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Stubborn but lovable... 1 week ago

Our big kitty can lift his mammoth paws up to the couch for a stretch and scratch without thinking while the cat-scratching ‘station’ stands just feet away.

I’ll call him on it and get an alert look as he keeps going, hoping to get a good stretch before I chase him away from the couch because he knows. He’s a stubborn but he’s lovable and that’s just the way it is.

Our solution for the moment since getting new couches… we have three cat-scratching posts our cats use, but for our especially stubborn kitty, I put pieces of aluminium foil molded over the corners of the couch that he is tempted by. Works like a charm.

When I get around to it, I’m going to try stray pieces of double-sided tape instead, which are less obvious. Cats hate sticky things (our little kitty loves to hate Post-Its) and I think that will have a more lasting effect to discourage his compulsion to grab the couch. Plus it will be amusing if he forgets about the tape ;)

Nov 13, 08:53PM PST | 0 comments


onebaygirl

make people understand that declawing a cat is a painful unnecessary surgery and there are better ways to deal with cat's scratching (read all 2 entries…)
My new cat is a polydactyl (has extra claws) 9 months ago

and he’s keeping all of them!

Feb 01, 12:47PM PST | 4 cheers | 2 comments


destinycalling Just learned about http://www.betterme.org/cleansweep

make people understand that declawing a cat is a painful unnecessary surgery and there are better ways to deal with cat's scratching
Untitled 11 months ago

My cat doesnt claw furniture at all. She was trained as a kitten though this is why its better to get a kitten than an older cat. I hope people avoid this surgery and just smack the cat when it scratches on furniture, I also have a scratching post and let her outside. These help her not to need to scratch furniture.

Dec 02, 2008, 11:45AM PST | 1 cheer | 3 comments


pallas__athena is exhausted

make people understand that declawing a cat is a painful unnecessary surgery and there are better ways to deal with cat's scratching
It makes me sad 15 months ago

that people still does this to their cats, I was quite old when I learned that people does this to their pets, I long thought it was something people only did to circus lions and other big cats back when they didn’t know better and thought that was horrible enough. I live in Sweden and it’s illegal here as in many other countries. I’m normally not one to suggest making things illegal to make bad things go away but I figure making it illegal is a first step. Cats have claws and more people should learn to accept that fact. I don’t like dogs barking so I’m not getting a dog…simple as that!

Aug 23, 2008, 04:49AM PDT | 5 cheers | 7 comments


xkim182x feels like 14 karats but no clarity

make people understand that declawing a cat is a painful unnecessary surgery and there are better ways to deal with cat's scratching
Untitled 18 months ago

my mom was the only person i was trying to convince at the moment, becuase she was a big beliver of this, i bugged her so much she finally gave up and said they can keep their claws, im still going to spread my message to the world but i know 3 little guys will be safe for now =D

May 22, 2008, 08:34AM PDT | 5 cheers | 2 comments


Sundays Child ~ Faith, Hope & Love ♥ is a Spiritual Extroverted Tree Hugger, enjoying the sunshine!

make people understand that declawing a cat is a painful unnecessary surgery and there are better ways to deal with cat's scratching
Fast learner 18 months ago

I think that in cats, like humans, some are smarter than others, some more stubborn, and so on.

The cat that I am sharing my home with, Frosty, is smart and a fast learner, even when compared with other cats I have lived with, and .. she is stubborn.

She knows that when I am not paying attention to her, as in when I am on the computer, she can start clawing the tablecloth (while looking over her shoulder at me)and it will get my attention, just like a child acting up to get mommy’s time.

In the past, when she clawed something I didn’t want her to, I would pick her up, take her to her scratching post, stand behind her, take a hold of her front legs and drag her paws down the post. I do this a few times and tell her what a good girl she is and love her up.

Now she knows, use the post and be a good kitty, and if she wants to piss me off or get my attention, use the tablecloth or the mattress. LOL Of course, this takes time and patience, repetition, but to me, having her toes chopped off is just not an option!

May 07, 2008, 06:50PM PDT | 5 cheers | 1 comment


carsong

make people understand that declawing a cat is a painful unnecessary surgery and there are better ways to deal with cat's scratching
cats need claws 18 months ago

Imagine all your fingers and toes and now imagine them chopped off to the first knuckle. Think about how good cats are at balance and agility with all their fingers and toes!

Cats need their claws to protect themselves from outdoor nasties. Also, their climbing ability is effectively removed, making it hard to get out of a scrape.

To stop them from scratching furniture, provide them with a better scratching option, like a scratching post. Cats in the wild scratch on tree bark, so maybe a tree trunk would do the trick.

Also, avoid fabric on your furniture that is easily damaged by sharp objects.

May 07, 2008, 06:20PM PDT | 6 cheers | 1 comment


Nermal101

make people understand that declawing a cat is a painful unnecessary surgery and there are better ways to deal with cat's scratching
Declawing cats - like taking your finger off at the first knuckle! 18 months ago

I used to volunteer at an animal hospital where the doctor was very against declawing cats. He said it can be likened to removing your finger at the first knuckle, as there are tendons, etc to be removed – not just the claw! There can be complications from the surgery, and I know of cats who walked with a limp for the rest of their life. Infection is common after surgery, as well, since cats scratch in their litter box, etc.
You can buy fake nails to be glued on over the cats claws, file/trim the claws regularly (hey, you do it for your kids…), and temporarily attach sand paper to the furniture to discourage scratching. (The cats don’t like the texture; once they are trained not to claw the furniture the sandpaper can be removed. If they don’t stop, they are filing their nails, anyway!)

May 07, 2008, 06:12AM PDT | 4 cheers | 0 comments


Suzi_1 'What the 'Eye' Sees the mind can aquire'

make people understand that declawing a cat is a painful unnecessary surgery and there are better ways to deal with cat's scratching
Pepper !!! 18 months ago

Someone told me to sprinkle pepper where you dont want the cat to go – although they naturally will go to a scratch post – If you dont provide it then they need to scratch as we need to cut n file our own nails.

I’ve had my cat since she was 7 weeks old – I have never cut her claws she naturally sheds them when the time is right and uses the scratch post – I have never taught her to use it she has done so by herself.

Cats are like children tell them off and they surely know it but unlike children they do STOP doin what they’re doing – I just tell my cat NO in a loud tone of voice and she knows it.

Also cardboard boxes are another favorite of my cat she loves the smell and scratches away merryly inside a box so whenever i have an empty cardboad box i give it to her to play in it only lasts a few days but its like seeing a child with a new toy hehehe

Sooooo much plesure in simple things … why complicate them ; )

May 07, 2008, 05:41AM PDT | 2 cheers | 0 comments


glazecovered is starting anew

make people understand that declawing a cat is a painful unnecessary surgery and there are better ways to deal with cat's scratching
Zoe 22 months ago

My parents recently got another cat from the shelter, and she’s been declawed by her previous owners. It really upsets my mom, and she is paranoid about not letting Zoe out of the house because she knows Zoe wouldn’t be able to survive on her own were she to run away. Our other cat is happily clawed and tearing through whatever he desires. But hey, that’s what comes with having a cat. Shouldn’t we love them for what they are?

Jan 25, 2008, 11:19PM PST | 6 cheers | 4 comments



 

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