Soft Claws Cat Nail Caps for Large Cats – (40 Caps, Clear) - Made in USA - Veterinarian-Developed | Protects Furniture & Skin - Easy to Apply, Long-Lasting Anti-Scratch Soft Cat Claw Covers

I absolutely LOVE these for my cat. He hates getting his nails clipped and never lets me touch his paws. So while I was waiting for the SoftPaws to come in the mail, I would touch his paws and play with them until he was a bit more comfortable. Then when they finally came in I was excited to put them on. I was very worried that he would shred up my arms and waited a few weeks before finally putting them on him. When he started playing pretty rough with our new puppy, I knew I had to find a way to put them on him before he scratched her good! So while he was sleeping pretty hard one day, I sat next to him, pet him, cliped one nail, and kept petting him. I did this until he finally came to and figured out that I was messing with his nails. I'd wait another 5-10 mins and do the whole thing all over again until I got all of his nails clipped. I put the nail caps on the exact same way. I filled one up with the glue, sat next to him, pet him until he was comfortable, and then slipped a nail cap on his nails. Again, I did this until he figured out what I was doing and would give it a few minutes before trying again. This went on until I put all 10 nail caps on his paws. He didn't notice at all. He licked his paws a bit, but he did not fight to chew them off or throw a fit. This really surprised me. It's like he didn't even notice them! He is such a sweet kitty but so mean whenever you put a collar on him or try and clip his nails. After I got all of his nail caps on, I watched him to see how he'd react. Of course, he got up and went straight to my carpet that he loved to scratch up. He tried doing it and instead of his nails getting caught, they'd just slip and my carpet wouldn't suffer. This was so cool becuase he was doing what he instinctively does without knowing the difference. He also liked to climb up the couches and would get his claws stuck becuase he never let me cut his nails. Trying this was an adjustment for him because instead of being able to climb up, he'd slip down. My cat really liked to scratch and bite also, but this saved my arms. I was able to play with him without having scratches all the way up my arms. It's been about a month and the nail caps are barely starting to fall off. He's figure out that he can latch on to things again so I need to put some more back on. The only thing is that I bought the medium ones that don't fit so well on his nails. I guess when I order them again I will try large, but I am just worried about them being so big they end up glued to his skin. But the good thing about them being too big is that you can cut/file them down to where they fit his nail perfect. Another thing I will do different is order a bright color. I ordered black because he is a male black cat and I didn't want him to have pink or something too girly, but the downside to this is that it's really hard to tell if they are still on there without having to mess with him and if one does fall off, it might be easier to find on the floor before my puppy or cat puts it in their mouth. This is a really long review, but these nail caps were such a great idea for my cat. So much better and humane than declawing him. Not all cats are the same and I really didn't think my cat would take to them and was so surprised and happy that he did. This product is really easy and at least worth a try before taking your cat to get his little fingers cut off!

I actually put these on my cat's back legs toenails because she was scratching her face and neck with them so severely that she was bleeding and getting crusty scabs. I cut her back toe nails but still when she scratched herself, which wasn't very often, just a little bit a day, she still did a bunch of damage to her skin. And I know for a fact it has nothing to do w/ fleas because I always make sure I put on advantage multi once a month. And even the vet said she didn't see any fleas or flea dirt. So the next reason they look for the scratching is allergies. The problem is the allergies if not from fleas, could be from just about anything: pollen, dust, something in their food. My cat only goes outside for about an hour a day and it's always in my little fenced off courtyard. And my house is always super clean. So I switched her to cat food for cats with allergies. And while it helped her somewhat, it still didn't help her from giving herself scabs. I had already spent hundreds of dollars at the vet trying to figure out the cause of the itching but to no avail. And maybe if I spend hundreds and hundreds more, we might find the cause. But still the cause may never be discovered. So while I wanted to stop the scratching, my last resort was to just stop her from hurting herself when she does scratch. So I tried varies anti-itching pills including benadryl, but they all caused her to throw up.So, I ordered these just for her back toe nails (I could care less whether or not she scratches my couch slip cover.) I didn't have a lot of expectations, but boy have these exceeded my expectations. They are easy to put on; I did it myself. But I did have her wait 15 minutes, even though the instructions say 5 before running around just to make sure they were on, and that was the only hard part, because as soon as I was done she wanted off my lap. One fell off after 2 days, but that's just because I didn't put enough glue one it. I was able to find it and reglue it and now it is still on her. I've had them on her now for about 2-3 weeks and all of the soft claws remained on, except for one, but that was because it was that natural time for the nail to shed. So, just like the soft claw was supposed to, the soft claw came off and you could see the part of the nail that shed still in it.They look so cool, and serve a great purpose. I got the color pink, but the pink is more like an orangish pink rather than a hot pink, which I would have preferred. But I really can't complain. My cat is now scab free and it is all due to Soft Claws. Thank you for the person who invented this, because it really saved my cat from hurting herself.