remedy for scrached hands...

[salt&pepper´smommy]

Hi, my to little kittens have my hands scrached quite badly:( , they cling to my hands a lot especially when I'm feeding them, also I get caught up in their sibling rivalery. So does anybody has a remedy or something for the human's scrached skin?:confused:

[MissDolittle]

I use a gardening glove or a wash cloth and wrap it around my hand..it's that age where you can get scarred for life! I am lol.

[WingedCat]

A remedy I like for scratches (cuts, dry skin, etc.) is Shea Butter. Be sure to get the therapeutic formula though (it's a pale yellow color with a slight nutty scent), the refined Shea Butter (has a white color and no scent) works well, but not as well in my opinion.

[onelove6366]

My kitty is 13 weeks old (est. 3 weeks when I found her) and about 2 weeks ago, I got soft paws claw caps and put them on. She is doing marvelous with them and no scratching! This is my alternative to declawing. I really want to make them work because my husband wants to declaw and I said "NO".

They are available on line or at pet stores. When your kitties get big enough, you may want to try them. SoftPaws.com has the information.

[MissDolittle]

Good idea! I never tried those...aren't the cats trying to get them off? Do they get used to it? How long does it take? Do they make a big fuzz?

[onelove6366]

I have fake nails so I had a real hard time getting them on without getting nail glue all over the place while trying to avoid getting it on my nails (the nail glue that comes with the caps is different then people nail glue). I had gotten about 4-5 on and gave up. My husband did not offer to help hold her and I did not ask (duh - if he couldn't see I NEEDED HELP, then I sure wasn't going to ASK). So, I took her to the grooming people at Petco and they put the rest on for $5.

She did pick at them a little, but after a few minutes lost interest and now it's like they are just normal for her. It took her a few days to realize that she couldn't jump on things and make up for her lack of projection by digging her claws in and pulling herself up which resulted in a trip to the vet for fear she had broken her left rear leg (just a bad toe jamb). Now, she comes to my chair and stretches up while chatting for me to pick her up. She has realized that she needs a running jump to get up on most things. I know when she gets bigger her jumping ability will improve though.

I take her to work with me every day and the scratching my legs (climbing up my body) and scratching to get up on the chair was becoming a problem.

Now if only I can get her stop biting me so hard I'll be set. I tell her "NO" loudly, use canned air, water bottle, but all of these haven't worked totally yet. I am sure it's a "kitten" thing and hopefully she will grow out of it.

But yes, I would highly recommend the claw caps. I discovered declawing is actually banned in a lot of other countries. Good for them!

[onelove6366]

BTW - I only put them on the front.

[MissDolittle]

Right, I didn't realize that it inhibits the cat's natural movements. That's all I needed to know to decide NOT to use them. But I'm glad it works for you :).

[onelove6366]

It doesn't inhibit the cat's natural movements. Dinky was using her claws to climb up things that she otherwise couldn't jump high enough to get onto. If she can jump onto it on her own, then I have no problem with her getting up there, but the clawing thing is destructive and potentially dangerous should she lose her footing (as she did in falling off of my chair - it was just a short distance less than 2', but she landed wrong on her foot).

It also doesn't stop them from "clawing". She behaves just as if her nails are not covered. Go to the web site and check it out. There are pages and pages of testimonials. Of course, if you don't want to use them, you are certainly free to do that. I just don't see how they are inhibiting her natural movements. I feel they are making things safer for her and her human family.

She does not go outside unless she has her harness on and leashed. The caps do prevent them from protecting themselves. However, declawing does that and a lot worse and I know you feel the same way.

Just a suggestion. The thought of using tape, spray-deterrent and/or weekly nail clippings were just too much for me. I've got enough on my plate already not to mention that since she is at work with me, I keep a whole set up at the office (litter box, food, toys, etc.). I feel like I'm always cleaning up after people, kitty, and fish! If my kids were still little, I'd be losing my mind! LOL

[salt&pepper´smommy]

Thanks for the tip, I'll try them as soon as they are older, they are going to drive my mom crazy if they scratch the wooden furniture

[salt&pepper´smommy]

BTW, my hands would appreciated, I'm a pianist and can't have my hands like this, my theacher would kill me if she sees them.

[onelove6366]

Miss Dolittle's post got me thinking so last night when Dinky was playing wildly and running all over the place, I observed her carefully. We have a split level with a rail at the top where it levels off and the living room is. She walks behind the couch that sits in front of the rail and looks down the stairs, plays etc. Yesterday her feet got tangled in the rail because she was being crazy kitty and she fell over the edge. She was able to grab herself with her front paws and pull herself back up. Also, while playing with the feather thing on my bed, I watched her use her front paws to grasp and hold onto things as well as pull herself back up after running off the edge. So, I really don't think they keep her from being her kitty self at all.

My husband has PA system, amps and guitars. He was having a fit when she started climbing up the monitor speakers and they are metal grills! I really do think these caps are going to work out fine.

Yes, you do need to keep your hands in good health. If they have sore, infected scratches on them, it must make it a distraction when playing.

[nouri]

I got my hands scratched too while bathing Akeer, my little kitten. He was having bad diarrhea that I've to clean him. Finally I decided to keep him in a pat pending.