still think you'd be better off with an ornament.