How to Save Your Furniture Without Declawing Your Cat

By Jennifer Mashuga

Instructions

Things You’ll Need:

Soft claws
Extra pair of hands (optional)

Step 1:
Buy the Soft Claws. At their website (see Resources), you can get them in a dizzying color selection. Green and red for the holidays? Of course. Pink and white? Yep. If you would prefer to buy them in a store, they are also sold at Petsmart and Petco, among others.
Step 2:
Trim your cat's nails. The nails need to be trimmed before putting the Soft Claws on. If you have not trimmed the claws before, it's important to know to avoid the pink tissue in the nail known as the quick. Cutting the quick will cause your cat pain and the nail to bleed.
Step 3:
Keep the cat calm. The best time to cut your cat's nails, as well as apply the Soft Claws, are when they are already calm. If they have been napping or laying around, you will have fewer problems.
Step 4:
Have someone help you. It will make applying the Soft Claws easier, but you can also put them on by yourself. If you do have someone, ask them to apply the Claws for you, while you hold your cat. Just as you would at the vet, pet her and talk to her to help keep her calm.
Step 5:
Put the adhesive on the inside of each Claw and cap over the nail. They will last four to six weeks, but occasionally one or two may fall off in between. If this happens, use a new Soft Claw and recap. There is no need to trim the nail again if it hasn't been four to six weeks since the last time.

Tips & Warnings

Some people prefer to cap all the nails, but the front are the only ones that are necessary.

Resources

Photo/Video Credit

www.alumni.ucsd.edu

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