Thanks, I figure they stretch out anyways, and they are only capable of stretching one way, cause my cat put his front paws forward and his back paws backward as he stretch's on the floor, I haven't tried any medicines topical or internal. He getting older I believe my cat is 6-7 years old, I got him off of craigslist for absolutely free she gave me everything she had for the both of them and top of it drove him to our house, and he has been nothing but a great cat that loves to give massages with his paws as well lol, he loves to open and close his paws on top of you while laying down.