Not the Couch! Nail Caps

Cats are born with the natural urge to scratch!  Felines scratch items to mark their territory, to remove the dead sheath from their claws, to play, to show dominance, while stretching, and for self-defense.  When cats scratch items, they leave their scent behind to notify other felines that this territory belongs to them.

Until recently many owners declawed their cats.  Declawing a feline is a serious surgery. Your beloved Kitty’s claw is not a toenail. It is actually closely adhered to the bone. In order to remove the claw, the last bone of the cat’s toe has to be amputated. Declawing is a painful surgery, with a painful recovery period.

To humanely discourage Kitty from scratching your furniture, many behaviorists recommend items such as sticky tape, scents that repel cats, and noise makers.  Cats may also be trained to ignore the furniture if they are provided with scratching posts or toys.

Kitty’s Spa proposes an easier solution for indoor cats: nail caps.  Nail caps are vinyl coverings that come in a variety of brand names and colors, and they do not interfere with the normal extension and retraction of Kitty’s claws.  They are glued into place with a safe, nontoxic adhesive. They will typically stay adhered to the nail for about four to six weeks, usually falling off with the natural growth of the nail.  Nail caps are well tolerated by most cats. Some cats do need an initial training period to learn not to chew the nail caps off.  If nail caps do not fall off on their own, they should be removed in six to eight weeks.

The biggest benefit to nail caps is your Kitty’s ability to scratch and not destroy!  Nail caps keep human skin and furniture safe!  Nail caps come in a rainbow of fun colors.  Kitty’s Spa carries glitter gold, glitter silver, glitter pink, glitter blue, pink, purple, red, orange, green, yellow, black and grey!

Published October 2013, The Magazine of Santa Clarita

Ingrown Nails

Kitty’s Spa knows you love your kitty and would do ANYTHING to assure kitty’s comfort. Sadly, in the last two weeks, we have seen three kitties with nails that have grown back into the paw pad. This can be easily avoided and solved with routine grooming!  We have also seen at least two kitties that went to a facility to have their nails trimmed.  When Kitty’s Spa spoke to the owners, it became clear the “professionals” only trimmed the “easy claws”.

Please let Kitty’s Spa help you!  Next week only, we are offering an in home nail trim for $20. (Currently $30) Please let us help you keep your feline comfortable!  If there are nail issues, or kitty is grumpy, there are no up charges.

We understand, life gets crazy and “little” things get forgotten. We do not judge!  We solve your problems and offer solutions to prevent them from reoccurring.

If you pay another company to clip your beloved family member’s nails, please check their work and ask questions if you have questions!  Kitty’s Spa truly wants all kitties to be safe, healthy and happy! As always, you can watch us work.  Your cat’s safety is our number one priority!