New Kitty, need tips

[catmandu]

That is a nightmare among Cat Lovers that there will be fighting with a new Cat adoption. My Panther and Scrapster fight badly with the claws a going and the fur a flying!!!
If they are growling then
Mizzie is just being the Boss Cat.
Is there actual fighting?

[ChikeiStar]

That is a nightmare among Cat Lovers that there will be fighting with a new Cat adoption. My Panther and Scrapster fight badly with the claws a going and the fur a flying!!!
If they are growling then
Mizzie is just being the Boss Cat.
Is there actual fighting?

Well Mizzie is declawed, and Marcus has claws but we are going to get him declawed.
As for fighting not really. Right now we have Marcus in my grandma's room usually, and we let him out when Mizzie is in my room sleeping or when we're trying to get them used to each other. Mizzie growls and hisses, and Marcus will hiss back but he tends to just ignore her. If she didn't start it he wouldn't bother.

[dehlers43]

I hope you will reconsider about getting your cats declawed. It's a really really painful process and can cause a lifetime of pain and stress. Is there a specific reason why you want the cat declawed?

[ChikeiStar]

I hope you will reconsider about getting your cats declawed. It's a really really painful process and can cause a lifetime of pain and stress. Is there a specific reason why you want the cat declawed?

I don't know why we're getting him declawed, my grandma runs the house. I've never ever seen a cat that's had a lifetime of pain and stress after being declawed. We got Mizzie fixed and declawed the same day and I think she spent a day and a half under my bed and did an attempt to climb the curtains and after falling down gave up and got over it.

But it is up to my grandma ._. so I can't say if we'd reconsider or not..

[phesina]

Something else to keep in mind: a declawed cat is helpless. It can't fight and it can't climb. It would be totally vulnerable if it accidentally got lost outside.

I hope your grandmother will reconsider, too.

[Karen]

I don't know why we're getting him declawed, my grandma runs the house. I've never ever seen a cat that's had a lifetime of pain and stress after being declawed. We got Mizzie fixed and declawed the same day and I think she spent a day and a half under my bed and did an attempt to climb the curtains and after falling down gave up and got over it.

But it is up to my grandma ._. so I can't say if we'd reconsider or not..

Talk to your grandmother, and ask if you can just trim the kitten's nails instead. If you start now, you can get the kitten used you touching her feet, start doing that just in play, and petting time now, so if you do end up either trimming her nails or using "soft paws" (nail covers) she's okay with it!

[ChikeiStar]

I did talk to my grandmother, she said we might just get caps put on his claws every month since he is a little older. She hasn't decided yet. Not much progress in them getting along yet though.

[dehlers43]

If your grandmother is worried about the kitty scratching up the furniture there are a few things you can do. One, give the kitty something it's allowed to scratch...a cat tree, scratching post, something like that. Two, you can use aluminum foil or tape that is sticky on both sides to cover areas on furniture, usually the ends, arms or corners. Cats hate the feel of these things! You don't need to use the foil or tape very long, just long enough for the kitty to learn its better to scratch its post...

[Karen]

I did talk to my grandmother, she said we might just get caps put on his claws every month since he is a little older. She hasn't decided yet. Not much progress in them getting along yet though.

The claw caps is way better than declawing - keep her along that line of thinking!