I attempted this on my 15 pound cat, Lexi. I did not duct tape socks over her rather large claws. Suffice to say there were multiple injuries (not the cat). I advise the use of socks no matter how difficult it is. I almost stopped the bleeding on my face, moving on to bandaging my arms now…

My cat was having none of this.

OK, let me tell you something from experience: The hardest part is getting the little socks on their paws. They do NOT want the socks on their paws. Once you do that, you're golden.