Humane Cat Declaw

I found a humane alternative to cat declawing.

I have a cat, I rescued her one snowy night, I love her to death. But I don't love how she claws and destroys my upholstered and wooden furniture. I also can't bear the thought of declawing her because I think its inhumane and unfair for her to lose such a vital part of her existence. Claws are useful for their defense (and my cat is tiny), as well as utilitarian.

By now some of you may have noticed I like to opt for natural solutions and appreciate organic evolution of things. Some of you might share the same ideas, so I want to show this to you in the event you have your own cat clawing struggles.

The "soft-paws" have been on my cat for 3 weeks, and still staying strong. They are small rubber claw covers that her nail slips into. I simply cut the cats claw at a 45 degree angle (be very careful when you do this! You can clip it too short and damage their nail beds - my cat is accustomed to having her claws trimmed by me!!!!!). After trimming, squeeze a bit of glue into the tiny nail cover then insert the cat's natural nail as well. It takes about 5 minutes for them to dry, and they do not come off until the nail has shed a full cycle which I think is a month or so.

Anyway here are pictures of my cat with hers on. Enjoy!

 

thanks..

 

LOL!!!! For sure! Get these for him/her asap lol you will be sooooo much happier.

 

she hides in the carrier thinking nobody can get her. stupid cat..

 

I don't have a cat currently, but I've been thinking of getting one. I used to petsit and I would definitely recommend products like that if the scratching issue is a problem.

 

Our cats need their claws to escape coyotes etc. As to furniture etc a little effort and a plant spray bottle with a dilute mix of vinegar and water will quickly break them of clawing in the house.

 

Cute cat.

Hope she never gets out and into a fight.. :boxing_smiley:

 

I've heard people swear by those things, but I doubt my cat would sit still long enough to put them on.

 

meowicure

 

Ranger is right, although I used a squirt gun instead of a plant-spray bottle. Cats seem to really hate being squirted. The idea of my cat running from another animal and finding out the hard way that he can no longer climb a tree to escape or to defend himself prevented me from even thinking about declawing him.

 

I tried the spray bottle routine. It built an animosity between us where I was chasing her down and basically terrorizing her with a spray bottle for doing something that comes natural to her (scratching/sharpening claws). It's an instinctual habit you will not be able to break them of. She was skittish and resentful of me.

My cat is an indoor cat, I live in Nyc. If I let her outside theres a great chance I would never see her again. She's very small, under 6 lbs full grown. Not only that but she would have no way to get in and out of my apartment as I'm on the 6th story floor and pets are not allowed to freely roam our building.

With her soft-paws she can satisfy her urge to scratch, which is basically doing nothing except running rubber pads down whatever surface she's using, and still not cause damage. I love it its a win / win for both of us!

 

Do You Have A "Cat Tree", They Always Come With

A Scratching Post Or Two...



Cheers Glen.

 

I did yeah, and she used it….but continued to use everything else too hehe.

 

This is very cute

 

:2thumbsup:

 

Its good to hear that she seems to actually be able to work with those things and it not drive her crazy. I have never in all my long years had a cat that would tolerate that being done to them. Through the years they've barely been able to get my cat's claws trimmed at the bet.

I know 2 people that have declawed their cats, and to this day that is something I can't fathom doing. I think if you can't tolerate a scratch, or a pick or a dent or whatthehellever, a person shouldn't have a cat. jmo

A spray bottle has always worked when I've wanted to deter one of my cats from doing something that was absolutely unacceptable. Otherwise, they get to do what they want...except for go outside.

Edit: but don't get me wrong, I commend you for rescuing her and coming up with this solution.

 

A little more cuteness to round out the thread to a close:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JBX13TOOrg"]Mom cat hugs kitten having a bad dream - too cute - - YouTube

 

yeah, way to many raccoons and coyotes not to mention the other cats in the neighborhood to limit the cat's ability to mix it up.
After we sat down and talked he stopped trying to use the chair as a scratching post

 

Hello,

maybe some valerian on the scratching post might help? Usually cats dig that stuff like crazy .

Regards
Gyro

 

Lynnbrown,

Get a squirt gun. Compared to a spray bottle, it offers one a greater sense of power.

Animals are a bit more intelligent than people give them credit for. To anyone considering using a squirt gun, always precede its use with a stern warning in a tone used only for correction, and never chase them down, as that blurs the lesson; your cat won't know if he/she is being corrected for clawing a chair or for running for cover from someone tormenting them with a squirt gun. The lesson should begin and end at the scene of the infraction. Otherwise, you'll make your cat neurotic.

After several confrontations with my cat, the warning was all it took. After that, a stern "NO" would also stop him in his tracks when he decided that the house plants make good chew-toys.

But all that aside, why not simply file the sharp points off their claws so that they pose no threat to the furniture? If they're never going to see the outdoors, why not?