We were moving into a new place with hardwoods and buying new furniture, but had recently adopted a two-year-old stray from a shelter. He's an awesome cat, and is PERFECTLY well behaved, except for the scratching! We didn't want to declaw him, especially since he was already two, but these Soft Claws were our last resort -- and we are AMAZED!! They do everything they're supposed to. He got used to them right away and doesn't try to pry them off, and they stay on for a long time. We only have to replace one or two at a time, every week or two - and once you have a method down, it goes super quick! My suggestion would be, get him/her used to you touching their paws first. Ours loves attention so when we pet him we play with his paws and stuff so he's used to it -- doesn't even phase him when we put the Soft Claws on now! Also -- We got him a scratching post that has like twine wrapped around it and he loves it because even w/the Soft Claws on, he can still feel like he's scratching (they don't stick in the normal carpeted ones as easily). Seriously -- give these a try, they're a great, cost-effective, non-invasive solution to scratching!

We bought these a couple of weeks ago now for both of our two cats and so far they are working great. Our one cat in particular was absolutely crazy clawing the carpet and managed to pull it up from the ground in at least three spots in our house despite the fact that he has scratching posts he could have used otherwise. I guess he just preferred the carpet! However, since we glued these hilariously cute caps on both their nails, our clawing woes are over! They do still attempt to claw the living room chairs and couch occasionally, but to my evil delight - nothing happens :) Application was pretty easy. We have one super lazy cat that couldn't have cared less. The other is mostly lazy but gets a little ornery at times, so my roommate scratched his head and I glued and it was all over in no time. Neither of the cats seem to mind the caps at all. When we first applied them, both of them did lick them for about 20 minutes and then apparently got over it and went about their kitty business. I will say that some (3) have fallen off from our cats in the two weeks they've been on, but the package said that's normal for the first application. We just glue them back on (they're pretty easy to spot on the floor when they pop off) and we're back in claw-free business! Most importantly, both of the cats look absolutely hysterical with their big, colored claws. Warms my heart...