i have seen these work on cats, i have never used them on my cats though,

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Posted by sue3 on January 28, 2001 at 16:45:08:

In Reply to: 2 more cents ~ some thoughts ... posted by iZ's mom on January 28, 2001 at 12:12:30:

i think they would be uncomfortable for the animal, so i just trim the cats nails too.

as far as the nail just continually growing, when the nail grows out the cover falls off, about every three months or so, and then you are suppose to trim their nails and apply a new cover. so i dont think there would be a fear of the nail growing to long.

first i would worry about the curious, everything goes in the mouth, iguana. chewing on the covers would definitely not be healthy for them.

next i would worry about the grip. iguanas need their claws to climb and hang on. the covers would not allow for this. they would constantly be falling off branches and such.

too much of a risk for me.
and my three cats thank me on a daily basis for their claws, declawing,,,,ewwwwwwwww.
;o)
sue3

: interesting ... but ... the ig's claws would never get trimmed and would just continue growing + growing + growing til they were curled under ...

: ig's claws seem to grow quite fast ~ i would assume that this is because in the wild (or in their room if they have rough tree limbs to climb on), they claws are constantly 'filed down' by nature ... the claws *need* to be trimmed or filed on a regular basis, either by the resident humon or by rough climbing surfaces ...

: i had a little bunny once who developed horrible sores on his 'heels' ... 3 visits to 2 different vets + we still had no clue *what* was causing the sores ... finally, in talking with other bunny-parents, i discovered that the sores were caused by his claws being too long + that in turn put too much weight (all 5 pounds of it) on his heels instead of more evenly distributed throughout his foot ... *DUH* ...

: ANYway ... i always wonder if there's potential for sore ig-feetsies if the claws get too long??? and does it maybe affect their ability to climb, etc???

: trimming ig claws doesn't have to be a big deal! it just takes ALOT of patience on the humon's part to help the ig become *un-afraid* of the process is all ...

: Bon.

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: : i think they would be uncomfortable for the animal, so i just trim the cats nails too. : as far as the nail just continually growing, when the nail grows out the cover falls off, about every three months or so, and then you are suppose to trim their nails and apply a new cover. so i dont think there would be a fear of the nail growing to long. : first i would worry about the curious, everything goes in the mouth, iguana. chewing on the covers would definitely not be healthy for them. : next i would worry about the grip. iguanas need their claws to climb and hang on. the covers would not allow for this. they would constantly be falling off branches and such. : too much of a risk for me. : and my three cats thank me on a daily basis for their claws, declawing,,,,ewwwwwwwww. : ;o) : sue3 : : : interesting ... but ... the ig's claws would never get trimmed and would just continue growing + growing + growing til they were curled under ... : : ig's claws seem to grow quite fast ~ i would assume that this is because in the wild (or in their room if they have rough tree limbs to climb on), they claws are constantly 'filed down' by nature ... the claws *need* to be trimmed or filed on a regular basis, either by the resident humon or by rough climbing surfaces ... : : i had a little bunny once who developed horrible sores on his 'heels' ... 3 visits to 2 different vets + we still had no clue *what* was causing the sores ... finally, in talking with other bunny-parents, i discovered that the sores were caused by his claws being too long + that in turn put too much weight (all 5 pounds of it) on his heels instead of more evenly distributed throughout his foot ... *DUH* ... : : ANYway ... i always wonder if there's potential for sore ig-feetsies if the claws get too long??? and does it maybe affect their ability to climb, etc??? : : trimming ig claws doesn't have to be a big deal! it just takes ALOT of patience on the humon's part to help the ig become *un-afraid* of the process is all ... : : Bon.

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