please let her keep her claws!!!
2006-09-22 11:42:47
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answered by jenms2000 3
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If you have a scratching post, teach her to use it. Many cats will pick up on it, and never bother anything else. Some won't.
If she's going to ALWAYS be an indoor cat, there's no reason that she shouldn't be declawed. If she oneday may have to go out, maybe you shouldn't do that.
If you do go with declawing, many vets now offer laser declawing at the same price. It's a WHOLE LOT better on the cat, and it recovers MUCH quicker. Check around for that type....I HIGHLY recommend it, as we've gone both ways.
PS...She may outgrow the desire to scratch..maybe not, but the scratching post is worth trying.
Also, if you do it, ONLY do the front. Also, my vet had two of his personal cats declawed.....he said they just wouldn't stop clawing things. He even would let the kitties out for a bit, after a couple of weeks.
Sorry for all the additions, but I keep reading new stuff. The claw "covers" don't work. I've tried them too. They just scratch them off! LOL People ARE correct though, declawing is pretty bad on the animal, so do it only if she won't conform. Also, it's MUCH better on them if it's done around 6 months old. If you do it, make it an informed decision.....don't just do it on a whim.
We have 12 cats.....7 declawed ....5 still with claws. You can't look at em and tell which is which....they're all very happy.
2006-09-22 11:44:03
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answered by Anonymous
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Keep the claws. Declawing a cat is like cutting off the last digit of a human being's hands. If you start clipping her claws with a nail clipper when she's young, you shouldn't have a problem doing it when she's older. Or you could use "softclaws" which are little rubber tips to cover their claws.
2006-09-22 16:27:24
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answered by 14Words 3
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I personally think declawing is very cruel, and very risky. If your cat got outside one day, she wouldn't be able to defend herself. You can keep your cat's claws trimmed, which will help with the clawing. Cats also don't like putting their paws on aluminum foil, so you could try taping some over where she normally scratches. I've seen some rubber "claw caps" that are glued over the claw, but I've never used them and couldn't tell you how well they work. A spray bottle filled with water is a humane deterrent if your cat continues to claw the furniture.
2006-09-22 13:47:09
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answered by The Logophile 3
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never declaw a cat, that is cruel. Make sure the kitten has a scratching post and train her not to use the furniture with a squirt bottle. Pet her and let her know she is doing right when she uses the scratching post. Also, start cutting her nails every 4-6 weeks at an early age so she gets used to it. That will help.
2006-09-22 11:46:49
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answered by Michelle 4
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Don't declaw her. Declawing means that the first joint of her toes get amputated. Imagine having the first joints of your fingers being amputated. It's traumatic and recovery is very painful for the cat. It can also cause litter problems in the future. Since walking on them will be painful for a while, she may associate the litterbox with pain and won't use it.
Also, like you said, she wouldn't have anything to defend herself against the others.
Get her a scratch post (and teach her to use it), trim her nails, or you can do what I do. I glued little plastic claw covers on my kitten's claws (called Soft Claws) to protect myself and my furniture on her. But since your kitten is living with other kittens, a scratching post is probably better.
2006-09-22 11:42:49
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answered by Kaonashi 3
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DO NOT GET YOUR CAT DECLAWED. When they declaw its not just pulling out the nails they cut the tips if their paws off. Its the most painful thing a cat can go through. Look a your hand the first joint on your finger where your nail is, they ampuate that whole part just to give an idea of what declawing is. They do make a thing called softpaws their little plastic nail covers that prevent them from tearing up stuff when they scrach. All you do is glue them and slide them on each nail. They are completely safe even if your cat accidently eats one. They come in all kind of diffrent colors their really cute. My cat is a house cat and I get her the red ones everyone gets a kick out of it because it looks like I paint her nails. You can get softpaws at any pet store or softpaws.com try them.
2006-09-22 11:52:15
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answered by fantasygurl20 2
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Declawing is an amputation. It is not a simple claw removal.Declawing is comparatable to amputating your fingers at the first joint past your finger nail. It is a painful procedure. It can cause your cat to walk off balance,walk on the back of his feet, have litterbox issues, start biting among other issues.
Kitten/cats taht are declawed should never ever be let outside.
Kittens/cats can learn to scratch appropriate surfaces.
2006-09-22 11:43:41
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answered by Great Dane Lover 7
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Don't get her declawed! Cats are smarter then you give them credit for. They can learn to scratch the approriate things and you won't need to cut the tips of her fingers off. Declawing is painful and selfish and it has absolutely no medical benefit for the cat. Get her lots of scratching posts and other scratchers to direct her attention to, spray her with a water bottle when she does something bad, and don't play with her if she's getting rough. She will figure it out. Especially if she's just a kitten, she just needs a little time to learn.
go to http://declawing.com/ for more info.
2006-09-22 11:46:14
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answered by Lauren M 4
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never never never de-claw. please see below:
Quote from cat breeder - READ AND LEARN :As a cat breeder....we extremely dissapprove of declawing. It is more than cruel, it is inhumane. Any educated person knows that this is a partialamputation. A tendonectomy requiresremoval of the ENTIRE first joint of the paw. This is akin to chopping of the tip of all our fingers and toes. Someone CAN heal from thistype of butchery but they will never be the same. De-clawing often changes the temperment of a cat and destroys good litterbox habits.JW is very, very wrong. I have seen cats who end up ebing sent to shelter because of this procedure. Most reputable vets will NOTdo this procedure. The only ones that do...including the one that Miss JW probably works for....do it only for monetary gain NOT for the animals welfare. Clipping a cat's nails is easy to do. Those who de-claw and justify it ..don't fully understand lasting consequence. ..... NEED I SAY MORE
just incase u r still not convinced ........
http://www.9livescats.homestead.com/decl...
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lisa -----------------------
Zoologist who has worked with both wild animal rehabilitation AND domestic animal rescue.
2006-09-22 11:42:23
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answered by Serry's mum 5
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Don't declaw your kitten. Learn how to trim their nails (it's simple you just cut the white part and not the pink - just like yours).
And start on some training techniques to help her learn to use her claws appropriately. Put Sticky Paws on the furniture for now and she won't develop a "taste" for your funiture.
2006-09-22 11:53:51
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answered by old cat lady 7
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