My cats are injuring me. Real possiblity for serious injury to face and eyes.

[mon]

I am deeply ashamed to admit that I declawed 4 cats that I had all at once in my very early 20's. I was young, ignorant and in my defence, didn't know any better. Now I do, they actually don't just remove the claws, they amputate the first knuckle off of each toe, OMG! I was shocked. I was just as shocked when I got my first cat neutered. When Mozart, my Sealpoint Siamese heart cat came home, with 2 less, adorable, chocolate coloured balls.... I was SICK!!! Live and learn eh. Albeit the neutering had to be done but....EEEEK! 😡😝

[cats4ever]

I whole-heartedly agree with everybody: Declawing is barbaric, and it will cause problems with arthritis in those amputated joints.
It also can change a cat's behavior. In our clinic, I have seen many cats turning into fractious animals because of the procedure. The older the cat, the harder it is on them. Please, please reconsider.
Your veterinarian will apply soft paws for you, if you can't do it at home. They will stay on until the nails are getting long again, and they will last anywhere from
6 -12 weeks.
How do you know your kitties would chew them off? Have they had soft paws before?
You could also ask your vet about calming meds you can give in the evening. Or if you prefer something more natural, you can try composure treats, and you can try Feliway, a synthetic pheromone.

[mon]

Hallelujah Cats 4 Ever! I couldn't agree more. I don't even believe that most vets do that procedure anymore, at least the ones with ethics anyway. Cats love to scratch and run around like mad, crazy bohemians. When they are young especially, it's like breathing, scratching stuff and tearing about, full speed ahead, like lunatics with wild abandonment 😻 😱😺😹🤜🏻🤛

[Captain Janeway]

Thanks, catsforever. I will ask my vet about them.

[phesina]

PLEASE don't have them declawed! It's barbaric, tremendously traumatic for the cat, and is likely to result in worse behavior than before.

cats4ever has a lot of good suggestions. Best wishes working something out, hopefully with your vet's help.

from Pat and Galaxy and Sparkler

[JamesMr]

What a great post and the photos are perfect This, however, is my favorite part of it:

Actually that dog has tried to be friendly before but the cat hates him, for some odd reason.So he minds his own business and leave the cat alone

[cats4ever]

What a great post and the photos are perfect This, however, is my favorite part of it:

Actually that dog has tried to be friendly before but the cat hates him, for some odd reason.So he minds his own business and leave the cat alone

I think that you responded to the wrong post.