Soft Paws

Ipawlows · 11-06-2009, 09:46 PM

Hi all,

Im getting ready to move into a house with hardwood floors. I have a whippet named Ipo who's favorite game is hide and seek around the house (I hide, she seeks then runs away). Needless to say, with the running she does Im nervous about her scratching up the hardwood floors. I trim her nails twice a month but Im not sure that they wont scratch the floor anyways. Ive been trying to look up some information on a product called "Softpaws", which are just little rubber nail caps that you glue on. Ive seen good and bad reviews but cant seem to get any information on how to get them off once you glue them on. The website says that they will fall off after 4-6 weeks but I dont want to wait that long between nail trimmings. I guess my questions therefore are: How would you rate this product, are there other removal options, and are there other products I should consider?

railNtrailcowgrl · 11-07-2009, 12:08 AM

I've never used the dog ones but I have them on my kitten and I LOVE them! They work a bit different as cats shed their nails, but for stubbon ones you just trim the end of the cap where the glue is and viola, they slide right off or fall off withing a few days. Not sure how the dogs ones are though, hopefully some other DFs join in.