I am thinking of getting a Ragdoll kitten - i have an expensive wooden floor boards throughout my house though, and pine kitchen units - will a cat ruin them with its claws?
2006-08-13 04:35:27 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Cats
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2006-08-13 04:39:36 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The best way to deal with this is a 5 dollar pair of cat claw scissors at any pet store. Train your kitten by clipping her nails when she is young. She won't mind and it will become part of her grooming time with you. Be careful not to cut the quick of the nail.....and please don't de-claw. Best not to have a cat if you can't deal with claws. Scratching posts, catnip and much prasie will go far as well. I mean a GOOD scrathing post with carpet and shelves...those cardboard things at petsmart can be worthless with some cats. Cats generally prefer to sharpen on something that "catches" their claws...like brick or carpet or upholstery. Smooth wood floor won't have the same appeal. Now a dog tearing through the house might cause some claw damage.
2006-08-13 05:16:50 · answer #2 · answered by Jaded Ruby 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
De clawing is a smart option, but only if your cat lives in the house all day every day and only goes outside undr your supervision, because if she gets into a fight with a dog or another cat, shes done for. How will she defend herself without claws? Just trim the VERY TIPS of her claws, so that they are sharp enough to defend herself but blunt enough to keep your floors safe. On the other hand, if she lives in the house all the time, you may as well de claw her!
2006-08-13 07:12:54 · answer #3 · answered by 619_Princess 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No! That's why they are called "Hard" wood floors. If it looks scratched, it's only the wax finish. Simply re-wax the floors every few years (my guess as I don't have hard wood floors) I do however recommend declawing....but only the front claws. That way your cat can still defend itself with its back claws if it gets out of the house or has a scratch to itch!
2006-08-13 09:37:12 · answer #4 · answered by Ronique 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
as long as you can persuade your cat to use a scratching post, your floors should be safe. If the cat is to be an indoor cat, you could get a vet/breeder to show you how to clip the claws and do that to minimise any possible damage, but you can't do that to an outdoor cat as they need their claws to climb out of danger, should the need arise.
2006-08-16 14:03:25 · answer #5 · answered by Dawn 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have cats and wooden floors and they don't scratch the floor. Cat have retractable claws. One of my cats is fairly active at times, and I haven't ever seen claw marks in the wooden floors.
2006-08-13 12:40:38 · answer #6 · answered by ZoysterOyster 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you keep their claws trimmed and smoothed over, it shouldn't damage the floors at all. Be mindful that you need to vaccuum, not sweep your floors so that you can get the hairs out of the cracks. Also, you don't want litter box ickies getting on your floors and then being stepped "into" the wood. Use a floor duster to sweep this up as often as possible.
2006-08-13 04:38:30 · answer #7 · answered by saphires77 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Dont cut kitty claws. Thats just mean. My cat got spooked by someone at the door and left claw scratches as he tried to run away. Apart from that they havent wrecked it at all.
2006-08-13 06:44:37 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No - cut walk with claws retracted and like to scratch vertical surfaces get her a special cat scratch tower.
2006-08-13 05:45:30 · answer #9 · answered by j_emmans 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They shouldn't...they're claw are retractable which means they don't walk around with their claws out like a dog would. But beware what they can do to the back of a couch.
2006-08-13 04:38:41 · answer #10 · answered by newsbug2003 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋