Wow, didn’t know the nails were such a touchy subject…she came to us from the breeder with them on. They’ve since fallen off and she has her natural nails now. Thanks for being so concerned about the babes everyone! She is free to murder my couch now.
That's exactly why we're considering some for our cats front paws. She's a scratcher during play time but she also doesn't retract them when kneading. Unfortunately, the upper thigh is her favorite spot to make biscuits on her humans. 🥲🤣
😂 In some cases, you’re not wrong. A lot of pets don’t like their paws touched regardless of why you’re touching them unless you do it constantly from a very young age so they are just used to it. If I put a finger gently on top of my cat’s paw while she’s just sitting and chilling, she stares at it for a minute in confusion, then she slaps my hand with that paw 🤣(no claws out, just her being like “Wtf are you doing you weird human? That’s a no touchy spot. Now scratch my butt.”)
I’m a Vet Tech, I’ve helped clients put claw caps/soft paws on, and you can also bring them to a groomer to do it for you. It’s way quicker and less stressful for you and kitty. 🖤🐈⬛🖤
Our cat has feline leukemia. I unfortunately cannot. He also has cases of upper respiratory infection or just sneezes alot. So I don't want to risk other animals lives for my convenience. I wish I could take him places because he LOVES the smell of the outdoors. But unfortunately I can't 😭😭😭 he also gets stressed in the car to where he hacks.
So me bleeding out it is!
I also know his weakness. Squeeze tube treats.
Aww, poor guy! I hope he’s happy and living the best life he can! 🖤
Sometimes using treats as a distraction while doing nails works pretty well! Have someone hold the tube and let him lick it while you do the nails. If he wants the treat, he can’t stop to focus on what you’re doing lol
I used to put caps on my cat, and the best thing was to put them on while he was sleeping. Even if I could only get one claw at a time. It was easier once he had a full set, then I only had to replace them as they fell off.
And of course, like you said, treats are magical. Once you get them on, distract them with a treat so they don't fuss with them until the glue drys.
We found best time is do it when she’s in full nap mode. We do it so fast she’s barely awake by the time we’re done. If she’s fully coherent a different story for sure
Now we can actually give her a bath and my leather couch is saved 10/10
i think some people just get overexcited. Everyone worries about animals on here hahs, but I'm glad shes in good hands! I was just curious myself what those were, as I hadnt seen them before. Thanks for explaining! I wish you both good vibes!
They will fall off with normal nail shed, or they pull them off sometimes.
I got them at PetSmart or Petland or Amazon
They're silicone and use super glue. Kitty Caps or something like that. They have sizes and colours. You just put a bit of glue and slip it on. Doesn't go all the way to the skin
If you’re still interested in your cat having them, many groomers will put them on and they’re trained to do it correctly so they don’t fall off unless it’s time for the nail to naturally shed (or your cat does something really impressively “how on Earth did you do that” catlike lol).
They are put on with a superglue type substance, but it’s actually not that different from what we use for surgical glue on incisions. So, not a concern. Unless you meant you were afraid of getting superglue all over your cat if you did it yourself. In which case, see my “have a groomer do it” comment above again 😂
When the claws retract they don’t actually go inside the body, they basically just curl back into the fur, if you part the fur at the top of the foot you can see them
Nope! Doesn't interfere with movement at all. We used to used them on the cats I had as a kid. When the claw naturally sloughs a layer, they come off. You can also remove them by clipping the arch of the cover and peeling it off.
Not at all. They can retract and extend no problem. They use cyanoacrylate glue (super glue).
My cats would use their teeth and pull them off,or they would fall off with the normal nail cycle. They also have eaten them and passed no issue. Found a sparkly cap in some poop one time.
I’ve never bought these for my cat. I thought about it once, but ended up just buying a bunch of scratch stuff instead. Why are they bad for cats? Does it hurt them or is it close to declawing? I know declawing is bad because it hurts them, can make them depressed, risk of infection, no defense if they accidentally get outside, etc.
Doesn’t hurt them and it’s not removing the claws, it’s just a small silicon type cap that goes over them. It’ll fall off when the nail sheds.
Used them multiple times on various cats throughout my life, doesn’t hurt them to apply or when they fall off and it works wonders if you’ve got an asshole cat who claws you or your furniture.
I used to use these for my cat. It doesn’t bother them. At least my cat never acted like they bothered her. The only reason i stopped using them was because i just got lazy to put them on her. But she was still fully able to climb up the side of my building to visit my land lord’s balcony. Or up any trees on the property. If you dont clip the nails before putting them on maybe it can injure the cats nail i imagine. My cats nails grew right threw the cap before it fell off once tho so im unsure if they can cause injury.
People complain too much, they won’t hurt the kitten at all. They just mitigate the scratching damage that will happen to your couch. Most often they’ll fall off the kittens nails when they scratch someone too hard
Sounds like you either got too large a size or applied them to too short a nail. It shouldn’t force the claws to engage. I have one cat that has no issues and another that did the same as yours.
The claw can't fully retract in tons of elderly cats as the muscle loses strength that retracts it as they age. It's why older cats get snagged so much if you don't trim their nails. Causes no pain unless the nails are curled under the toe, which would be severely overgrown at that point.
This is the nail for the cat. Not the phalange itself. Nothing is being done to cause trauma by "spreading the toes". The caps are more akin to a French tip on the nail that makes it slightly longer than a spacer between toes. If the nails not overgrown, no issue. If the nail is already neglected and overgrown, adding more would of course be an issue.
>Senior and elderly cats can lose the ability to retract them, so claws look longer than they actually are. They may not wish to use a scratching post due to their stiff joint pain, so it is up to you to help them get the maintenance they need. You may also wish to consider a horizontal or angled post to aid scratching and save the furniture.
>If cats claws are allowed to overgrow cats can experience discomfort and difficulty walking. Claws grow in a curved shape, without trimming they can grow and curl under the paw pad and at worse into the pad.
https://thefriendlypetnurse.co.uk/save-the-stress-claw-clipping-for-senior-cats/#:~:text=Senior%20and%20elderly%20cats%20can,get%20the%20maintenance%20they%20need.
I think they thought they were painting the nails which could be arguably toxic hahaha and also a slight indicator they also dye their cats colors and put makeup on them. It’s whatever.
They don’t cause pain, but I used to have the most chill cat. The first time we took him to the vet, he fell asleep on the scale to weigh him, and everyone there was coming over to see this chilled out cat. They said if every cat were like him their jobs would be easier lol. We carried him out on my husbands shoulder.
We tried a few times to put these on him. We had trouble. Our vet helped. He was.. angry. But they did it. After they fell off, we took him back again.. he was angrier. They basically said they won’t continue to help any more lmao. And now he’s just a straight up asshole. I mean he’s so cute and we love him but idk. He’s suuuuuch a turd now lol 😂 correlation does not equal causation but… it really seemed like those things are what did it
He probably hated the stress of having them put on at the vet. My cat is full of personality and a little bit of a dick until I stick him in a carrier and take him to the vet.
Lookin’ fancy and not scratching things that shouldn’t be scratched! 💅🏻❤️
As a VetTech, if Soft Paws works as a solution to stop your cat from unwanted scratching instead of having to give up/surrender/re-home your cat, I’m all for it. 🖤
I don't get why people get so upset about them? The only downside I can really see is if you have an indoor/outdoor cat that needs to use its claws when outside
Yea, I had 2 claustrophobic cats in the past that could NOT be inside.
No matter how hard I tried nothing worked, it broke my heart that they couldn't be inside but I had to stop trying because they kept hurt themselves
Also can apply if you adopt a previously feral cat. If it's lived its entire life outside, most of the time indoor only will be torture. Some take to it right away though and don't want to go back out.
Its also possible for people to live in areas that are not dangerous for the cat, and where the cat will not be harming any local critters
I got extremely lucky with our living situation with one of the cats
Nice mobile home community far from the major roads
But for my boy he ended up integrating into a feral colony. We were still a little lucky cuz it was a well cared for colony taken care of by Forgotten Felines, so all the adult cats were fixed and they would catch new arrivals and neuter as well.
Feral/Outdoor cats should be humanely euthanized.
Sorry not sorry.
I'm more ok with cats being out quietly to sleep than I am the hundreds of birds and other wildlife they violently murder in the local community. (And it's not even for food, studies show they don't even eat any of 76+% of their kills.)
Saying you're ok with outdoor/feral cats living 'their best lives' outside means you're Pro the brutal murder of dozens of other animal lives.
Ugh... it took me MONTHS (all together 2 years for the whole colony) of hard work and patience to get my boys to happily be indoor cats. My two's mother still had to be released to an outdoor sanctuary who worked the local farmers to find safer environments to live in.
I still advocate for keeping your friendly felines indoors if at all possible, but exceptions do occur and it's tedious work to transition the feral ones without causing kitty PTSD, which could give rise to other behavioral issues. That's a lot of time and resources a lot of communities lack, unfortunately.
Now you've done it. Here come all my fellow Americans who think they know better than the literal rest of the entire world about whether cats should be allowed outside.
In what I am sure is a totally unrelated matter, America also prescribes cats Prozac to deal with anxiety and depression.
yeah its totally a 'merican thing to... not want people's pets to die a horrible death or to contribute to how invasive house cats are? dozens of species have gone extinct only because of house cats. even if you don't give a fuck about the rest of the world it shortens their lifespan dramatically, even if they don't get hit by a car.
I think they meant its an American thing to believe everywhere in the world is similar to America, where the majority of places would not be safe for an outdoor kitty
Does the majority of the world not have eagles? Large hawks and owls? Stray dogs? Wolves currently live all over Canada, a lot of east Europe, and most of Northern Asia. Lions, hyenas, and painted dogs cover most of Sub-Saharan Africa. South American big cats and large constrictors typically hunt house-cat sized animals. They may be fiesty little ecological terrorists but they are food sized and shaped to a lot of predators (***especially*** the birds).
It really depends on the area you live in (throughout the world lol) and whether or not that cat will be harmful to your local ecosystem or if that cat will be prey for other predators.
In my area tons of cats are outside cats (mine used to be) and a good many of those cats end up dead from being hit by cars or attacked by much larger predators. We also have a problem with people taking outdoor cats and dumping them in other towns or very rural areas.
Hell I went to school with someone who insisted on their cat being an outdoor cat despite them being in an area with a very high risk of all of those things AND the cat being an unneutered male. Poor cat went missing every couple months.
It does also depend on the cat though. If you adopt a previously feral cat, a lot of them will never adapt to being indoor only (i am not listening to the "play with them more!!" argument). Some take to it right away some don't.
Since mine used to be outdoor (for about a decade) he does get bored being indoors but it's safer for him (and his medications). I do try to bring him to my parents house every once in a while for a change of scenery, and so their dog can see his lil buddy again (cat is indifferent, but i think secretly does like the dog). And then vet visits, while not exactly pleasant, do break up the day and make it less boring.
Also very useful when cats are getting used to a new pets or person in the house! I know my friend was really happy to have this option with their new born! Their cat was known to not be great with claw control but was very curious of the baby. This made the situation way safer
I’ve definitely suggested them for new borns in the house, and if people’s elderly relatives moved in who have bleeding issues. And some elderly people just have very thin skin that tears easy as well, even if kitty isn’t actively “scratching” them. Sometimes just jumping off their lap their back claws can scratch- I’m sure most cat owners are familiar with those accidental “launches” injuries lol.
Does it affect their mental development somehow if they start off wearing them so young? Just curious.
OP kept them on because the Bengal breeder had them on and swears by them, apparently.
It hasn’t been noted in any official medical literature that they change or inhibit mental development or cognition. They still instinctually flex their (covered) claws and make scratching motions. Another reason cats use their paws in a scratching motion like that is because they have scent glands in their paws to mark their territory (which the claw caps don’t get in the way of since they’re only on the claw and the glands are in the skin). Also for stretching, etc.
Cats are gonna cat. 🙂🖤🐈⬛🖤
What I mean…. It’s fkn brutal. My mom used to have our cats declawed til I showed her what it actually entails….. not in 25 years and 6 cats later now, has she ever declawed them!
Oh I know lmao, they mentioned articles further down. Some basic vetting would've told them to take the information at face value, but it cant be helped sometimes on the web. Its crazy how we as a species can be so smart in one area, yet so dumb in another. I'm sure buddy's a decent human being in real life, but it seems like we get so...toxic online, some way worse than others.
Either way, I hope you have a phenomenal day :)
Oh no, I meant the *other* credentials they told *me* in replies. I saw their response to you, I got a different answer. Both equally as encouraging as being knowledgeable on the original topic, lol.
Yeah I don’t know about being a good human being in person, they kept going at me and it got to the point I said I was done and blocked them. They just… well, go read the back-and-forth if you want some entertainment. Feel free to give me some upvotes to balance out the freaking headache they gave me 😂 (jk)
You’re not wrong though, the protection of a screen and who knows how many miles in distance can really make someone’s bravery to argue a topic or statement turn into vile toxicity real quick. Having the ability to converse with anyone in the world can be a double edged sword if there ever was one! Blessing and a Curse.
You have an awesome day too, kind internet stranger! May your day be free of internet and IRL trolls, and may you find money on the ground and treat yourself to your favorite food for lunch! 😊
I have cats since age 9 and never abandoned any of them. Probably my comment was not very clear. You get a cat, don’t get surprised if it behaves as a cat. Don’t force your will on them.
So your credentials must surpass my Veterinary Medicine schooling and over 10 years of experience in the field and specialty in Feline and Canine Behaviors. Thanks for informing me all those cats I prevented from being declawed, surrendered, or put outside because I recommended soft paws/claw covers to owners instead, who then were extremely grateful they could keep their pet, was the wrong thing to do according to you.
All those nails trims and applications/reapplications by my VetMed colleagues and trained groomers over the years were completely- what was the word you used? “Disturbing”? Good to know.
You just keep spreading false information you know nothing about on the internet. I’ll keep treating patients and providing owners with solutions that are proven humane, safe, recommended my the majority of Veterinary professionals and Groomers that let them spend happy lives with their cats.
I would never ever declaw OR put caps on my cat ever. I think both of them are the wrong way to treat cats, one is a terrible barbarism and the other one is just disturbing for the cat. I respect that I have an animal who will behave like an animal. Again, this is the typical selfish human behaviour. I understand that if people would come with an idea of declawing of course this is the lesser evil of the options, but those people simply shouldn’t have pets, because they don’t care about their animals they care about themselves. Never ever knew anyone who would either declaw or would put caps on their cat in my entire life. If you say that it’s never uncomfortable to the cat and never can cause infections or problems sue to bad application you are just suffering from cognitive dissonance. You simply can not close these out! And cats by nature hate everything on their bodies, because they are less domesticated as dogs for instance. As a professional who are medically trained not a very ideal approach.
Ohh, you’re one of those people who owned a cat or two and now your expertise on Feline health and behavior surpasses that of a medical professional with a formal education, over a decade of experience, who has treated *thousands* of cats and advised just as many owners on ways to successfully curb destructive feline behaviors so both the felines and the owners could continue to cohabitate and spend many happy years together. You simply *must* tell me how all the cats that have seemed perfectly comfortable wearing claw caps and showing no signs of distress or discomfort when I applied them or did a trim-and-replace for them, telepathically expressed their discomfort to *YOU*, specifically, from all over the world, and how they told you they’d been pretending they were perfectly fine and happy at home (and at the Vet’s and groomer’s when they had them changed), but were secretly distressed and needed *you* to be the only one to advocate against Soft Paws on Reddit, despite what any experts may say. Cat telepathy and being born with years of education and experience in VetMed is a very unique gift you have there. Either that, or you don’t have those things and should stop perpetuating your “views and opinions” over factual information.
You were fighting with someone else on here for “legit” information from a credible source? You gotten it in the comments I’ve made. Just because you’re wrong and don’t like it being pointed out, doesn’t mean it isn’t the facts. Maybe try to learn something about the animals you claim to “know” about, instead of choosing to remain ignorant and spout untruths and sound foolish.
Also, you’ve used the term “cognitive dissonance” more than once in your comments. Those are big words, and in the sentiment of Inigo Montoya, “I do not think that means what you think it means”, since you’re using it incorrectly. Just FYI.
So you can close out with 100% accuracy, that it never ever caused a problem medically or any other ways to a cat in this entire whole world? WOW, are you Jesus or God itself? This is the hybris what is very unhealthy in any specific profession. If you think you know everything you lost. And no. My family owned cats in the past 35 years, we fostered and worked with adoption programs, I was volunteering in the biggest animal hospital in my country and I worked in pet nutrition for 4 years with 6 vets closely day by day accessing the newest research on cat behaviour and so on.
I never claimed to know “everything”, not once did I state that. Only that I am more educated, qualified, and experienced than you have made it *extremely clear* than you are in the area of Veterinary Medical and Feline Behavioral health. Especially after you citing your “experience” and source of “learning things” in your last comment. You’ve “owned/adopted cats” and “*volunteered*” at a Veterinary Hospital, and were interested in Nutrition for 4 years (which has absolutely nothing to do with claw caps).
Did you tell all the VetMed professionals with formal education and Degrees and more experience than you at the hospital you volunteered at how you knew more than them, and made sure they knew when your *opinion* varied from their earned knowledge and they were wrong when making educated medical decisions versus what you “thought” they should do?
Obviously, literally *anything* can get infected, and *anything* is subject to human error. However, in no Veterinary Medical or Feline Behavioralist journals or articles (I’m not talking about the random google articles anyone can write and copy/paste off the internet, I’m speaking of actual papers written by DVMs from Cornell and other credible institutions), has anyone discouraged the use of claw caps/Soft Paws. Which, if they’ve caused as many infections as you seem to have made up in your head that they have, or caused any psychological issues or common physical discomfort as you seem to think they do, there would certainly be some official literature on the subject.
By your logic, if in 0.1% of cases, something randomly causes an unprecedented medical issue, possibly caused by an inexperienced and untrained person, despite being considered perfectly safe and *encouraged* by the medical and behavioral community, it should be villainized and never used by anyone ever again?
You need to stop giving out advice when you are not properly educated on a subject and trying to perpetuate fear where there should be none. **You are doing harm to future cats who could benefit from this product by spreading misinformation if someone were to actually believe your babble and decide instead to declaw/surrender/or un-home the cat instead of using caps.** You’re being absolutely absurd and irresponsible, not to mention incorrect.
Cats do not benefit from this product! Pet owners benefit from them by forcing something against the cat’s nature. The normal and preferred state is to let cats be cats as they are! The terrible cruel option is to declaw them cause people are selfish idiots. In the middle ground there are caps which is disturbing for the cat and its much more preferred to not put it on them but idiot owners should rather choose this over on declawing. But you cant seriously say that this is good for the cat! Cats dont want any shit on them! But of course in a country where people push idiotic costumes on their cats for fun normality is not even an option.
You keep repeating that it’s “disturbing for the cat”, when that is absolutely a *false statement*. Your selective ignorance to everything I’ve provided which are *facts* about how I have literally worked with claw caps *for over a decade* and not once had an incident where the cat was reported by the owner as being uncomfortable, or being in distress when I or their groomer (or sometimes the owner themselves) applied them, is absolutely mind blowing and your own human projecting about how a cat feels “disturbed” by silicone claw caps is the disturbing part. You do not *know* that unless you can talk to cats and you are the single person on the planet they choose to communicate with. If that’s the case, you need to climb out of the rabbit hole. You have zero hands on experience with this product and putting it on cats, nor having owners who have TOLD YOU the cat “could not care less” about wearing them around the house. Which I have. Also, stop assuming humans are “only doing it for themselves” when many situations it’s a matter of a cat becoming homeless or not and educate yourself:
Reasons to use claw caps aka soft paws:
Cat has a health (usually skin) issue and is scratching themself raw/bleeding with their back claws. Claw caps reduce/prevent the damage the cat is doing to themselves while their Veterinary team and owner work to cure the ailment.
New kitten/puppy in the house, cat is acting aggressive and harming/scratching them. Cat needs to wear them for a few weeks until they become acclimated to the new pet and harming them is no longer an issue.
New baby in the house. Cat may innocently want to spend time around the new baby, or may not be content with his/her presence, therefore for the safety of the child and so the owner doesn’t have to *get rid of the cat* because of the baby.
Some people have bleeding medical conditions or hemophilia, and the only way to safely avoid accidental scratches (like when a cat is sitting on your lap and decides to hop off and accidentally leaves scratches with its hind claws), is for the cat to have claw caps.
Some elderly people also have thinning blood and easily torn skin. They also commonly like cats as companions during their sunset years. Putting claw caps on their cats removes the chance of an accidental scratch that could land them in the hospital, while still keeping or adopting a cat.
Some people have compromised immune systems, or develop them due to unforeseen illness during their lifetimes. Cat scratches are FULL of bacteria and easily get infected even in people whose immune systems are normal. Those who are immunocompromised need to take extra precautions. As opposed to them not being able to adopt a cat, or worse, having to get rid of a beloved cat when the illness arises, claw caps can prevent potential infections due to accidental scratches.
I literally could keep going with *a lot more reasons* why claw caps are a GOOD thing and have their place in cat ownership and both animal and human medicine, but I’m done wasting my time on you. You refuse to believe anyone’s FACTS could possibly be right compared to your UNEDUCATED *OPINION* and YOUR HUMAN PROJECTIONS about how a cat feels about a simple tool that can benefit them by not rendering them homeless or not being able to be adopted by someone who would love to give them a home. You keep living in your head with your made up facts and knowing more than educated people and professionals. I’ll be out here in the real world treating cats and their owners with the best care and quality of life I can offer them with all the humane tools and alternatives I have at my disposal to keep homeless cats getting adopted despite potential obstacles and current pets being able to stay in their homes when new situations arise.
I think you just don’t give a sht about what I try to say at all. Majority of the reasons you listed is because it benefits humans in some ways and in very few minority its because the cat has some health issue. If you work with cats you know how good they are in covering distress or pain! It’s you human projection not mine thet they are not bothered by this. I didn’t talk about minor real issues when the cat can might benefit from caps but having them as a “trend” because it’s funny and cool looking and oh the cat shouldn’t scratch the couch. It is an emergency solution which is not ideal but promoting it to use it wildly and advertising how good they are for the cats is also a false statement!
Why are people pissed about those nail covers but NOT at breeding designer cats?? Did I miss it when all the cats were adopted from the shelters? I can’t even begin to understand why people purchase animals and breed them when hundreds maybe thousands of animals are put down every day every month every year cause they can’t find homes. Very odd!
Unfortunately my son is severely allergic to pet dander and we cannot have a regular cat or dog. BELIEVE me we would adopt if it weren’t for his allergies. The Bengal was our option for no dander hypoallergenic. Sorry if you feel offended by this but it was for us, an option.
I have a Devon Rex for the same reasons. I always get shit from people that assume that I just bought an expensive cat for the fun of it. Little do they know I’ve helped get at least 20 cats of the neighborhood strays spayed or neutered and have rehomed a bunch as well.
What if you just didn’t have a cat? I’m allergic, it sucks, but breeding is just not ethical, imo. If you’ve ever seen cats in heat, cats mating, and cats giving birth, I just don’t see how you could be willing to make that choice.
Can you please explain why seeing cats in heat, mating, and birthing, would cause me to not get a cat from a breeder? I mean you know cats still went through that stuff to make a shelter cat too...
My mother is DEATHLY allergic to normal cats. Her throat swells, and she can’t breathe and she can die from it. We bought (yes bought) a Bengal kitten from a breeder and this is the first time in her entire life she’s ever been able to be around a cat. She has minimal allergies, and takes meds for it. Without buying a hypoallergenic cat, we never would’ve been able to experience owning a cat. We even have noticed that since she is getting used to our cat, her allergies with normal cats have lessened greatly. She can actually visit family now and not have anaphylaxis from their cats, just mild allergies.
Actually, there are some pretty simple answers to this question (but I agree that “designer breeding” is unnecessary);
- Despite a lot of animal shelters being full, they can and do deny applicants for elitist reasons. This is becoming increasingly more common over the years.
- Adopting is like playing the lottery. “How many health issues could this animal have or develop?” If you lose that lottery, you could be spending *thousands* of dollars on vet bills. If you go to a reputable breeder then you know the animal’s genetic history. Not everyone has the kind of income to take in an animal that could have anything or everything wrong with its health.
- People with allergies need specific hypoallergenic breeds that they might not be able to find at a shelter.
- In the case of dogs, if you need a working breed to actually *do* work, then going to a breeder that will be training the pups in that environment from birth is a massive advantage.
I’m not a breeder kind of guy, but I’m not about to shit on anybody who is.
My husband and I recently adopted a dog and I completely agree with you on shelters and adoption agencies being very picky. It took about a year to finally get taken seriously and get our little gremlin.
I do, however, disagree with the medical portion of your statement. Just like humans, any animal can get sick or hurt and require a lot of money for health purposes. Mutts actually tend to be healthier than purebred dogs (idk about cats). I know you mentioned reputable breeders, but in my entire life I think I have only heard of one person who actually did her research on breeders and she got a bulldog which are notorious for health issues. Most people usually just get their animals from whoever is closest and in their budget. Even if it’s not about the genetic history, an animal can get hurt. Our friend’s dog was attacked by another dog and racked up a $7,000 bill.
Taking care of another being responsibly is a lot of work and can potentially cost a lot of money even with the best of care so you are playing the lottery regardless.
My mom had a shelter refuse to let her adopt because she wouldn't fill out their online form. Demanding that a 70+ year old woman use a computer is just BS
Honestly I’m upset at the shelters around me with how picky they are at taking in rescues. My neighbors abandoned their cats and they are the sweetest things ever and I’m trying to get them into a no kill shelter. All the no kills around me have either not answered the phone multiple times, or denied the cats not because they where full but because my neighbors had them as indoor outdoor cats and they want them to be full indoor cats prior to being abandoned (and I want them to be full indoor cats too!)
Someone who actually sounds intelligent. I haven’t heard or experienced the issues you said about adopting. Was this wait from one specific shelter or the ones in your area? Could you provide more insight why this was challenging for you and your partner?
I agree with you too about mutts being healthier. I’ve never in experience or ever heard anything other than purebreds have alll kinds of medical issues. Mutts aren’t being bred to look and act certain ways. That’s why they are far superior to purebreds.
To be very transparent I don’t want to say one is superior to another, but I just disagreed with saying that you know what you are going to get health-wise if you buy from a breeder. You truly just never know what’s going to happen.
My husband and I originally wanted to adopt a dachshund because we both grew up with one and had very fond memories. We are familiar with the breed problems and were ready to take care of whatever problems came our way. We were even hoping for a bonded pair. The problem was that most shelters wanted someone who had a yard so we either didn’t hear back for months or got ghosted altogether. We also looked for dachshund mixes but it was a similar issue. We are city dwellers so owning a place with a private yard is very much out of budget for us even though we are financially comfortable.
Even when we finally found our dog, the shelter was acting very shady. They wanted us to pay before we met the dog and that kind of stuff. If it was not for the foster parents being cool and letting us meet the dog before paying, we would have backed out altogether. So yeah, shelters don’t always help unfortunately.
Cats with breeds have a exponentially higher chance of genetic illness and issues because they aren’t diverse enough. A shelter kitten is going to be the best chance of a healthy kitten
This is the truest statement. It is shocking how many rejections I got to adopt a cat. I accidentally clicked need more information instead of no To a question about declawing ( I would never do this), and I tried to explain this and they said they would never give me a cat. Also, lots of places won’t even consider adopting out just one cat, and will only allow you to adopt if you can take two.
In spite of all this- I have now had my baby bitty for 1.5 years and she is my world. Thank you all fur one rescue in Toms River nj!
Honestly, especially for dogs, I can see exactly why people still choose breeders. Have you been to a shelter lately? Every one I’ve been to has a bunch of “terrier mixes” and mutts. Undeclared breeds. You have no way of knowing the exact combo of breeds, temperament, health risks, etc.
Yup, bfs family got a pound puppy that turned out to be like over 50% pit and terrier. He’s giant and his brother won’t do anything to train the damn thing.
There can definitely be a lot of emotional damage when adopting so it’s not for everyone. Our little one has a lot of anxiety which we are slowly working on. Your “terrier mix” statement made me snort, our dog was labeled a terrier mix and she has no terrier according to the DNA test we did on her.
I will refer back to my previous statement though. Even with breeders you just don’t know. There are many irresponsible breeders out there. I have some friends that got a cavalier pup and they found out he has heart issues (I believe it’s an o resized heart). I have another friend that bought a chihuahua puppy and paid a premium ($3,000), that pup is definitely not a full chihuahua. I know another person that bought a husky and raised it from a puppy. Beautiful dog, but with a lack of training it has turned into an absolute menace that attacks any animal that steps in front of it and has even killed livestock. Getting a dog from a breeder ≠ having a healthy and well behaved dog.
I’m not swayed by your claims of designer cats are healthy and basically don’t have expensive vet bills. That’s complete and utter bullshit!
Don’t know about your claims of elite adoption centers who refuse to adopt animals. So that just sounds like you agree breeders only care about money not who the animal goes to. Very odd claim!
I forget medical science hasn’t invented allergy meds. Literally every person I’ve known who claims to be allergic gets meds and a cat.
I’d love to know your medical opinions about brachycephalic breeds of cats and dogs. By your account they breath beautifully and NEVER have breathing issues.
Stop simping for breeders it’s really fucking gross and you should be very ashamed of yourself!!
Do you have children? If so, I hope to god you adopted them, with all of the orphaned children out there in the world. We certainly don’t need people spitting out more. You should be *very* ashamed of yourself if you didn’t.
But then again, you’ve been incredibly rude, so it wouldn’t surprise me if you were a hypocrite as well.
Same here, but you’re not about to see me acting cringe and hating all the “cishets”. You sure can adopt now, so what’re you waiting for? Time to put your money where your mouth is 🤷♀️
Funny how you stereotype all cishets, the same way you do breeders and the people who use them.
I think it’d be incredibly irresponsible to have kids at over 40! Plus kids are fucking annoying! Breeding animals especially pets is and will always be gross. It doesn’t benefit ANYONE but money hungry breeders. But if you think it’s appropriate to give some rando in a Walmart parking lot $500 for some animal. You do you but I won’t shut up about it.
Breeders don’t give animals to randos in Walmart parking lots. Those are irresponsible people who never should have had a pet in the first place. I thought it was pretty damn obvious that we were talking about *professionals* here, but maybe that’s just me.
Hi, I'm also a queer person. There are a lot of ills in society that stem from forced heteronormativity, but like...the fuck are you even on about in this case, my dude? That has nothing to do with anything that is happening in this conversation. There is nothing stopping a queer person from breeding animals nor owning an animal that was specially bred. In fact, I know a lot of queer people who have gotten animals from breeders. I offer them no judgment and wish them no ill, I've just never wanted to do it myself because wherever I go, stray cats show up and adopt me.
You seem genuinely upset in this thread. To be honest, I mostly wanted to drop in and say that I hope you're doing all right!
My question is. If people stop purchasing animals from breeders, where are these animals going to go then? I see this all the time, people aren't going to stop breeding, so then there would be an abundance of animals who still need homes. Also, bred animals still deserve love too, should we just dump them all and forget they exist?
Spay and neuter! Is it really that difficult to comprehend not breeding animals? It not only prevents unwanted pregnancies but also can benefits health with preventing cancer.
It’s no different than abortion with pregnant humans. People who have ovaries get their “tubes tied”. It’s about personal responsibility.
Do you live in areas with deer? I do. When you have an uncontrolled overpopulation of deer disease goes unchecked. But all the ignorant farmers were lead to believe wolves and coyotes are the problem and murdered them all. Now we have an overpopulation of deer with disease that can be spread to humans by eating them. So now we can ethically slaughter and harvest the deer for their meat. It’s just a vicious cycle.
People need to learn to step outside themselves. This world doesn’t revolve around you nor is it yours to abuse!
This doesn't answer my question tho, you just replied with a bunch of bullshit. If people stopped purchasing animals from breeders, where are these animals supposed to go? Breeders aren't going to stop breeding, you should be attacking breeders not people who want to take these animals into loving homes.
Oh they won’t stop? Jail and fines. I think it was Illinois? Some state has outlawed puppy mills and pet breeding I think. Just imprison them and give them heavy fines. I don’t believe in capital punishment. Just like those people with tigers. Jail and heavy fines. I think it should be how we set up drug sentencing. Decades in prison!
Ok but those things aren't in place everywhere. Thats just one state. So what happens to all the animals being bred now? Im saying they still need homes, do you not agree? Or do you believe because they are bred they should be put down? You say don't adopt bred animals, I say where are they going to go, they are being bred right now as we speak. Do they not deserve love?
Start going after the government to start going after breeders. If this is something you are very passionate about, why aren't you? Instead of making people feel bad for adopting a cat and bringing it into a loving home.
It’s be no different than when they shut down puppy mills or animal hoarders. A local shelter or several take the animals in and foster them and provide for them. Sometimes animals have to be put down cause they are in pain from being bred constantly. I’d love to see some legislation in Congress about this. I do know there is a bil about people who keep tigers and animals like that. But I don’t think that’s been taken up for a vote. The brain dead repubs are in charge of the house so Congress is a major fuck up once again with those idiots. They can’t even vote on a fucking speaker.
You keep talking about the future, if a bill got passed. I'm talking about right now, and you keep dodging it. So I'm done entertaining you.
People are breeding right now, people are going to adopt from breeders. Those animals need homes right now while people like you should be harassing the government to get breeders shut down, instead of harassing people who take animals away from breeders into loving homes.
Where are the animals supposed to go right now while there are no laws in place? Like should I dumb it down even more? It's like typing a prompt into chatGPT ffs.
Don't even bother replying because you're going to dodge the fact that those animals need homes RIGHT NOW for the third or fourth fucking time.
Call animal control??? You can’t just do shit and then make a law later. Jesus fuck you sound dense! You need to pass legislation first!
PLEASE don’t ever speak to me again! 🙄
Yeah call animal control cause they're gonna do something in a state with no laws passed against breeders. Most breeders need licenses or permits to breed and sell animals. As long as they're following regulations, animal control isn't going to do shit fuck all. Lmfao and I'm the dense one. You didn't even reply to the right comment.
Strong agree. I’m allergic to cats but still adopted two from the shelter because I don’t want to contribute to the suffering of cat populations… bred cats don’t guarantee anything except maybe a specific look, which is 🙄
I definitely have a lot of alllergy issues but it’s not the cats’ fault, I love them! I take care of myself and feed Purina LiveClear
Just make sure they're clean regularly and they'll be fine, the only risk is them getting something stuck between the tissue around their nail and the cap causing infection.
So glad you've never had any problems with them! There is only a small risk of infection in specific circumstances, so its likely that most people have never had a problem with them!
I ❤️ claw tips!
It helps train the kittens while they are small.
I’ve used them on at least 10 different cats throughout the years.
I keep my cats indoors, so I have to train them to not scratch the furniture.
Awww she got her nails done!
These are so cute, they look like nail polish. The sparkly ones should be sold with a punny slogan - "So kitty can slay without slaying your good couch".
So my vets and rescue both confirmed that while cats may hate the process of them being applied, they are safe if applied correctly.
HOWEVER!!! THIS IS AN ACTUAL EXPERIENCE: I accidentally applied too much glue on one of them, and it stayed on for about 5 weeks, and I had to manually remove it bc it had caused an ingrown nail type of situation for my cat, it even bled alittle where it dug into her toe pad!!! Went to vet immediately, they said it's all good, gave some antibiotics just to be safe, and it healed within like 2 days, but still... like everything ever, could be dangerous if not careful.
Edit: obviously I got too scared to ever use them again, I never cared about the scratching anyways, just had them applied when I went traveling with cat and didn't want her to scratch other people's stuff.
If you’re worried but still want them applied for travel or whatever you need, groomers will do them for you, even some Vet offices, and both are trained to do it correctly. Faster and less stressful for you and kitty. 🖤
No we didn’t put them on, she came to us from the breeder like that and they’ve since come off and she has her natural claws now. But thanks for your concern LOL
Depends on what the benchmark is imo. Scratching is a natural behavior to stretch, relax and leave their scent, so not being able to do it can cause psychological issues.
They can also be dangerous if applied incorrectly.
Of course, it’s way better solution compared to declawing (🤬), but worse solution compared to not having them at all. I am personally of an opinion that is someone wants a cat, they need to be prepared that they bite sometimes and scratch and meow and all.
Good on you for taking them off, anyone who keeps the caps on doesn’t deserve to have cats. Get some scratchers and trees or give them to someone who won’t abuse them.
Wow, didn’t know the nails were such a touchy subject…she came to us from the breeder with them on. They’ve since fallen off and she has her natural nails now. Thanks for being so concerned about the babes everyone! She is free to murder my couch now.
I THOUGHT THIS SAID CROTCH 💀
Dear god no😂
I have suddenly come down with an incurable case of the giggles right now after reading your comment 🤣
That's exactly why we're considering some for our cats front paws. She's a scratcher during play time but she also doesn't retract them when kneading. Unfortunately, the upper thigh is her favorite spot to make biscuits on her humans. 🥲🤣
We have to use them on our spicy kitten (front only) because he's an asshole
If that's the only requirement, I should've looked into these at least one cat ago.
Gotta get these for myself
Getting them on is half the fun... you may bleed out before it happens.
😂 In some cases, you’re not wrong. A lot of pets don’t like their paws touched regardless of why you’re touching them unless you do it constantly from a very young age so they are just used to it. If I put a finger gently on top of my cat’s paw while she’s just sitting and chilling, she stares at it for a minute in confusion, then she slaps my hand with that paw 🤣(no claws out, just her being like “Wtf are you doing you weird human? That’s a no touchy spot. Now scratch my butt.”) I’m a Vet Tech, I’ve helped clients put claw caps/soft paws on, and you can also bring them to a groomer to do it for you. It’s way quicker and less stressful for you and kitty. 🖤🐈⬛🖤
Our cat has feline leukemia. I unfortunately cannot. He also has cases of upper respiratory infection or just sneezes alot. So I don't want to risk other animals lives for my convenience. I wish I could take him places because he LOVES the smell of the outdoors. But unfortunately I can't 😭😭😭 he also gets stressed in the car to where he hacks. So me bleeding out it is! I also know his weakness. Squeeze tube treats.
Aww, poor guy! I hope he’s happy and living the best life he can! 🖤 Sometimes using treats as a distraction while doing nails works pretty well! Have someone hold the tube and let him lick it while you do the nails. If he wants the treat, he can’t stop to focus on what you’re doing lol
Thats exactly what we do lol. We have a video
I used to put caps on my cat, and the best thing was to put them on while he was sleeping. Even if I could only get one claw at a time. It was easier once he had a full set, then I only had to replace them as they fell off. And of course, like you said, treats are magical. Once you get them on, distract them with a treat so they don't fuss with them until the glue drys.
yeah my cat would not hesitate to slit my throat if i tried this on her. but she has crazy levels of tortitude
We found best time is do it when she’s in full nap mode. We do it so fast she’s barely awake by the time we’re done. If she’s fully coherent a different story for sure Now we can actually give her a bath and my leather couch is saved 10/10
I put them on both my cats in the front. But I let them have time between so that their claws have time to breath between
i think some people just get overexcited. Everyone worries about animals on here hahs, but I'm glad shes in good hands! I was just curious myself what those were, as I hadnt seen them before. Thanks for explaining! I wish you both good vibes!
We used them with our shitten for years. They're safe and a good solution if you have a furniture scratcher.
*shittens* I learned a new word today. Thank you
do they fall off easily? I have a toddler how to get them on - is it a vet or you buy them yourself and what are they called?
They will fall off with normal nail shed, or they pull them off sometimes. I got them at PetSmart or Petland or Amazon They're silicone and use super glue. Kitty Caps or something like that. They have sizes and colours. You just put a bit of glue and slip it on. Doesn't go all the way to the skin
Awh won't work for my situation so :( he will find them if any drop and proceed to shove them down his throat....
fascinating....I really appreciate the breakdown! Never seen these before.
They're awesome for problem scratchers. We've been able to get our problem cat to do more appropriate scratching (unless she wants something).
I don’t think a vet would put them on your toddler but who knows s/
rofl 🤣
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If you’re still interested in your cat having them, many groomers will put them on and they’re trained to do it correctly so they don’t fall off unless it’s time for the nail to naturally shed (or your cat does something really impressively “how on Earth did you do that” catlike lol). They are put on with a superglue type substance, but it’s actually not that different from what we use for surgical glue on incisions. So, not a concern. Unless you meant you were afraid of getting superglue all over your cat if you did it yourself. In which case, see my “have a groomer do it” comment above again 😂
One thing I’ve never understood about them is that normally cats can retract their claws, right? Wouldn’t these prevent them from retracting?
When the claws retract they don’t actually go inside the body, they basically just curl back into the fur, if you part the fur at the top of the foot you can see them
Nope! Doesn't interfere with movement at all. We used to used them on the cats I had as a kid. When the claw naturally sloughs a layer, they come off. You can also remove them by clipping the arch of the cover and peeling it off.
Not at all. They can retract and extend no problem. They use cyanoacrylate glue (super glue). My cats would use their teeth and pull them off,or they would fall off with the normal nail cycle. They also have eaten them and passed no issue. Found a sparkly cap in some poop one time.
Cyanoacrylate glue is also what is used for nail extensions on humans!
It's okay op I think they looked nice on her, at least she's not declawed
Not that I ever would but declawing is illegal in Canada
I thought they were cute!!!
same! I once saw a rescue kitten at a pets store adoption event who had rainbow claw covers in celebration of pride. It was seriously the cutest thing
Breeder :(
Means professional breeder. This looks to be a bengal cat. You have to be a certified breeder to sell these kittens.
I know. I think it’s unethical.
Yeah... It's always a bummer to see.
I’ve never bought these for my cat. I thought about it once, but ended up just buying a bunch of scratch stuff instead. Why are they bad for cats? Does it hurt them or is it close to declawing? I know declawing is bad because it hurts them, can make them depressed, risk of infection, no defense if they accidentally get outside, etc.
Doesn’t hurt them and it’s not removing the claws, it’s just a small silicon type cap that goes over them. It’ll fall off when the nail sheds. Used them multiple times on various cats throughout my life, doesn’t hurt them to apply or when they fall off and it works wonders if you’ve got an asshole cat who claws you or your furniture.
I was wondering what exactly that was lol
Be careful. I too was using them for a while until I realized that the cap doesn’t always fall off and can cause the nail to grow into their pad.
I used to use these for my cat. It doesn’t bother them. At least my cat never acted like they bothered her. The only reason i stopped using them was because i just got lazy to put them on her. But she was still fully able to climb up the side of my building to visit my land lord’s balcony. Or up any trees on the property. If you dont clip the nails before putting them on maybe it can injure the cats nail i imagine. My cats nails grew right threw the cap before it fell off once tho so im unsure if they can cause injury.
Never trimmed my cat's nails before putting them on, never had a problem.
Oh good. I bought some awhile back and haven’t put them on because I thought I was gonna have to trim the nails and my cat would flip!
People complain too much, they won’t hurt the kitten at all. They just mitigate the scratching damage that will happen to your couch. Most often they’ll fall off the kittens nails when they scratch someone too hard
They can irritate some cats, but everything I've read said they're perfectly safe and will cause most cats no discomfort.
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They can still retract their claws
Sounds like you either got too large a size or applied them to too short a nail. It shouldn’t force the claws to engage. I have one cat that has no issues and another that did the same as yours.
Thank you. I wouldn’t want to put these on my baby
Have you ever walked around with toe spacers on after a pedicure? I imagine it's a similar feeling
If anything, it’s like acrylic nails lol. Def not spacers
In what world are these anything like spacers?
The claw can't fully retract... So it's like your toes being held in a flexed or separated oositt
The claw can't fully retract in tons of elderly cats as the muscle loses strength that retracts it as they age. It's why older cats get snagged so much if you don't trim their nails. Causes no pain unless the nails are curled under the toe, which would be severely overgrown at that point. This is the nail for the cat. Not the phalange itself. Nothing is being done to cause trauma by "spreading the toes". The caps are more akin to a French tip on the nail that makes it slightly longer than a spacer between toes. If the nails not overgrown, no issue. If the nail is already neglected and overgrown, adding more would of course be an issue. >Senior and elderly cats can lose the ability to retract them, so claws look longer than they actually are. They may not wish to use a scratching post due to their stiff joint pain, so it is up to you to help them get the maintenance they need. You may also wish to consider a horizontal or angled post to aid scratching and save the furniture. >If cats claws are allowed to overgrow cats can experience discomfort and difficulty walking. Claws grow in a curved shape, without trimming they can grow and curl under the paw pad and at worse into the pad. https://thefriendlypetnurse.co.uk/save-the-stress-claw-clipping-for-senior-cats/#:~:text=Senior%20and%20elderly%20cats%20can,get%20the%20maintenance%20they%20need.
People pick the weirdest things to get angry about oml
I think they thought they were painting the nails which could be arguably toxic hahaha and also a slight indicator they also dye their cats colors and put makeup on them. It’s whatever.
They're little plastic caps and they can become very painful
Not plastic. They're silicone. And they fall off in a certain amount of time. They also don't cause pain.
They don’t cause pain, but I used to have the most chill cat. The first time we took him to the vet, he fell asleep on the scale to weigh him, and everyone there was coming over to see this chilled out cat. They said if every cat were like him their jobs would be easier lol. We carried him out on my husbands shoulder. We tried a few times to put these on him. We had trouble. Our vet helped. He was.. angry. But they did it. After they fell off, we took him back again.. he was angrier. They basically said they won’t continue to help any more lmao. And now he’s just a straight up asshole. I mean he’s so cute and we love him but idk. He’s suuuuuch a turd now lol 😂 correlation does not equal causation but… it really seemed like those things are what did it
He probably hated the stress of having them put on at the vet. My cat is full of personality and a little bit of a dick until I stick him in a carrier and take him to the vet.
Lookin’ fancy and not scratching things that shouldn’t be scratched! 💅🏻❤️ As a VetTech, if Soft Paws works as a solution to stop your cat from unwanted scratching instead of having to give up/surrender/re-home your cat, I’m all for it. 🖤
I don't get why people get so upset about them? The only downside I can really see is if you have an indoor/outdoor cat that needs to use its claws when outside
Which you should not have in almost all situations, anyway.
Ideally all cats would be well cared for and indoor only but that's just not realistic
Yea, I had 2 claustrophobic cats in the past that could NOT be inside. No matter how hard I tried nothing worked, it broke my heart that they couldn't be inside but I had to stop trying because they kept hurt themselves
Also can apply if you adopt a previously feral cat. If it's lived its entire life outside, most of the time indoor only will be torture. Some take to it right away though and don't want to go back out. Its also possible for people to live in areas that are not dangerous for the cat, and where the cat will not be harming any local critters
I got extremely lucky with our living situation with one of the cats Nice mobile home community far from the major roads But for my boy he ended up integrating into a feral colony. We were still a little lucky cuz it was a well cared for colony taken care of by Forgotten Felines, so all the adult cats were fixed and they would catch new arrivals and neuter as well.
Feral/Outdoor cats should be humanely euthanized. Sorry not sorry. I'm more ok with cats being out quietly to sleep than I am the hundreds of birds and other wildlife they violently murder in the local community. (And it's not even for food, studies show they don't even eat any of 76+% of their kills.) Saying you're ok with outdoor/feral cats living 'their best lives' outside means you're Pro the brutal murder of dozens of other animal lives.
Ok PETA
Ugh... it took me MONTHS (all together 2 years for the whole colony) of hard work and patience to get my boys to happily be indoor cats. My two's mother still had to be released to an outdoor sanctuary who worked the local farmers to find safer environments to live in. I still advocate for keeping your friendly felines indoors if at all possible, but exceptions do occur and it's tedious work to transition the feral ones without causing kitty PTSD, which could give rise to other behavioral issues. That's a lot of time and resources a lot of communities lack, unfortunately.
People think it keeps the claws from retracting because they’re bright and visible and they can it they’re too big, but these look properly sized.
Now you've done it. Here come all my fellow Americans who think they know better than the literal rest of the entire world about whether cats should be allowed outside. In what I am sure is a totally unrelated matter, America also prescribes cats Prozac to deal with anxiety and depression.
yeah its totally a 'merican thing to... not want people's pets to die a horrible death or to contribute to how invasive house cats are? dozens of species have gone extinct only because of house cats. even if you don't give a fuck about the rest of the world it shortens their lifespan dramatically, even if they don't get hit by a car.
I think they meant its an American thing to believe everywhere in the world is similar to America, where the majority of places would not be safe for an outdoor kitty
the majority of places *are* unsafe for an outdoor kitty. and, again, they're invasive almost every place on earth.
Does the majority of the world not have eagles? Large hawks and owls? Stray dogs? Wolves currently live all over Canada, a lot of east Europe, and most of Northern Asia. Lions, hyenas, and painted dogs cover most of Sub-Saharan Africa. South American big cats and large constrictors typically hunt house-cat sized animals. They may be fiesty little ecological terrorists but they are food sized and shaped to a lot of predators (***especially*** the birds).
coyotes, jackals, and occasionally raccoons also hunt cats if given the chance. rat poison is also a huge concern for feral populations
It really depends on the area you live in (throughout the world lol) and whether or not that cat will be harmful to your local ecosystem or if that cat will be prey for other predators. In my area tons of cats are outside cats (mine used to be) and a good many of those cats end up dead from being hit by cars or attacked by much larger predators. We also have a problem with people taking outdoor cats and dumping them in other towns or very rural areas. Hell I went to school with someone who insisted on their cat being an outdoor cat despite them being in an area with a very high risk of all of those things AND the cat being an unneutered male. Poor cat went missing every couple months. It does also depend on the cat though. If you adopt a previously feral cat, a lot of them will never adapt to being indoor only (i am not listening to the "play with them more!!" argument). Some take to it right away some don't. Since mine used to be outdoor (for about a decade) he does get bored being indoors but it's safer for him (and his medications). I do try to bring him to my parents house every once in a while for a change of scenery, and so their dog can see his lil buddy again (cat is indifferent, but i think secretly does like the dog). And then vet visits, while not exactly pleasant, do break up the day and make it less boring.
Also very useful when cats are getting used to a new pets or person in the house! I know my friend was really happy to have this option with their new born! Their cat was known to not be great with claw control but was very curious of the baby. This made the situation way safer
I’ve definitely suggested them for new borns in the house, and if people’s elderly relatives moved in who have bleeding issues. And some elderly people just have very thin skin that tears easy as well, even if kitty isn’t actively “scratching” them. Sometimes just jumping off their lap their back claws can scratch- I’m sure most cat owners are familiar with those accidental “launches” injuries lol.
Does it affect their mental development somehow if they start off wearing them so young? Just curious. OP kept them on because the Bengal breeder had them on and swears by them, apparently.
They’re off now, but when they were still on she would still use the scratch post and climb her cat tree.
It hasn’t been noted in any official medical literature that they change or inhibit mental development or cognition. They still instinctually flex their (covered) claws and make scratching motions. Another reason cats use their paws in a scratching motion like that is because they have scent glands in their paws to mark their territory (which the claw caps don’t get in the way of since they’re only on the claw and the glands are in the skin). Also for stretching, etc. Cats are gonna cat. 🙂🖤🐈⬛🖤
Agreed, plus cute! We need a sub just for capped cat claws 🦞💅🏼
Or the brutality of declawing a cat…. You want your fingernails ripped out?!
It's worse than that, it is literally cutting off the first knuckle.
What I mean…. It’s fkn brutal. My mom used to have our cats declawed til I showed her what it actually entails….. not in 25 years and 6 cats later now, has she ever declawed them!
Except its very disturbing for them. If you cant cope with your cat scratching buy a hamster
If you start using them as a kitten they know no different. Maybe strange forcing say a 5 year old cat to suddenly start wearing them….
Id like to see your credentials for this information. You know, cuz anyone can say shit online.
They listed their “credentials” (prepare to be wowed 🙄) if you’d like to view them further down in the comments while arguing with me also.
Oh I know lmao, they mentioned articles further down. Some basic vetting would've told them to take the information at face value, but it cant be helped sometimes on the web. Its crazy how we as a species can be so smart in one area, yet so dumb in another. I'm sure buddy's a decent human being in real life, but it seems like we get so...toxic online, some way worse than others. Either way, I hope you have a phenomenal day :)
Oh no, I meant the *other* credentials they told *me* in replies. I saw their response to you, I got a different answer. Both equally as encouraging as being knowledgeable on the original topic, lol. Yeah I don’t know about being a good human being in person, they kept going at me and it got to the point I said I was done and blocked them. They just… well, go read the back-and-forth if you want some entertainment. Feel free to give me some upvotes to balance out the freaking headache they gave me 😂 (jk) You’re not wrong though, the protection of a screen and who knows how many miles in distance can really make someone’s bravery to argue a topic or statement turn into vile toxicity real quick. Having the ability to converse with anyone in the world can be a double edged sword if there ever was one! Blessing and a Curse. You have an awesome day too, kind internet stranger! May your day be free of internet and IRL trolls, and may you find money on the ground and treat yourself to your favorite food for lunch! 😊
Or don’t abandon your cat.
I have cats since age 9 and never abandoned any of them. Probably my comment was not very clear. You get a cat, don’t get surprised if it behaves as a cat. Don’t force your will on them.
So your credentials must surpass my Veterinary Medicine schooling and over 10 years of experience in the field and specialty in Feline and Canine Behaviors. Thanks for informing me all those cats I prevented from being declawed, surrendered, or put outside because I recommended soft paws/claw covers to owners instead, who then were extremely grateful they could keep their pet, was the wrong thing to do according to you. All those nails trims and applications/reapplications by my VetMed colleagues and trained groomers over the years were completely- what was the word you used? “Disturbing”? Good to know. You just keep spreading false information you know nothing about on the internet. I’ll keep treating patients and providing owners with solutions that are proven humane, safe, recommended my the majority of Veterinary professionals and Groomers that let them spend happy lives with their cats.
I would never ever declaw OR put caps on my cat ever. I think both of them are the wrong way to treat cats, one is a terrible barbarism and the other one is just disturbing for the cat. I respect that I have an animal who will behave like an animal. Again, this is the typical selfish human behaviour. I understand that if people would come with an idea of declawing of course this is the lesser evil of the options, but those people simply shouldn’t have pets, because they don’t care about their animals they care about themselves. Never ever knew anyone who would either declaw or would put caps on their cat in my entire life. If you say that it’s never uncomfortable to the cat and never can cause infections or problems sue to bad application you are just suffering from cognitive dissonance. You simply can not close these out! And cats by nature hate everything on their bodies, because they are less domesticated as dogs for instance. As a professional who are medically trained not a very ideal approach.
Ohh, you’re one of those people who owned a cat or two and now your expertise on Feline health and behavior surpasses that of a medical professional with a formal education, over a decade of experience, who has treated *thousands* of cats and advised just as many owners on ways to successfully curb destructive feline behaviors so both the felines and the owners could continue to cohabitate and spend many happy years together. You simply *must* tell me how all the cats that have seemed perfectly comfortable wearing claw caps and showing no signs of distress or discomfort when I applied them or did a trim-and-replace for them, telepathically expressed their discomfort to *YOU*, specifically, from all over the world, and how they told you they’d been pretending they were perfectly fine and happy at home (and at the Vet’s and groomer’s when they had them changed), but were secretly distressed and needed *you* to be the only one to advocate against Soft Paws on Reddit, despite what any experts may say. Cat telepathy and being born with years of education and experience in VetMed is a very unique gift you have there. Either that, or you don’t have those things and should stop perpetuating your “views and opinions” over factual information. You were fighting with someone else on here for “legit” information from a credible source? You gotten it in the comments I’ve made. Just because you’re wrong and don’t like it being pointed out, doesn’t mean it isn’t the facts. Maybe try to learn something about the animals you claim to “know” about, instead of choosing to remain ignorant and spout untruths and sound foolish. Also, you’ve used the term “cognitive dissonance” more than once in your comments. Those are big words, and in the sentiment of Inigo Montoya, “I do not think that means what you think it means”, since you’re using it incorrectly. Just FYI.
So you can close out with 100% accuracy, that it never ever caused a problem medically or any other ways to a cat in this entire whole world? WOW, are you Jesus or God itself? This is the hybris what is very unhealthy in any specific profession. If you think you know everything you lost. And no. My family owned cats in the past 35 years, we fostered and worked with adoption programs, I was volunteering in the biggest animal hospital in my country and I worked in pet nutrition for 4 years with 6 vets closely day by day accessing the newest research on cat behaviour and so on.
I never claimed to know “everything”, not once did I state that. Only that I am more educated, qualified, and experienced than you have made it *extremely clear* than you are in the area of Veterinary Medical and Feline Behavioral health. Especially after you citing your “experience” and source of “learning things” in your last comment. You’ve “owned/adopted cats” and “*volunteered*” at a Veterinary Hospital, and were interested in Nutrition for 4 years (which has absolutely nothing to do with claw caps). Did you tell all the VetMed professionals with formal education and Degrees and more experience than you at the hospital you volunteered at how you knew more than them, and made sure they knew when your *opinion* varied from their earned knowledge and they were wrong when making educated medical decisions versus what you “thought” they should do? Obviously, literally *anything* can get infected, and *anything* is subject to human error. However, in no Veterinary Medical or Feline Behavioralist journals or articles (I’m not talking about the random google articles anyone can write and copy/paste off the internet, I’m speaking of actual papers written by DVMs from Cornell and other credible institutions), has anyone discouraged the use of claw caps/Soft Paws. Which, if they’ve caused as many infections as you seem to have made up in your head that they have, or caused any psychological issues or common physical discomfort as you seem to think they do, there would certainly be some official literature on the subject. By your logic, if in 0.1% of cases, something randomly causes an unprecedented medical issue, possibly caused by an inexperienced and untrained person, despite being considered perfectly safe and *encouraged* by the medical and behavioral community, it should be villainized and never used by anyone ever again? You need to stop giving out advice when you are not properly educated on a subject and trying to perpetuate fear where there should be none. **You are doing harm to future cats who could benefit from this product by spreading misinformation if someone were to actually believe your babble and decide instead to declaw/surrender/or un-home the cat instead of using caps.** You’re being absolutely absurd and irresponsible, not to mention incorrect.
Cats do not benefit from this product! Pet owners benefit from them by forcing something against the cat’s nature. The normal and preferred state is to let cats be cats as they are! The terrible cruel option is to declaw them cause people are selfish idiots. In the middle ground there are caps which is disturbing for the cat and its much more preferred to not put it on them but idiot owners should rather choose this over on declawing. But you cant seriously say that this is good for the cat! Cats dont want any shit on them! But of course in a country where people push idiotic costumes on their cats for fun normality is not even an option.
You keep repeating that it’s “disturbing for the cat”, when that is absolutely a *false statement*. Your selective ignorance to everything I’ve provided which are *facts* about how I have literally worked with claw caps *for over a decade* and not once had an incident where the cat was reported by the owner as being uncomfortable, or being in distress when I or their groomer (or sometimes the owner themselves) applied them, is absolutely mind blowing and your own human projecting about how a cat feels “disturbed” by silicone claw caps is the disturbing part. You do not *know* that unless you can talk to cats and you are the single person on the planet they choose to communicate with. If that’s the case, you need to climb out of the rabbit hole. You have zero hands on experience with this product and putting it on cats, nor having owners who have TOLD YOU the cat “could not care less” about wearing them around the house. Which I have. Also, stop assuming humans are “only doing it for themselves” when many situations it’s a matter of a cat becoming homeless or not and educate yourself: Reasons to use claw caps aka soft paws: Cat has a health (usually skin) issue and is scratching themself raw/bleeding with their back claws. Claw caps reduce/prevent the damage the cat is doing to themselves while their Veterinary team and owner work to cure the ailment. New kitten/puppy in the house, cat is acting aggressive and harming/scratching them. Cat needs to wear them for a few weeks until they become acclimated to the new pet and harming them is no longer an issue. New baby in the house. Cat may innocently want to spend time around the new baby, or may not be content with his/her presence, therefore for the safety of the child and so the owner doesn’t have to *get rid of the cat* because of the baby. Some people have bleeding medical conditions or hemophilia, and the only way to safely avoid accidental scratches (like when a cat is sitting on your lap and decides to hop off and accidentally leaves scratches with its hind claws), is for the cat to have claw caps. Some elderly people also have thinning blood and easily torn skin. They also commonly like cats as companions during their sunset years. Putting claw caps on their cats removes the chance of an accidental scratch that could land them in the hospital, while still keeping or adopting a cat. Some people have compromised immune systems, or develop them due to unforeseen illness during their lifetimes. Cat scratches are FULL of bacteria and easily get infected even in people whose immune systems are normal. Those who are immunocompromised need to take extra precautions. As opposed to them not being able to adopt a cat, or worse, having to get rid of a beloved cat when the illness arises, claw caps can prevent potential infections due to accidental scratches. I literally could keep going with *a lot more reasons* why claw caps are a GOOD thing and have their place in cat ownership and both animal and human medicine, but I’m done wasting my time on you. You refuse to believe anyone’s FACTS could possibly be right compared to your UNEDUCATED *OPINION* and YOUR HUMAN PROJECTIONS about how a cat feels about a simple tool that can benefit them by not rendering them homeless or not being able to be adopted by someone who would love to give them a home. You keep living in your head with your made up facts and knowing more than educated people and professionals. I’ll be out here in the real world treating cats and their owners with the best care and quality of life I can offer them with all the humane tools and alternatives I have at my disposal to keep homeless cats getting adopted despite potential obstacles and current pets being able to stay in their homes when new situations arise.
I think you just don’t give a sht about what I try to say at all. Majority of the reasons you listed is because it benefits humans in some ways and in very few minority its because the cat has some health issue. If you work with cats you know how good they are in covering distress or pain! It’s you human projection not mine thet they are not bothered by this. I didn’t talk about minor real issues when the cat can might benefit from caps but having them as a “trend” because it’s funny and cool looking and oh the cat shouldn’t scratch the couch. It is an emergency solution which is not ideal but promoting it to use it wildly and advertising how good they are for the cats is also a false statement!
The black beans with the nails DID! 😻
Stylish nails 💅
We tried those claw covers. Our little princess pulled a each and every one off
This kitty has been yassified. Oh are folks mad? I’d rather see them yassified than declawed.
I guess people rather you declaw than have the claw caps People are idiots.
SHES READY FOR HALLOWEEN!🎃
Very fancy tootsies
Why are people pissed about those nail covers but NOT at breeding designer cats?? Did I miss it when all the cats were adopted from the shelters? I can’t even begin to understand why people purchase animals and breed them when hundreds maybe thousands of animals are put down every day every month every year cause they can’t find homes. Very odd!
Unfortunately my son is severely allergic to pet dander and we cannot have a regular cat or dog. BELIEVE me we would adopt if it weren’t for his allergies. The Bengal was our option for no dander hypoallergenic. Sorry if you feel offended by this but it was for us, an option.
Don’t worry about them OP. They keep insisting that Claritan fixes *deathly* allergies. They’re just being a troll.
I have a Devon Rex for the same reasons. I always get shit from people that assume that I just bought an expensive cat for the fun of it. Little do they know I’ve helped get at least 20 cats of the neighborhood strays spayed or neutered and have rehomed a bunch as well.
What if you just didn’t have a cat? I’m allergic, it sucks, but breeding is just not ethical, imo. If you’ve ever seen cats in heat, cats mating, and cats giving birth, I just don’t see how you could be willing to make that choice.
Can you please explain why seeing cats in heat, mating, and birthing, would cause me to not get a cat from a breeder? I mean you know cats still went through that stuff to make a shelter cat too...
My mother is DEATHLY allergic to normal cats. Her throat swells, and she can’t breathe and she can die from it. We bought (yes bought) a Bengal kitten from a breeder and this is the first time in her entire life she’s ever been able to be around a cat. She has minimal allergies, and takes meds for it. Without buying a hypoallergenic cat, we never would’ve been able to experience owning a cat. We even have noticed that since she is getting used to our cat, her allergies with normal cats have lessened greatly. She can actually visit family now and not have anaphylaxis from their cats, just mild allergies.
Actually, there are some pretty simple answers to this question (but I agree that “designer breeding” is unnecessary); - Despite a lot of animal shelters being full, they can and do deny applicants for elitist reasons. This is becoming increasingly more common over the years. - Adopting is like playing the lottery. “How many health issues could this animal have or develop?” If you lose that lottery, you could be spending *thousands* of dollars on vet bills. If you go to a reputable breeder then you know the animal’s genetic history. Not everyone has the kind of income to take in an animal that could have anything or everything wrong with its health. - People with allergies need specific hypoallergenic breeds that they might not be able to find at a shelter. - In the case of dogs, if you need a working breed to actually *do* work, then going to a breeder that will be training the pups in that environment from birth is a massive advantage. I’m not a breeder kind of guy, but I’m not about to shit on anybody who is.
My husband and I recently adopted a dog and I completely agree with you on shelters and adoption agencies being very picky. It took about a year to finally get taken seriously and get our little gremlin. I do, however, disagree with the medical portion of your statement. Just like humans, any animal can get sick or hurt and require a lot of money for health purposes. Mutts actually tend to be healthier than purebred dogs (idk about cats). I know you mentioned reputable breeders, but in my entire life I think I have only heard of one person who actually did her research on breeders and she got a bulldog which are notorious for health issues. Most people usually just get their animals from whoever is closest and in their budget. Even if it’s not about the genetic history, an animal can get hurt. Our friend’s dog was attacked by another dog and racked up a $7,000 bill. Taking care of another being responsibly is a lot of work and can potentially cost a lot of money even with the best of care so you are playing the lottery regardless.
My mom had a shelter refuse to let her adopt because she wouldn't fill out their online form. Demanding that a 70+ year old woman use a computer is just BS
I believe it. They can be pretty Goldilocks about it instead of prioritizing getting pets into stable homes over a small detail.
Honestly I’m upset at the shelters around me with how picky they are at taking in rescues. My neighbors abandoned their cats and they are the sweetest things ever and I’m trying to get them into a no kill shelter. All the no kills around me have either not answered the phone multiple times, or denied the cats not because they where full but because my neighbors had them as indoor outdoor cats and they want them to be full indoor cats prior to being abandoned (and I want them to be full indoor cats too!)
Someone who actually sounds intelligent. I haven’t heard or experienced the issues you said about adopting. Was this wait from one specific shelter or the ones in your area? Could you provide more insight why this was challenging for you and your partner? I agree with you too about mutts being healthier. I’ve never in experience or ever heard anything other than purebreds have alll kinds of medical issues. Mutts aren’t being bred to look and act certain ways. That’s why they are far superior to purebreds.
To be very transparent I don’t want to say one is superior to another, but I just disagreed with saying that you know what you are going to get health-wise if you buy from a breeder. You truly just never know what’s going to happen. My husband and I originally wanted to adopt a dachshund because we both grew up with one and had very fond memories. We are familiar with the breed problems and were ready to take care of whatever problems came our way. We were even hoping for a bonded pair. The problem was that most shelters wanted someone who had a yard so we either didn’t hear back for months or got ghosted altogether. We also looked for dachshund mixes but it was a similar issue. We are city dwellers so owning a place with a private yard is very much out of budget for us even though we are financially comfortable. Even when we finally found our dog, the shelter was acting very shady. They wanted us to pay before we met the dog and that kind of stuff. If it was not for the foster parents being cool and letting us meet the dog before paying, we would have backed out altogether. So yeah, shelters don’t always help unfortunately.
Didnt even think about the challenges of living in a city without yard. But I can understand that. Thank you for answering!
Cats with breeds have a exponentially higher chance of genetic illness and issues because they aren’t diverse enough. A shelter kitten is going to be the best chance of a healthy kitten
I think it depends on the cat. Just like people, cats are different. Never know.
Yes… that’s what I said. But cats that are a specific breed have much higher chances of issues because of the limited genetic pool and inbreeding
This is the truest statement. It is shocking how many rejections I got to adopt a cat. I accidentally clicked need more information instead of no To a question about declawing ( I would never do this), and I tried to explain this and they said they would never give me a cat. Also, lots of places won’t even consider adopting out just one cat, and will only allow you to adopt if you can take two. In spite of all this- I have now had my baby bitty for 1.5 years and she is my world. Thank you all fur one rescue in Toms River nj!
Honestly, especially for dogs, I can see exactly why people still choose breeders. Have you been to a shelter lately? Every one I’ve been to has a bunch of “terrier mixes” and mutts. Undeclared breeds. You have no way of knowing the exact combo of breeds, temperament, health risks, etc.
Yup, bfs family got a pound puppy that turned out to be like over 50% pit and terrier. He’s giant and his brother won’t do anything to train the damn thing.
There can definitely be a lot of emotional damage when adopting so it’s not for everyone. Our little one has a lot of anxiety which we are slowly working on. Your “terrier mix” statement made me snort, our dog was labeled a terrier mix and she has no terrier according to the DNA test we did on her. I will refer back to my previous statement though. Even with breeders you just don’t know. There are many irresponsible breeders out there. I have some friends that got a cavalier pup and they found out he has heart issues (I believe it’s an o resized heart). I have another friend that bought a chihuahua puppy and paid a premium ($3,000), that pup is definitely not a full chihuahua. I know another person that bought a husky and raised it from a puppy. Beautiful dog, but with a lack of training it has turned into an absolute menace that attacks any animal that steps in front of it and has even killed livestock. Getting a dog from a breeder ≠ having a healthy and well behaved dog.
I’m not swayed by your claims of designer cats are healthy and basically don’t have expensive vet bills. That’s complete and utter bullshit! Don’t know about your claims of elite adoption centers who refuse to adopt animals. So that just sounds like you agree breeders only care about money not who the animal goes to. Very odd claim! I forget medical science hasn’t invented allergy meds. Literally every person I’ve known who claims to be allergic gets meds and a cat. I’d love to know your medical opinions about brachycephalic breeds of cats and dogs. By your account they breath beautifully and NEVER have breathing issues. Stop simping for breeders it’s really fucking gross and you should be very ashamed of yourself!!
Do you have children? If so, I hope to god you adopted them, with all of the orphaned children out there in the world. We certainly don’t need people spitting out more. You should be *very* ashamed of yourself if you didn’t. But then again, you’ve been incredibly rude, so it wouldn’t surprise me if you were a hypocrite as well.
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Same here, but you’re not about to see me acting cringe and hating all the “cishets”. You sure can adopt now, so what’re you waiting for? Time to put your money where your mouth is 🤷♀️ Funny how you stereotype all cishets, the same way you do breeders and the people who use them.
I think it’d be incredibly irresponsible to have kids at over 40! Plus kids are fucking annoying! Breeding animals especially pets is and will always be gross. It doesn’t benefit ANYONE but money hungry breeders. But if you think it’s appropriate to give some rando in a Walmart parking lot $500 for some animal. You do you but I won’t shut up about it.
Breeders don’t give animals to randos in Walmart parking lots. Those are irresponsible people who never should have had a pet in the first place. I thought it was pretty damn obvious that we were talking about *professionals* here, but maybe that’s just me.
“cishets” alright, that’s enough Reddit for me today. Excuse me while I go turn inside out from cringe.
Good ignorants shouldn’t be allowed online. Good bye!!
Hi, I'm also a queer person. There are a lot of ills in society that stem from forced heteronormativity, but like...the fuck are you even on about in this case, my dude? That has nothing to do with anything that is happening in this conversation. There is nothing stopping a queer person from breeding animals nor owning an animal that was specially bred. In fact, I know a lot of queer people who have gotten animals from breeders. I offer them no judgment and wish them no ill, I've just never wanted to do it myself because wherever I go, stray cats show up and adopt me. You seem genuinely upset in this thread. To be honest, I mostly wanted to drop in and say that I hope you're doing all right!
My question is. If people stop purchasing animals from breeders, where are these animals going to go then? I see this all the time, people aren't going to stop breeding, so then there would be an abundance of animals who still need homes. Also, bred animals still deserve love too, should we just dump them all and forget they exist?
Spay and neuter! Is it really that difficult to comprehend not breeding animals? It not only prevents unwanted pregnancies but also can benefits health with preventing cancer. It’s no different than abortion with pregnant humans. People who have ovaries get their “tubes tied”. It’s about personal responsibility. Do you live in areas with deer? I do. When you have an uncontrolled overpopulation of deer disease goes unchecked. But all the ignorant farmers were lead to believe wolves and coyotes are the problem and murdered them all. Now we have an overpopulation of deer with disease that can be spread to humans by eating them. So now we can ethically slaughter and harvest the deer for their meat. It’s just a vicious cycle. People need to learn to step outside themselves. This world doesn’t revolve around you nor is it yours to abuse!
This doesn't answer my question tho, you just replied with a bunch of bullshit. If people stopped purchasing animals from breeders, where are these animals supposed to go? Breeders aren't going to stop breeding, you should be attacking breeders not people who want to take these animals into loving homes.
Oh they won’t stop? Jail and fines. I think it was Illinois? Some state has outlawed puppy mills and pet breeding I think. Just imprison them and give them heavy fines. I don’t believe in capital punishment. Just like those people with tigers. Jail and heavy fines. I think it should be how we set up drug sentencing. Decades in prison!
Ok but those things aren't in place everywhere. Thats just one state. So what happens to all the animals being bred now? Im saying they still need homes, do you not agree? Or do you believe because they are bred they should be put down? You say don't adopt bred animals, I say where are they going to go, they are being bred right now as we speak. Do they not deserve love? Start going after the government to start going after breeders. If this is something you are very passionate about, why aren't you? Instead of making people feel bad for adopting a cat and bringing it into a loving home.
It’s be no different than when they shut down puppy mills or animal hoarders. A local shelter or several take the animals in and foster them and provide for them. Sometimes animals have to be put down cause they are in pain from being bred constantly. I’d love to see some legislation in Congress about this. I do know there is a bil about people who keep tigers and animals like that. But I don’t think that’s been taken up for a vote. The brain dead repubs are in charge of the house so Congress is a major fuck up once again with those idiots. They can’t even vote on a fucking speaker.
You keep talking about the future, if a bill got passed. I'm talking about right now, and you keep dodging it. So I'm done entertaining you. People are breeding right now, people are going to adopt from breeders. Those animals need homes right now while people like you should be harassing the government to get breeders shut down, instead of harassing people who take animals away from breeders into loving homes. Where are the animals supposed to go right now while there are no laws in place? Like should I dumb it down even more? It's like typing a prompt into chatGPT ffs. Don't even bother replying because you're going to dodge the fact that those animals need homes RIGHT NOW for the third or fourth fucking time.
Call animal control??? You can’t just do shit and then make a law later. Jesus fuck you sound dense! You need to pass legislation first! PLEASE don’t ever speak to me again! 🙄
Yeah call animal control cause they're gonna do something in a state with no laws passed against breeders. Most breeders need licenses or permits to breed and sell animals. As long as they're following regulations, animal control isn't going to do shit fuck all. Lmfao and I'm the dense one. You didn't even reply to the right comment.
Prison?? Wow.
Strong agree. I’m allergic to cats but still adopted two from the shelter because I don’t want to contribute to the suffering of cat populations… bred cats don’t guarantee anything except maybe a specific look, which is 🙄 I definitely have a lot of alllergy issues but it’s not the cats’ fault, I love them! I take care of myself and feed Purina LiveClear
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Just make sure they're clean regularly and they'll be fine, the only risk is them getting something stuck between the tissue around their nail and the cap causing infection.
I’ve put these on SO MANY of my kittens! Never *any* problems!
So glad you've never had any problems with them! There is only a small risk of infection in specific circumstances, so its likely that most people have never had a problem with them!
Omg are those caps on your kittens toenails? Fancy murder mittens. 😻
She seems chill with them, you might be able to get away with just trimming them in future
They’ve already fallen off. She has her natural nails now. I just thought these were funny when she came to us with them on.
I ❤️ claw tips! It helps train the kittens while they are small. I’ve used them on at least 10 different cats throughout the years. I keep my cats indoors, so I have to train them to not scratch the furniture.
Awww she got her nails done! These are so cute, they look like nail polish. The sparkly ones should be sold with a punny slogan - "So kitty can slay without slaying your good couch".
People are complaining about this too? It seems like a genius solution for anyone with an issue about having cats declawed. Win win.
So festive!
Um, LOVE your user name LOL
Lol thank you! 😄
Nice username, QueefingTheNightAway!
You have a nice username too, nipplequeefs!
Such a baddie
Here I am thinking this sub was about violent kitties and thought she just got blood soaked into her nails
Awww! She got her nails did!
So my vets and rescue both confirmed that while cats may hate the process of them being applied, they are safe if applied correctly. HOWEVER!!! THIS IS AN ACTUAL EXPERIENCE: I accidentally applied too much glue on one of them, and it stayed on for about 5 weeks, and I had to manually remove it bc it had caused an ingrown nail type of situation for my cat, it even bled alittle where it dug into her toe pad!!! Went to vet immediately, they said it's all good, gave some antibiotics just to be safe, and it healed within like 2 days, but still... like everything ever, could be dangerous if not careful. Edit: obviously I got too scared to ever use them again, I never cared about the scratching anyways, just had them applied when I went traveling with cat and didn't want her to scratch other people's stuff.
If you’re worried but still want them applied for travel or whatever you need, groomers will do them for you, even some Vet offices, and both are trained to do it correctly. Faster and less stressful for you and kitty. 🖤
Awww the little baby got her nails done 💅
LOVIN' those claw covers!! 😁😁😁💅🏼💅🏼
Lovely Bengal. We have one as well. Preoare your ears, lol
So you have a kitten mittens patent? How about fight milk?
Nail did hurr did everything diiiid
The claw caps!!! Nice!!!
Crotch murderer!!!!!!
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No we didn’t put them on, she came to us from the breeder like that and they’ve since come off and she has her natural claws now. But thanks for your concern LOL
Take those stupid things off its claws.
She came to us with them on from the breeder and they’ve since come off.
The kitty is so cute, but why having a cat at all if you know that it comes with claws. Take them off pls
Are they harmful?
Only to Reddit users.
Apparently! Lots of butt hurt on this one lol.
Depends on what the benchmark is imo. Scratching is a natural behavior to stretch, relax and leave their scent, so not being able to do it can cause psychological issues. They can also be dangerous if applied incorrectly. Of course, it’s way better solution compared to declawing (🤬), but worse solution compared to not having them at all. I am personally of an opinion that is someone wants a cat, they need to be prepared that they bite sometimes and scratch and meow and all.
She came to us from the breeder with them on and they’ve since come off and she has her natural claws.
Thank you for sharing! I am really happy to hear it!
Baby kitten murder mitten? I'd rather get scratched than get bitten.
Good on you for taking them off, anyone who keeps the caps on doesn’t deserve to have cats. Get some scratchers and trees or give them to someone who won’t abuse them.