Cat people, soft claw caps?

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Has anyone used them?

My 6/7mo old kitten is tearing my apartment apart and i don't want to declaw him.


And yes, i have a big scratch pad. The problem is that he has 4 wall areas that he likes to jump at and cling to.(acrobatic kitten)
 
I think most cats would just tear them off, and may injure themselves trying. My last cat, rest her soul, always "kneaded" her front claws in my legs when with me in my chair. The vet taught me to trim them. The pet stores have trimmers.

You can train some cats to a certain extent, but they are not like dogs.

So far as the "wall areas" maybe you could figure out some sort of obstruction until the kitten gets out of that phase.
 
I have used scratch poles. Basically it is a large base with a perpendicular large diameter tube covered with carpet.

When my cats were big enough to be left outside, they switched to tree trunks. I purposely left a 4 foot tree stump in my back yard and both of my cats love to use it instead of my furniture.
 
I think most cats would just tear them off, and may injure themselves trying. My last cat, rest her soul, always "kneaded" her front claws in my legs when with me in my chair. The vet taught me to trim them. The pet stores have trimmers.

You can train some cats to a certain extent, but they are not like dogs.

So far as the "wall areas" maybe you could figure out some sort of obstruction until the kitten gets out of that phase.

I've been trying, but the little guy has a 3-4ft leap. So most obstructions end up being new platforms for jumping higher.
 
keep em' trimmed and a spray bottle with water for when your there
 
keep em' trimmed and a spray bottle with water for when your there

yeah i'm learning how to trim them, so far, not so good at it. But i've yet to cut him, just snipped them poorly so a piece splits :(

And the water bottle doesnt work. He's got an odd fascination with water and thinks the water bottle is a form of play. So when i blast him, he'll run off and then run back and do what he was doing to get sprayed again....and again...and again. :banghead: Until i feel bad and have to dry him with a towel.
 
I don't know how anyone ccan possibly get those tiny covers on each claw, you gotta be kiddin! I can't even see how folks trim them.

We've got ours (6) about 99% trained to stay off the tables and counters.
They still go through spells of climbing the screens, but that's down as well.

They used to claw the corners of the furniture, but that's way down to about 95%.

The still want to claw/knead the tops of the furniture if they are up there and see us. Kind of like they're happy and greeting us. When that happens, we try to lift ther paws while trying not to scold them cause we still want them to be happy to see us.

For the other clawing and undesireable behavior issues, we did use a squirt gun, in conjunction with shouting "DON'T DO THAT"! We try to always say the same thing, but lately I've been adding some common specific terms.

They are smart enough to know which one is the offender, if more than one is in the general area, so i figure they can learn some simple phrases.

It did take a while (months), but beats cutting off their fingers.

We put clear packing tape on the corners of the couch, and that helped as well.

Sorry about the novel.
 
We got one of these-

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Armarkat-62...495?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5d344a42af

...and it really helped the climbing issues.

This one's a bit cheaper-

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Armarkat-57...103?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item19d0d4df37

If you get one, go get some electrical box covers (drill holes in the center) to use as washers for the bottoms of the top perch posts, as the ones supplied aren't nearly big enough, and can cause breakage.

These are almost 1/2 the cost of the ones at the local pet stores.

There's some psycology at work, as now the cat has a "high place" that belongs to them, so they're less interested in yours.
 
just dip the paws in plasti dip... :)

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We got one of these-

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Armarkat-62...495?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5d344a42af

...and it really helped the climbing issues.

This one's a bit cheaper-

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Armarkat-57...103?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item19d0d4df37

If you get one, go get some electrical box covers (drill holes in the center) to use as washers for the bottoms of the top perch posts, as the ones supplied aren't nearly big enough, and can cause breakage.

These are almost 1/2 the cost of the ones at the local pet stores.

There's some psycology at work, as now the cat has a "high place" that belongs to them, so they're less interested in yours.

hmm i wonder if thats a part of the issue. He doesnt have any place that's really "high", so maybe i'll spring for something those trees. The one i bought him was great when he was a kitten, but i think he may have outgrown it.
 
They also LOVE to scratch on the bottom posts, which I thnk helped reduce the clawing of the couches.

None really like to go in the "box" though.

Serious about the washer issue.

PM me if you want details.
 
shouting "DON'T DO THAT"! We try to always say the same thing, .

X2 My "Little bug" rest her soul, was alone for a time, back then I worked long hours and only had her. One night I came home and found her looking down at me from the top of the curtains.

I clapped my hands and said "NO NO NO!" and that was IT. I never caught her up there again. But she would occasionally get up someplace I didn't want her and the same routine got her attention. But she was a smart cat. My last one, though I would not have traded her for love nor money, was not so much.

Lil' Bug. I guess if I had to pick, she was my favorite

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and my last one, Marti, now gone too

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Yeah, its nice when you have cats that listen. Mine seems to be in his own little world. I mean he knows to get away when i yell "no", but he must think i mean "no, don't do that right now, but next time it may be alright"

I think its breed thing. Siamese's are notorious for being a bit thick headed and too curious for their own good. But it is damn funny. The little guy knocked over those cylindrical hut i have for him and now likes to jump into the cubby holes and make the hut roll back and forth(so i leave it down for him)
 
i trained my cat to do what i want him to do or not do .......their nose is a button and they operate much like pavlov's dog.

when he would scratch something i didnt want him to ...i would grab his head and push his nose in like a button ......they learn quick

but to train a cat is a lot of mental games.........to get him to stop using the bathroom in the garage i would put his food bowl in the area where he was going (after cleaning it up) after awhile he got the hint bcoz he didnt want to poop where he was going to eat, so he takes it outside now.

i spent a lot of time with him and now he rolls over ..shakes hands.....gets low to the groung when i tell him to.

his batroom is outside and when i call his name he comes

i hate when you call cats and they wont respond ......i trained mine with feeding....he knows when i call him he better respond ......bcoz if kitty dont respond kitty might not get dinner ....so when i call him now he responds at attention ....just like a i would expect a good kitty to do....if he dont i will kick his *** ....bcoz i wont tolerate and unruley animal

but he gets a good share of hugs and belly rubs and kisses.

pets are like kids ....nobody likes an a$^hole kid, same as no one likes an a$&hole animal
 
We use claw caps and of course she gets one off occasionally. If you get the real claw caps and not the imitation there is a difference to the glue. The real stays on heaps better.
 
My"Emma",looks like 67's kitty. So far,easy to deal with. She is not very agile. She,falls off of every thing.
 
Why are you not considering getting the kitten declawed? Will it always be indoors?

I have my kittens front paws declawed when he was about 11 months old. They used a laser and I only had the front paws done.

He showed no signs of pain after the procedure. No blood, no scabs to be seen, and he was jumping around the same day.

Nine years later and I'm thankful I had it done. He doesn't know that he no longer has them and my furniture looks great!
 
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