My body looks like it has been slashed with 50 tree switches.
2006-06-20 17:31:38 · 21 answers · asked by PlasticTrees 2 in Pets ➔ Cats
Try taking a nail clipper and carefully trim her nails. Do not trim into the quick of her nails, as she will bleed profusley. Just trim the ends of her claws, so ther are flat instead of pointy.
2006-06-20 17:35:23 · answer #1 · answered by The Nag 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is the way kittens play with each other. She will probably just outgrow the scratching if you don't tease her or give her reasons to scratch you. When she does start to scratch put her down and say NO firmly. Give her something else to play with, a cat toy or even just a rolled up ball of paper will work.
Kittens learn to hunt by playing and if she has nothing to hunt, ie: toys, you fill in for the prey.
2006-06-21 01:48:26 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The reason she is clawing you is because she needs another kitten to play with.
DO NOT GET HER DECLAWED!!!!!!
This is an abusive practice that has already been banned in many states! Just check out this site before you have her declawed:
http://www.declawing.com/htmls/declawing.htm
2006-06-21 00:39:32 · answer #3 · answered by poetess 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Keep claws trimmed and keep a spray bottle handy or flick her in the nose just enough that she will eventually get the hint. Or blowing in her face may work to.
2006-06-21 00:39:21 · answer #4 · answered by Indigo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try Soft Claws nail caps. I have a "wild-child" kitten, too, and plan to put a set on her just as soon as possible.
http://www.softclaws.com/
2006-06-21 00:36:00 · answer #5 · answered by themainsail 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
use a spray bottle with water in it, every time the cat starts to claw give it a squirt.
2006-06-21 00:37:14 · answer #6 · answered by blasted 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'd say, "U better either buy ur kitten a new starching post (besides u), de-claw it or get another kitten!"
2006-06-21 00:42:03 · answer #7 · answered by Erica W 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not sure what your options are there. Why don't you want to declaw her? Our cat is a great mouser (my parents live next to a field, so there are plenty of mice around when they don't have a cat) and she is declawed. Sure, claws make it easier...but they still manage.
2006-06-21 00:37:06 · answer #8 · answered by KansasSpice 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Trim his/her claws regularly.
2006-06-21 00:37:09 · answer #9 · answered by rOpEGirL 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try to train her to use a scratching post. whenever she's scratching you, bring her over to her scratching post and show her how to use it by rubbing her paws on the post as she should. also make sure you trim her nails so she can't scratch you as much.
2006-06-21 00:36:24 · answer #10 · answered by pete54409 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋