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Must comment on this one. Re the comments about the kitteh being upset about the softpaws, ever heard about projecting ones feelings on another being? I think the kit in the pic is just fine. Re declawing — I worked for a USAF veterinarian (Lt. W., DVM) and he was morally opposed to declawing, but was ordered to it by his commanding officer (it was the commader’s wife’s cat). I assisted and it broke my heart. Basically, here is how it goes: you slice the toe skin open, peel it back, and crack the toe off just after the first knuckle with a device that resembles a tin snip. This is necessary to completely remove the nail matrix or the nails will grow back. Then the incisions are stiched up and packed until they heal into deformed little stumps. It was horrifying. Years later, I adopted a darling stray kit that had been declawed and it broke my heart when she would wrap her crippled little paws around my arm when she wanted to cuddle. She had alot of trouble jumping up on the bed etc. She was always slipping and falling back to the floor. And she would often take a tumble when jumping down to the floor. Since she was unable to defend herself against the other cats, she took the “best defense is a great offense” and usually repelled aggressors with a terrifying yowl. If you think it does not affect the cat, ask a frostbitten human how hard it is to walk without toes — they are very crucial part of ambulation. You can make all the excuses you want for declawing a cat, but in the end, it is a cruel vanity. There is nothing cute about it. I think the Softpaws are a happy alternative. Or, nip the sharp points off occasionally with pet toenail clippers. It just takes a little patience…

Don’t be cruel
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Declawing and “soft paws” is cruelty towards animals. Learn to clip your pet’s nails, does the trick just fine without mutilating the poor thing.

Declawing and “soft paws” is cruelty towards animals. Learn to clip your pet’s nails, does the trick just fine without mutilating the poor thing.

LisaN thank you for your explanation of lazer declawing.
Brinnann, we have already had the cat to the vet to be checked out, and she is only about 4 years old, she bit her first vet before her first birthday.
Sarah annej I already tried the feliway, and she seems fine with it, unaffected, but healthy.
Jo, some of us are talking about animals who are scratching people, not furniture.
Thanks for the feedback, all.

So, I’ll admit I just skipped over the last several posts but had to put in my $.02. I didn’t see (maybe towards the end?) anyone mention HOW declawing is mutilation. They do not declaw a cat like they remove toenails of people. They don’t just burn it off at the base. They’re cutting the tips of their toes off. It leads to all sorts of problems too. Once looking at a bottle of that no-scratch stuff at the pet store I realized it was essentially just clove oil, garlic oil and sodium laurel /eth sulfate(an often times natural solvent). So I had an idea. I mixed some clove essential oil with water and a couple drops of sal suds (google, it people). Shake it up, spray it on the furniture. Smells alright and keeps the kitty away. Honestly, and this one is funny. I caught my kitty scratching my chair so I said loudly, “NO!” Then walked over to her scratchy thing and talked sweet to her instructing her to scratch that, and did so myself. She walked over and scratched it instead. I petted her and she purred.. The End. what a happy ending

To me, bringing up declawing is like saying. “well, we’ve tried grounding my son for staying out past curfew, but its not working, I think we’re going to have to cut off his ear.” It shouldn’t even be considered an option. You just try to find other means to correct the behaviour.

My kitten doesn’t even notice his SoftPaws, he claws and scratches the furniture and runs around like the crazy baby he is. It’s so painless, he even purrs while I put them on (Start young, start often). He only has the front claws done, though, he uses the back claws for “traction” and is quite good at climbing door jams.

Because he’s so active, I actually find that they come off more often, maybe once every 3 weeks or so, but they’ve really been a live saver! Have you seen tatami mats? It’s basically a giant scratching post!

These seem fine.

Inside cats don’t need claws, and if we hadn’t gotten my cats declawed, (my mother forced us)I would have gotten the pink ones.

Soft Claws absolutely saved my relationship with my cat. We were both so much happier once she could “scratch” and I could put all of the spray bottles away. I never saw the slightest indication that they were uncomfortable for her in any way.