Nail Caps A Cruel Alternative To Declawing

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Cats claws are meant to retract. Unlike a dog, they do not rely on their claws for balance and can get along just fine without claws as long as they are strictly indoor cats. A popular alternative to declawing are nail caps. They sound great on the surface. No surgery, cheap and fairly easy to apply but let's look at a reality. During the time the caps are on the cat is unable to retract their claws. Imagine holding your fingers rigid, unable to bend them for nine weeks and the pain you would endure once you could move them again. Then to have to do it again for another nine weeks. If you're set against declawing your cat that's fine but only trim their claws and do not use nail caps.