Scratching is instinctive to them...

Posted By: sickofit on 2008-02-04
In Reply to: Cat Help - The Other Sunshine

My cat is declawed on the front (since a kitten - neutered at the same time). He still scratches on everything, but no damage is done. He still has his back claws so he can fight and climb trees if he accidentally gets out and needs to defend himself. He really enjoys "sharpening" the claws he doesn't have on edges of books, etc, because he likes the noise it makes. Used soft paws on a different cat (too old to get easily declawed). They kept coming off, and she seemed to be constantly pulling at them with her teeth as if they irritated her. The declawed one seemed to be the happier of the two.

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Cat Help - The Other Sunshine
- Sticky paws works great! - ERMT
- I agree with you on declawing - it's a painful procedure -sm - SanFrancisco
  - under the bed - cheetah
    - I have to keep my cats out from under the bed, too - sm - SanFrancisco
      - Thanks! - cheetah
      - PS: I meant COMBING-out, not 'coming-out,' as - I don't believe my cat is gay. - SanFrancisco
        Unlike yours, mine did come out a while back - My furries
- I have had cats for 25 years and NO damaged furniture - sm - catlady
  - Excellent advice. One more thing... - Kitty Boxx
- I have 7 of them............ - sm
- well, i spose you've thought of - sm
- spray - jlynn
- Only other option get rid of 'em. Which would cat - want,healed surgery or being ripped from home?
- Scratching is instinctive to them... - sickofit
- Get rid of the cat? Seriously, this is like having babies and asking how to keep poop off the diaper - cats will scratch
- Soft Paws (sm) - Cat Lover
  - Unfortunately, these come off. Not 100% solution, - by far. nm
    - They come off when the nail sheds. Then you - re-apply them. - SanFrancisco
- good luck - - mdlfcrs

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