My nine-year-old cat Elsa is a huge lovebug, but she can also be very jumpy, which makes her an adorable combination of pleasure and pain. Any strange sound can change her from a sweet, loving lap cat to a flailing, feral fear-beast. The inevitable result of going from domesticated kitty to psycho cat in the span of 1.5 seconds are painful scratches and punctures on my legs, arms, back and anywhere else this little mountain-goat can find to perch and relax. I clip her nails, but it hasn't stopped her from beating me up on at least a weekly basis.
Since I would never declaw my kitty, I recently decided to try out a product called SoftPaws. These tiny, rubber nail caps are glued to your cat's nails to stop them from scratching your furniture (or your vulnerable human flesh). Admittedly, Elsa was a bit reluctant about having tic-tac-like attachments glued onto her claws at first, but it wasn't any worse than trimming her nails.
Fast forward to two weeks later and Elsa has acclimated well to wearing her pastel pink nail caps. She removed a few caps in the first week, but they were easily replaced. The best part is I haven’t been scratched in I-don't-know-how-long and my kitty now looks like she has a manicure - a win-win for all! Oh, I almost forgot - SoftPaws also come in a variety of colors. The next time you see Elsa she just might be sporting Hot Topic, Mardi Gras or Christmas-themed nail caps (it's a girl's prerogative). But seriously, I recommend SoftClaws to anyone whose cat has a lack of self-control in the scratching department.
2 comments:
i say go for the hot topic colors. Else would rock them well. :)
btw i totally meant elsa. i wasnt paying attention. my bad :p
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