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Do SoftPaws *really* work for cats?
I've read some bad reviews, so now I'm hesitant, but leather furniture is coming into a 2 cat household sometime later in the year, and it's the only option...right?
It's not so much scratching that's a problem, moreso just their claws scratching when jumping on and off the furniture.
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Re: Do SoftPaws *really* work for cats?
For me, yes.
I, too, read a lot of the reviews and was leary about the possibility of when the claws grow out, there is a space between the cat's cuticle and the base of the claw cap, and him getting snagged on something and being stuck somewhere, potentially hurting himself to get free.
So far, I've been using them for about 6 months now and they are amazing. It's definitely a learning experience doing it the first couple of times, with clipping the nails, and the superglue and the caps, but it's so worth it in the end.
If you haven't already, get a scratching post or a cat tree (or some other "cat furniture" ) and encourage your kitties to scratch there vs your new couches!
Plus, IDK if you have a petsmart around you, but they usually have claw caps in different colors for decent prices (I think I got like 40 caps for 11-12 bucks with the petsmart card...so you don't have to spend lots of $$ on the soft paws website for cool colors, lol)
Anyways, good luck, and I feel this is a great choice for those who don't want to declaw!
oh, crap....I hit POST too soon. I wanted to add that when Josey was smaller (pre-claw caps) he would do just as you want to avoid--he'd sink his nails into the couch/bed and pull himself up, leaving behind little pulleys in the fabric. with the caps, he's learned to jump higher to clear whatever he's jumping onto and not to rely so heavily on his claws to give him leverage.
Go for it!
We've used them on our two cats since we adopted them, about 1.5 yrs ago. They work great for us.
Still, IMHO, I would never get leather furniture. Unless you are planning to cap their hind claws too, they can still do damage when jumping off. We were planning on getting leather furniture until we saw how our friends' cat had damaged their brand new couch by simply jumping off of it.