Has anyone used these?

Bay_Kat

Bay_Kat

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My daughter was looking through a pet magazine today and came across these. She wants to get them for our cats because she hates getting scratched. Has anyone tried them, is it mean to use them. My cats don't go out so they don't climb. I would never get a cat declawed. Just wanted feedback.

Alternatives to Declawing, Nail Caps for Cats
 
itsbob

itsbob

I bowl overhand
Who's going to put these "nail covers" on the cat without getting clawed half to death in the process?
 
Bay_Kat

Bay_Kat

Tropical
itsbob said:
Who's going to put these "nail covers" on the cat without getting clawed half to death in the process?
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That was one of my questions also. I like the testimonials where the people say "it only took 5 minutes to put them on". I'm thinking it was only 5 minutes before they were clawed to shreds.
 
sockgirl77

sockgirl77

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Noooooooooo.....

They are the biggest royal PITA to put on and cats can bite them off. I did this twice to my parents' old cat years ago. It took 30 effing minutes because the cat kept squirming. A day later the cat bit them off.
 
Bay_Kat

Bay_Kat

Tropical
sockgirl77 said:
They are the biggest royal PITA to put on and cats can bite them off. I did this twice to my parents' old cat years ago. It took 30 effing minutes because the cat kept squirming. A day later the cat bit them off.
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That's all I needed to know. I told my daughter all this and finally I said if one of the cats got out it wouldn't be able to climb a tree to get away from a dog or something and that changed her mind right there. I think she just wanted to see the cats with crazy colored nails. :lmao:
 
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Inkpen

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Would never use them.
It is a lot easier to wrap cat in a towel ( if needed) and cut nails every few weeks as needed.
 
craberta

craberta

New Member
My kitty is declawed, and leash trained. I never let her out because she has no claws. She can hang out on the porch, but only if her boyfriend, a shiba inu, is out there with her to keep other cats away. She walks over to the leash and meows to be taken outside to eat grass. I leash trained her back in 91, by tieing her to a cinder block. after a while she figured out that if she sat on or near the cinder block, the leash didn't choke her.
 
Parrotmomm

Parrotmomm

What's one more bird?
I've used these on a younger cat that was a curtain climber and a couch scratcher with great success. But certian cats can be more difficult to get the caps on, I don't doubt that. But like Inkpen said, you may find that just clipping the nails every couple of weeks will solve your problem (something you have to do anyway if you use this product.) But there is a place for them, but they definately aren't for every situation or cat, but we did have success with them :)
 
Cowgirl

Cowgirl

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My sister got them for her cat once. They were simple to put on, but they fell off after a few weeks. I just trim my cats' nails though. Simple and free. :yay:
 
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