Declawing: against or for?

[Cataholic]

Originally posted by tvt

And for the record, ms. know-it-all do-no-wrong, I have given in to the licking because it wasn't hurting me or her physically, and so I lost the fight and the battle on that one. BIG DEAL!!!



Surely, this must put you in the running for Ms. Humanitarian of 2005! Don't break your arm patting yourself on the back, sheesh. What you just won't do for your pets, eh? "Giving in..." to the licking....


Do I bow down before you, or what? :rolleyes:

[tvt]

Nope, you go with kittycats_delight to get a life.

[PayItForward]

Originally posted by tvt
Nope, you go with kittycats_delight to get a life.
Cataholic, has a very full and interesting life already and is a very respected member of this board.

BTW if you have to result to insults, then you have already lost the argument.

[kittycats_delight]

Originally posted by tvt
Nope, you go with kittycats_delight to get a life.


Why am I being brought into this again? And why are you bad mouthing me in other threads? We had some not very nice words but I did not slander you to other members privately or on other threads and I would appreciate it if you would stop. I told you already I am done with this conversation and I am not going to argue with you about it anymore. Please stop bringing my name into threads and posts when there is absolutely no need.

Thank you.

[Jennsen]

This is just a idea that really works for my cats. My husband bought a new cloth computer chair...and of course all 5 of my cats were all over it at once.
I wrapped bubble- wrap packing material around the back of the chair and continued it all the way around (front and back), because as mentioned before, tape doesnt stick well to cloth. Each one of my cats tried scratching on the bubble-wrap and immediately disapproved of it and the popping noise it made and now they completely avoid that chair!
It might look a little funny, but you get used to it in no time! And after awhile the bubble-wrap can be taken off and the cats will remember they didnt like it. If they continue after the wrap is taken off, put it back on for awhile longer.
It's safe, easy, and painless!

[PayItForward]

Jennsen, what a great idea, if you don't mind...I'll add that to the scratching post training article I am writing at the moment. :)

[Cataholic]

That IS a great idea! It might be too late for my 'new' couch..he he he..but, I suppose I could cut down on some of the Gus damage. Kittens! UGH! :D

[lighthouse]

Bubble Wrap? Of course!!! I always liked popping it myself, never even thought to use it for the furniture. Got any extra, for the cat, of course:D

[Cataholic]

I can see it now, instead of that sticky heavy plastic our grandparents used on the 'good' furniture, and the carpet, we all will have a bubble wrap motif! :D

[Jennsen]

Yes! PayIt Forward, please use the bubble wrap idea in your scratching post training article! It's wonderful that your trying to help other's with this type of information! And I'm honored to help out in any way I can!

Thank you so much!

Jenn

[JenBKR]

Jennsen that is such a great idea! I will have to try that in the future...my cats don't bother much of the furniture, but they do LOVE the wicker furniture in the sunroom. It's kinda old anyway, so I figured I'd just get rid of it, no big deal to me. Although it's kinda cute how they go nuts on the stuff! :D

[Jennsen]

Hey Jen, my cats just love my wicker furniture too! I really get a laugh out of it when they race all over it, back and forth! My Oliver will get upside-down underneath it and race in circles. It sounds just terrible, but actually it's pretty durable stuff! They do break off peices of it though and I have to cut it off close to were it's been connected, leaving holes here and there, but like you said they have so much fun on it!:)

[G535]

I reckon wicker furniture was designed by someone who lived in a house with cats and it was made with them in mind.

[JenBKR]

LOL I so I know it's not just my two that love wicker! I am always picking up pieces of wicker off the floor. They must think that it's a big scratching post! :D

[PayItForward]

Originally posted by JenBKR
LOL I so I know it's not just my two that love wicker! I am always picking up pieces of wicker off the floor. They must think that it's a big scratching post! :D
Yes, our wicker laudary basket is lower on one side than the other as the feral kittens living in the bathroom at the time loved scratching it :)

[Bogey]

I am not against it...if the cat is safe: meaning: you plan to keep him/her for the rest of his/her life within your home, safe from predators.....
We have done it without any behavior problems at all.
Sadly, both of those cats have gone on to bridge. :( :(
We have recently adopted a kitten from the shelter who will keep his claws since we now have two dogs. We hope they get along, but - hey the little guy could need to keep them in check!
To each his own.

[grybai]

Ah wicker... my desk chair is made out of wicker, which I had purchased in my pre cat days. I initially attempted to keep them off of it, and they were pretty good when I had a scratching post right next to it, but I've since moved the post to a more convenient location and my chair has been torn to shreds (and is now very scratchy on bare legs or back... :rolleyes: ).. Too bad I didn't think of bubble wrap sooner!

In any case, I'm 100% against declawing. Although I can understand the argument that declawing a cat to live in a safe home is better than putting it to sleep, I still think there are just too many other options. Soft paws seem like such a perfect solution and are sooo easy. I used them for a while on my cats when they were kittens and were destroying everything in sight. Although it was a little tricky at first, after doing a few nails I was fine. They were squirmy little things too- I had to wrap them in a towel like babies to give them medicine orally. And... soft paws are soo cute and attractive too. :)