I have a kitten who is probably about 8 months old. She's pretty awesome -- she actually doesn't claw the furniture intentionally at all (which is great).

However, she kneads when she walks. It's not a big issue to me, but she tends to get her claws stuck in whatever surface she's walking across -- rugs, blankets, pillows, etc. I'm somewhat worried about the furniture, but I'm FAR more worried about her - she *always* struggles for a bit to get herself free once her claw(s) are caught, and it can sometimes get intense (she's not the brightest).

I'm very against having her declawed, but I don't want her to rip a claw out, as I think that will hurt her quite a bit. I've been looking into SoftPaws, if the kitten size will fit her (her paws are quite small) -- does anyone have any personal experience with these? I'm concerned about them constantly falling off: not only would that not do me any good, but I don't want her to eat them. I also don't want it to make things like using the litter box difficult/annoying for her. pets question and answers,www.5d2d.com

Suggestions? Ideas? I already try to keep her nails filed as best I can, but again, her paws are small so her nails, to me, seem quite delicate.

If she's getting her claws stuck, they're too long. Buy some kitty nail trimmers and learn how to trim a cat's nails properly (don't cut the quick). Soft Paws do work well. They only fall off once a month and even if your cat DOES eat them, they're so tiny it would not be much of an issue. I have never noticed an issue with litterboxes.

Thank you for NOT declawing.

Here's a good video on nail trimming:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YLDQMvsk…

Edit - Don't use human nail clippers; they cause a cat's claws to splinter.

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Just trim her claws once a week. Once she is older you can probably scale it back to twice a month, which is what we do with our adult cats. Very young kittens need to have their claws trimmed at least once a week or they will hang up on things, leave claw marks on people and furniture, etc. pets question and answers,www.5d2d.com

I tried soft paws years ago and I thought it was a joke. It's pricey and makes the cats crazy, and they can get them off in a few hours. Total waste of time and money. Just trim regularly and you'll get great results.

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I recently tried soft paws on my kitten as well just because my cat really did have a scratching problem and I am firmly against declawing.
Although I did like them, I found that she would chew at them by the 2nd day of wearing them.
There were no issues with her litter at all, but I found that although I first trimmed her natural claws before applying the softpaws- my cat managed to get even the soft paws caught in rugs and blankets ect... So although the soft paws really solved the scratching issues, it didn't stop her claws from getting caught in things.
So for me the best solution was just to trim her nails very well myself, being careful about not cutting the 'quick'.

I have never personally used them. So I starred for you. pets question and answers,www.5d2d.com

I would try trimming her claws more often, they do look fragile but they're not. Human clippers work well.

My aunts uses them and they are great. The cats don't even know they are wearing them. If you use super glue they last a while. Don't use the glue they come with because they wont last long if you do. Super glue will not make them permanent. The caps some off when the cat "sheds" its nail. The outer layer of their nails come off. Some people say they don't work but just give it a try with super glue.
Thank you for not declawing.