Abstract: Some embodiments of the present disclosure include a device for preventing an animal's fur from getting caught in a nail grooming tool. The device may include a sock configured to accommodate an animal's paw therein, the sock being made of a mesh layer attached to a fabric layer, wherein an edge of the mesh layer and the fabric layer are not attached, forming an opening into the interior of the sock. Some embodiment of the device may further include at least one elastic loop extending from the sock, the loop being configured to secure the sock onto the animal's paw.