Help!!!!! Buddy's new owner wants to declaw him

[Taz_Zoee]

That totally makes sense about the cat not knowing the difference. But for some reason Taz only scratches on that rug. It's an actual small area rug, not a carpet remnant. You know the ones with the fringe along the ends? Trust me I'm not going to go get a carpet for Paizly, LOL. I'll redirect her to her scratching thing. Actually I need to buy her a new one.

So Buddy has his scratching post already. Could it be possible that he is sorta "marking his territory"? I have no idea if cats do that or not, just a thought.

That is great that Buddy found such a good home.

[Catty1]

Donna, I think it is a very good sign that he phoned YOU first, instead of just getting it done. That tells me that maybe he was hoping there is another answer - and there is and are.

A couple of catnip cardboard posts would be inexpensive, and would give Buddy more variety.

I hope he trains out of it soon. As I mentioned before, just remind Hal that Buddy is still a teenager!

[moosmom]

I am NOT going to allow declawing. I'll pull the cat from the house, as I have the vet paperwork still.

One thing I noticed is it seems everytime he calls, he complains about him, saying "If he didn't have the same face of my other cat..."

He says that Buddy has become a lap cat and when he yells at him for being naughty (I told him yelling at a cat does nothing), he'll rub against his leg as if to say "I'm sorry".

I'm reserving my opinion right now. He doesn't want to give Buddy up. But, if he wants, and he's so worried about his carpeting, I'll find him an already declawed cat. Oh yeah, and in his living room he has a HUGE velvet portrait of a naked woman that shows EVERYTHING (and I do mean everything) that makes me very uncomfortable. To each his own, I guess.

[orangemm]

He's 79 and has "artwork" like that out in the open??

My guys LOVE the round trackball with cardboard scratching area in the center; as soon as I unwrapped it and set it on the floor, there was a flurry of scratching. I didn't think they would take to it, but it still is a hit.

Another scratching post that really works is one that looks like a squat tripod. I bought it years ago and have replaced the sisal once. They can sit on their haunches and scratch like mad on that thing. There are so many options out there. Methinks Buddy's person should wander around PetSmart and see what's available.