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SimpleC

(279 posts)
21. My furniture get's clawed...:)
Wed Nov 21, 2018, 04:57 PM
Nov 2018

I have scratching post.... but my furniture get's clawed....

I consider that a side effect of having kitties...

Those who declaw their kitties to protect furniture is too concerned with inanimate possessions...

My best guess is give her time and she'll come around JonLP24 Nov 2018 #1
describes my rescue cat. wanted petting but was afraid. as the weeks went by... Demovictory9 Nov 2018 #2
Sadly it's my fault... SimpleC Nov 2018 #3
Make mother cat sounds to her. raging moderate Nov 2018 #7
I was about to post about making momcat sounds when I saw your post! r/o BlueInRedHell Nov 2018 #43
Let her come to you. Have lots of treats. Get into a routine of where and when applegrove Nov 2018 #4
I can relate...:) SimpleC Nov 2018 #6
You can cut her claws. Do one paw. Then the other. I have a cat I like to wrestle applegrove Nov 2018 #8
NO!!!.... SimpleC Nov 2018 #11
They didn't mean declaw. Just trim her nails. CurtEastPoint Nov 2018 #17
That's not what they meant. You can just clip off the pointy tip The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2018 #19
Cut the claws. Like trimming your own nails. I would never declare my cats applegrove Nov 2018 #25
They meant trim the claws Lithos Nov 2018 #29
I have been trimming cat nails for over a decade and have yet to cut the quick. I'm careful. applegrove Nov 2018 #34
Good... Lithos Nov 2018 #35
If you do one paw, wait a few hours and do the other paw there is applegrove Nov 2018 #36
Soft paws Sedona Nov 2018 #32
I will never declaw her... :) SimpleC Nov 2018 #20
I meant trim the tip off their nails. I would never declaw my cat either. applegrove Nov 2018 #26
My furniture get's clawed...:) SimpleC Nov 2018 #21
I would never declaw. I have not had a decent couch in 15 years And I'm fine with applegrove Nov 2018 #27
You are a fellow cat-traveler Lithos Nov 2018 #30
Yes. I am in my heart and head when I am at home. I'm not actually present in my livingroom. That is applegrove Nov 2018 #31
:) SimpleC Nov 2018 #38
The best cat I ever had stayed hidden for 5 months. Afromania Nov 2018 #5
People who abuse Animals... SimpleC Nov 2018 #10
No Excuse Bayard Nov 2018 #37
I know what she did... SimpleC Nov 2018 #39
Don't push and don't ask anything of her WhiteTara Nov 2018 #9
Had a kitty, found in a tree, shivering. angstlessk Nov 2018 #12
I'm sorry.. SimpleC Nov 2018 #13
This may sound counterproductive lunatica Nov 2018 #14
Do you like animals? SimpleC Nov 2018 #15
I love animals! lunatica Nov 2018 #16
I always tell people... SimpleC Nov 2018 #18
Pick her up and cuddle that kitty jpak Nov 2018 #22
I have one formerly feral girl who is taking a long time, but she's getting there. femmedem Nov 2018 #23
Ooooo... SimpleC Nov 2018 #24
When you make eye contact, close both of your eyes and look away. iscooterliberally Nov 2018 #28
I did Feral rescue for several years Lithos Nov 2018 #33
They come around. I like to talk to them alot so they get used to me. Hotler Nov 2018 #40
I know,,, SimpleC Nov 2018 #41
Maybe try this? TexasBushwhacker Nov 2018 #42
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