Thread: declaw or not declaw?

pff Neevie never uses the "official" ones - it doesn't make her feel naughty enough, you know, like in the Malteaser add - apparently, official scratching posts are only for scaredycats...

when she scratches the sofa she looks at me and could I swear I can hear her blow raspberries at me.... it's like "ner-ner-nerner-ner! I'm doing it and I ain't afraid of you and catch me if you can! Mouahahaha!" you know, tail up, triangle face, whiskers in front.... sigh...

on the bright side, those sofas are so old, and they were given to us when we got Neevie JUST for this kind of occurences... Doesn't even hurt! (but don't tell her that, it makes her too happy)

Hi donnad! Garry. Don't think I've read it here but just in case, it's really important for a cat to be able to grip with front paws. This helps in the stretching of the leg and back muscles. Pretty important for an animal. Hey...I was once a perfectionist, the demon is still around... but my boys and girls are more important than my perfect house.

Originally Posted by ManCoon

Hi donnad! Garry. Don't think I've read it here but just in case, it's really important for a cat to be able to grip with front paws. This helps in the stretching of the leg and back muscles. Pretty important for an animal. Hey...I was once a perfectionist, the demon is still around... but my boys and girls are more important than my perfect house.

Ginger went to the vet for shots yesterday and I told the vet I was not having her declawed after all and she gave me a hug and said I made the right decision for my baby. How sweet was that? Thank you for the input!

Originally Posted by donnad

Ginger went to the vet for shots yesterday and I told the vet I was not having her declawed after all and she gave me a hug and said I made the right decision for my baby. How sweet was that? Thank you for the input!

That was a sweet gesture. You made the best decision. Like everyone said, just make sure you have a lot of scratching posts. DH wasn't happy when I brought home 4 towers in different shapes & sizes. Plus I also have a few scratching pads that lay flat on the floor as Whiskey loves to have a good fully body stretch. He also uses the throw mats in front of our doors. We don't mind as their cheaper to replace then wall-to-wall carpet.

Who says a redhead can't rock pink? So far she is ok with them we had a few climbing mishaps, but she doesn't seem to mind them too much!

oh I love it! might get some too, not sure what color....

Oh bless,sparkly ones next......
It proves though doesn't it that if she lost her front claws altogether it would taken away the ability to climb & what does a cat do best...... this way there will be a time when she will learn to sheath her claws for the important times & not need anything. I have always found they learn pretty quickly,all the damage to my furniture has been done in the first few months of being a scatty kitty & flying around,none of them have ever actually used it as a scratching post,if they looked as if that was their intention a firm no has worked pretty quickly or in the case of having the two together so eyes in backside was needed the water sprayer soon put them on the right track....

Originally Posted by jckkerrison

Oh bless,sparkly ones next......
It proves though doesn't it that if she lost her front claws altogether it would taken away the ability to climb & what does a cat do best...... this way there will be a time when she will learn to sheath her claws for the important times & not need anything. I have always found they learn pretty quickly,all the damage to my furniture has been done in the first few months of being a scatty kitty & flying around,none of them have ever actually used it as a scratching post,if they looked as if that was their intention a firm no has worked pretty quickly or in the case of having the two together so eyes in backside was needed the water sprayer soon put them on the right track....

OMGosh! They have sparkly ones! Ginger is doing much better today, she acts like nothing is on her feet and she is back on my lap purring, no grudges today. I don't know that I will keep these on long term, I may not need them. But my daughter's cat, Penny definitely does! her couch is just shredded. I had a tabby/mc mix her name was Sheena and I also had a Cockatiel, when she was a kitten I used the spray bottle to try and keep her away form the bird cage, she got so she did not care if she got wet or not! She liked to sleep on the top of Daisey's cage, so much for water! Haha

does Penny look grumpy because she's jealous of Ginger's nice paweecure? or because she's ran out of places to scratch that couch on?