The claws of a cat are attached at the knuckle to the rest of the finger; it is like the first digit of the human finger.
When a cat is declawed, the first digit of each finger is half sawn off, half pulled out. It is very bloody and painful.
When declawed cats go home, they will often stop using the litter box because the sand is too painful on their feet, so they start doing thier business all over the house. At this point, many owners will abandon their cat because they are too much trouble; but really it was the owners who caused this problem.
It is so much better to use a scratching post. (the scratching post had to be a different material than your carpet, otherwise the cat will think that is it’s ok to scratch one, then it’s ok to scratch the other)
Also, cats don’t like citrus scents, so a citrus-scented product can help stop furniture scratching. Pet stores also sell bitter apple spray, which has the same effect.
