Comments on: Soft Claws For Cats: Doing the Humane Thing http://www.geardiary.com/2008/04/07/soft-claws-for-cats-doing-the-humane-thing/ Everyone can understand technology; sometimes it just takes a little translating. Wed, 15 Feb 2012 01:02:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Sonehttp://www.geardiary.com/2008/04/07/soft-claws-for-cats-doing-the-humane-thing/#comment-42132 Sone Sun, 08 Feb 2009 01:49:21 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/2008/04/07/soft-claws-for-cats-doing-the-humane-thing/#comment-42132 We just got our male cat named Sophie, long story... Anyways. His paws look no different than before we got the claws removed. He's not limping around, and has hardly licked at his paws to remove any glue or stiches. If it were up to me, however; we wouldn't get him declawed but a few of his nails were ingrown, some were cracked, and we couldn't bare not getting it done because of the pain he was in. Softpaws, the vet said, would only make things worse in his current condition. We're definitely going to use these SoftPaws for our next kittens. =) We just got our male cat named Sophie, long story… Anyways. His paws look no different than before we got the claws removed. He's not limping around, and has hardly licked at his paws to remove any glue or stiches. If it were up to me, however; we wouldn't get him declawed but a few of his nails were ingrown, some were cracked, and we couldn't bare not getting it done because of the pain he was in.
Softpaws, the vet said, would only make things worse in his current condition.
We're definitely going to use these SoftPaws for our next kittens. =)

]]> By: shell shockedhttp://www.geardiary.com/2008/04/07/soft-claws-for-cats-doing-the-humane-thing/#comment-41124 shell shocked Sun, 14 Dec 2008 21:33:02 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/2008/04/07/soft-claws-for-cats-doing-the-humane-thing/#comment-41124 I came across this whilst searching the net for help as one of my cats has caught once of its claws and is in pain, and was compeltey shell shocked about what i read. Fact - Cats have claws, they always have. This is something you knew before you got one! Fact- Cats will scratch anything from carpets to people to wooden posts, again you probably knew this before you got one. Fact- Cats need their claws to protect themselves Fact- accept a cat for what it is, they have claws they scratch stuff if you dont want this dont bl***dy get one get a goldfish instead. And for those that have declawed their poor animals you should be done for animal cruelty... I would love to get my hands on you with a pair of plyers and see how you like having your finger nails pulled out. leave your poor moggies alone to get on with being cats as that is what they are afterall. I came across this whilst searching the net for help as one of my cats has caught once of its claws and is in pain, and was compeltey shell shocked about what i read.

Fact – Cats have claws, they always have. This is something you knew before you got one!
Fact- Cats will scratch anything from carpets to people to wooden posts, again you probably knew this before you got one.
Fact- Cats need their claws to protect themselves
Fact- accept a cat for what it is, they have claws they scratch stuff if you dont want this dont bl***dy get one get a goldfish instead.

And for those that have declawed their poor animals you should be done for animal cruelty… I would love to get my hands on you with a pair of plyers and see how you like having your finger nails pulled out.

leave your poor moggies alone to get on with being cats as that is what they are afterall.

]]> By: Christopher Gavulahttp://www.geardiary.com/2008/04/07/soft-claws-for-cats-doing-the-humane-thing/#comment-30589 Christopher Gavula Tue, 08 Apr 2008 17:53:33 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/2008/04/07/soft-claws-for-cats-doing-the-humane-thing/#comment-30589 I have 7 cats - all indoor only. Some of the cats are declawed and some aren't. I generally got them that way (all are rescues). I only had 2 (brother and sister) that I had declawed many yars ago because of a stupid rule in an apartment I lived in at the time. It was awful - one of the cats had trouble with bleeding for several days. Although I have one tempting me now - I will not have another cat declawed if there is ANY way to avoid it that isn't more cruel to the cat. These sound like a great idea, but the possible splitting/infecting worries me a bit. Still, I may have to try them. I have 7 cats – all indoor only. Some of the cats are declawed and some aren’t. I generally got them that way (all are rescues). I only had 2 (brother and sister) that I had declawed many yars ago because of a stupid rule in an apartment I lived in at the time. It was awful – one of the cats had trouble with bleeding for several days.

Although I have one tempting me now – I will not have another cat declawed if there is ANY way to avoid it that isn’t more cruel to the cat. These sound like a great idea, but the possible splitting/infecting worries me a bit. Still, I may have to try them.

]]> By: Jessicahttp://www.geardiary.com/2008/04/07/soft-claws-for-cats-doing-the-humane-thing/#comment-30363 Jessica Tue, 08 Apr 2008 14:39:11 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/2008/04/07/soft-claws-for-cats-doing-the-humane-thing/#comment-30363 I have been meaning to try Soft Claws for our cats...we have three very beautiful, very loving, very EVIL kitties that have ruined our year-old sofa and chair. I don't care at this point that they were IKEA purchases, every time I look at the sides of the couch with stuffing poking out I want to cry. I may have to sedate one of the cats, however...I have to wrap her in a towel to clip her claws at all, because she will maul me if I don't! The other kitties just sit and have their "manicures" calmly, so I think they might take to the Soft Claws OK. I can't wait to put pink ones on my prissy little baby girl kitty. LOL I have been meaning to try Soft Claws for our cats…we have three very beautiful, very loving, very EVIL kitties that have ruined our year-old sofa and chair. I don’t care at this point that they were IKEA purchases, every time I look at the sides of the couch with stuffing poking out I want to cry. I may have to sedate one of the cats, however…I have to wrap her in a towel to clip her claws at all, because she will maul me if I don’t! The other kitties just sit and have their “manicures” calmly, so I think they might take to the Soft Claws OK. I can’t wait to put pink ones on my prissy little baby girl kitty. LOL

]]> By: Elodiehttp://www.geardiary.com/2008/04/07/soft-claws-for-cats-doing-the-humane-thing/#comment-30261 Elodie Tue, 08 Apr 2008 13:21:25 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/2008/04/07/soft-claws-for-cats-doing-the-humane-thing/#comment-30261 I followed a kitty picture community on LJ and a LOT of them had softclaws and said it worked marvels (and it's so cute, it's like givign your kitty nailpolish or something XD). Indeed, declawing is bad :( I think they should have to give you information on what it really is (taking a finger joint off, eek) and make you wait to do it. Obviously some people will still want to do it (sigh) but like you, many would probably not if they knew what it was! And LOL, my cats at home did that too, the scratching for attention xD. The funny part is that sometimes they scratch on things we don't care about, so we ignore them... then they stop, meow loudly, make sure we can see them, and start doing it again XD! I followed a kitty picture community on LJ and a LOT of them had softclaws and said it worked marvels (and it’s so cute, it’s like givign your kitty nailpolish or something XD). Indeed, declawing is bad :( I think they should have to give you information on what it really is (taking a finger joint off, eek) and make you wait to do it. Obviously some people will still want to do it (sigh) but like you, many would probably not if they knew what it was!

And LOL, my cats at home did that too, the scratching for attention xD. The funny part is that sometimes they scratch on things we don’t care about, so we ignore them… then they stop, meow loudly, make sure we can see them, and start doing it again XD!

]]> By: Judie Lipsetthttp://www.geardiary.com/2008/04/07/soft-claws-for-cats-doing-the-humane-thing/#comment-29839 Judie Lipsett Tue, 08 Apr 2008 06:18:52 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/2008/04/07/soft-claws-for-cats-doing-the-humane-thing/#comment-29839 JD, the weirdest thing is that Avah will still do that - perch on the couch arm, stretch her arms out, look at me, make <strong>sure</strong> that I am looking at her, and then she'll start viciously clawing...with no claws! It's amazing how ingrained that instinct is. and the motions must be somehow soothing. Poor limping kitty. :-( Adopting a declawed cat = good idea in your situation. :-) JD, the weirdest thing is that Avah will still do that – perch on the couch arm, stretch her arms out, look at me, make sure that I am looking at her, and then she’ll start viciously clawing…with no claws! It’s amazing how ingrained that instinct is. and the motions must be somehow soothing.

Poor limping kitty. :-(

Adopting a declawed cat = good idea in your situation. :-)

]]> By: JDTagishhttp://www.geardiary.com/2008/04/07/soft-claws-for-cats-doing-the-humane-thing/#comment-29828 JDTagish Tue, 08 Apr 2008 06:01:12 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/2008/04/07/soft-claws-for-cats-doing-the-humane-thing/#comment-29828 I've used these several times on one of my cats - he just can't seem to not scratch the furniture. It's an attention getting measure, because he'll look at you first and then do it - although he clearly does it when we are not watching him either. He has managed to destroy the speaker covers to the big screen TV, the leather recliner and a couch, as well as completely ripping up the carpet down the the mesh near our bedroom door. I dunno - YMMV, but they work OK for a bit, but he works at biting them off. They will usually all stay on for about a week, and then we find little purple nail caps around. But then his claws are split from the glue, sometimes to the quick, and we had to stop using them, because he got an infection in his toe from the litter box where his claw split and was bleeding. We didn't even notice until he started limping. Now, we just use sticky tape on some of the furniture, but not much we can do for the carpet, except to put one of those plastic runners over the areas he likes to scratch. I've already decided that I won't have another cat that isn't declawed, but I wouldn't do it to a cat, so for the future, we made the decision to only adopt cats that have already been declawed. I’ve used these several times on one of my cats – he just can’t seem to not scratch the furniture. It’s an attention getting measure, because he’ll look at you first and then do it – although he clearly does it when we are not watching him either. He has managed to destroy the speaker covers to the big screen TV, the leather recliner and a couch, as well as completely ripping up the carpet down the the mesh near our bedroom door.

I dunno – YMMV, but they work OK for a bit, but he works at biting them off. They will usually all stay on for about a week, and then we find little purple nail caps around. But then his claws are split from the glue, sometimes to the quick, and we had to stop using them, because he got an infection in his toe from the litter box where his claw split and was bleeding. We didn’t even notice until he started limping.

Now, we just use sticky tape on some of the furniture, but not much we can do for the carpet, except to put one of those plastic runners over the areas he likes to scratch.

I’ve already decided that I won’t have another cat that isn’t declawed, but I wouldn’t do it to a cat, so for the future, we made the decision to only adopt cats that have already been declawed.

]]> By: Judie Lipsetthttp://www.geardiary.com/2008/04/07/soft-claws-for-cats-doing-the-humane-thing/#comment-29731 Judie Lipsett Tue, 08 Apr 2008 01:57:14 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/2008/04/07/soft-claws-for-cats-doing-the-humane-thing/#comment-29731 @pji - Don't get me wrong, Avah was moving around the very day I brought her home; but she was hurt, and her paws were tender for weeks. And no, I didn't take her to a butcher. Or at least, that's not what his license was for. ;-) @pji – Don’t get me wrong, Avah was moving around the very day I brought her home; but she was hurt, and her paws were tender for weeks.
And no, I didn’t take her to a butcher. Or at least, that’s not what his license was for. ;-)

]]> By: Gatewoodhttp://www.geardiary.com/2008/04/07/soft-claws-for-cats-doing-the-humane-thing/#comment-29728 Gatewood Tue, 08 Apr 2008 01:54:41 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/2008/04/07/soft-claws-for-cats-doing-the-humane-thing/#comment-29728 Declawing is just like having your fingers removed. I'd never ever do that to one of my cats. I just put up with whatever happens to the furniture. After all, the furniture isn't living. Not sure about trying to glue stuff on to mine, though. I have one with seven toes on one front foot and six on the other. He uses his like hands. Wonder if the glued on things would work for him? Oh, well; I aint doing it. Declawing is just like having your fingers removed. I’d never ever do that to one of my cats. I just put up with whatever happens to the furniture. After all, the furniture isn’t living. Not sure about trying to glue stuff on to mine, though. I have one with seven toes on one front foot and six on the other. He uses his like hands. Wonder if the glued on things would work for him?
Oh, well; I aint doing it.

]]> By: pjihttp://www.geardiary.com/2008/04/07/soft-claws-for-cats-doing-the-humane-thing/#comment-29726 pji Tue, 08 Apr 2008 01:50:40 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/2008/04/07/soft-claws-for-cats-doing-the-humane-thing/#comment-29726 Did you take the cat to a vet or a butcher? I have had many cats over the years and none of them were ever in that condition after a spay/neuter and front declaw. Up and around in a maximum of two days. They shouldn't do anything near a "grap and rip" as Mike put it. They cut the tendons, remove the claw and cauterize. If it were up to me, I wouldn't have any animals. But since my wife and daughters would explode without at least one cat in the house, a declaw is as close as I'll get to a "decat." Did you take the cat to a vet or a butcher? I have had many cats over the years and none of them were ever in that condition after a spay/neuter and front declaw. Up and around in a maximum of two days.

They shouldn’t do anything near a “grap and rip” as Mike put it. They cut the tendons, remove the claw and cauterize.

If it were up to me, I wouldn’t have any animals. But since my wife and daughters would explode without at least one cat in the house, a declaw is as close as I’ll get to a “decat.”

]]> By: Judie Lipsetthttp://www.geardiary.com/2008/04/07/soft-claws-for-cats-doing-the-humane-thing/#comment-29720 Judie Lipsett Tue, 08 Apr 2008 01:42:46 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/2008/04/07/soft-claws-for-cats-doing-the-humane-thing/#comment-29720 Hi Heather! Thanks for the update on your experience. :-) Hi Heather! Thanks for the update on your experience. :-)

]]> By: Heatherhttp://www.geardiary.com/2008/04/07/soft-claws-for-cats-doing-the-humane-thing/#comment-29718 Heather Tue, 08 Apr 2008 01:38:36 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/2008/04/07/soft-claws-for-cats-doing-the-humane-thing/#comment-29718 Thanks for checking out my blog and using it as part of your post! I can report that it's been over a month now and we've only had to replace 2 nails on each cat! I actually think I used too much glue, as they aren't falling off at all but are just growing out (imagine hair colour with new roots showing) so that they are making the kitties nails a bit long and they click clack across the floor. Luckily it's very easy to trim off the ends of the nail caps if you need to (as we did) and then they start to loosen up. In the future I will put glue only in the ends - not squeezing it up the sides as I did the first time "to really make them stick". Good luck everyone - these are a great alternative and really not a hassle at all! (p.s. SUPER cute kittie!) Thanks for checking out my blog and using it as part of your post!

I can report that it’s been over a month now and we’ve only had to replace 2 nails on each cat!

I actually think I used too much glue, as they aren’t falling off at all but are just growing out (imagine hair colour with new roots showing) so that they are making the kitties nails a bit long and they click clack across the floor. Luckily it’s very easy to trim off the ends of the nail caps if you need to (as we did) and then they start to loosen up. In the future I will put glue only in the ends – not squeezing it up the sides as I did the first time “to really make them stick”.

Good luck everyone – these are a great alternative and really not a hassle at all!

(p.s. SUPER cute kittie!)

]]> By: Heatwave316http://www.geardiary.com/2008/04/07/soft-claws-for-cats-doing-the-humane-thing/#comment-29670 Heatwave316 Mon, 07 Apr 2008 23:33:27 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/2008/04/07/soft-claws-for-cats-doing-the-humane-thing/#comment-29670 That is a really great idea!!! Cute kitty. :smile: That is a really great idea!!! Cute kitty. :smile:

]]> By: mattp9http://www.geardiary.com/2008/04/07/soft-claws-for-cats-doing-the-humane-thing/#comment-29660 mattp9 Mon, 07 Apr 2008 23:13:30 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/2008/04/07/soft-claws-for-cats-doing-the-humane-thing/#comment-29660 I learned the hard way as well. Our much loved Johanna recently died at around 20 years. I will share my home with a new cat some day, real soon I hope. These look like the perfect (purrfect) alternative! Thank you for sharing them. =) I learned the hard way as well. Our much loved Johanna recently died at around 20 years. I will share my home with a new cat some day, real soon I hope. These look like the perfect (purrfect) alternative! Thank you for sharing them. =)

]]> By: Judie Lipsetthttp://www.geardiary.com/2008/04/07/soft-claws-for-cats-doing-the-humane-thing/#comment-29647 Judie Lipsett Mon, 07 Apr 2008 22:57:45 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/2008/04/07/soft-claws-for-cats-doing-the-humane-thing/#comment-29647 Avah literally looks like she is missing the tips of her fingers to the first joint. :-/ Avah literally looks like she is missing the tips of her fingers to the first joint. :-/

]]> By: Mike Canehttp://www.geardiary.com/2008/04/07/soft-claws-for-cats-doing-the-humane-thing/#comment-29633 Mike Cane Mon, 07 Apr 2008 22:30:55 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/2008/04/07/soft-claws-for-cats-doing-the-humane-thing/#comment-29633 Maybe this post will dissuade someone from putting a cat through that horrible declawing process. They basically *grab and rip* the claws out. Maybe this post will dissuade someone from putting a cat through that horrible declawing process. They basically *grab and rip* the claws out.

]]> By: Flickr: Photos from Judie Lipsetthttp://www.geardiary.com/2008/04/07/soft-claws-for-cats-doing-the-humane-thing/#comment-29602 Flickr: Photos from Judie Lipsett Mon, 07 Apr 2008 21:50:21 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/2008/04/07/soft-claws-for-cats-doing-the-humane-thing/#comment-29602 <!--%kramer-ref-pre%-->[...] A cautionary tale for anyone who even thinks of declawing: it is evil, inhumane, deforming, and most of all...just plain wrong. www.geardiary.com/2008/04/07/soft-claws-for-cats-doing-th... [...]<!--%kramer-ref-post%--> [...] A cautionary tale for anyone who even thinks of declawing: it is evil, inhumane, deforming, and most of all…just plain wrong. http://www.geardiary.com/2008/04/07/soft-claws-for-cats-doing-th... [...]

]]> By: Judie Lipsetthttp://www.geardiary.com/2008/04/07/soft-claws-for-cats-doing-the-humane-thing/#comment-29585 Judie Lipsett Mon, 07 Apr 2008 21:30:18 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/2008/04/07/soft-claws-for-cats-doing-the-humane-thing/#comment-29585 Nope. It is completely impossible, as Avah is too gorgeous. :mrgreen: Nope. It is completely impossible, as Avah is too gorgeous. :mrgreen:

]]> By: Mitchell Okehttp://www.geardiary.com/2008/04/07/soft-claws-for-cats-doing-the-humane-thing/#comment-29581 Mitchell Oke Mon, 07 Apr 2008 21:25:16 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/2008/04/07/soft-claws-for-cats-doing-the-humane-thing/#comment-29581 I don't think it is possible to take a non-cute photo of that cat is there? I don’t think it is possible to take a non-cute photo of that cat is there?

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