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 PeteC2Got Mouse?Premium,MVM
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Re: [OhDoh] Weakining .... said by sortofageek:said by usa2k: I respect those that feel strongly about not declawing. As do I and I feel I have really tried to even go along with those who feel strongly for the past ten years (Bandit is not declawed and he is ten years old). I'm just about ready to give up, though.  I am not thrilled with declawing, but don't get me wrong...sometimes it may be the only solution, and I can understand that.
I think that you have to start when they are kittens, if you are going to have a lot of success not having them claw furniture, which with my kitty, we were able to do, I suspect though that once a cat has the habit of clawing furnishings, it is probably hard to impossible to change.
I do not and would never mean to be "negative" on anyone who may decide that declawing is their best or only option, I had one of my cats declawed when we purchased new furniture...and he had always been one to claw up furniture...and he did tolerate it pretty well, but with a young kitten, I think that it is worth a try to train him/her to use a scratching post/pad.
BTW, cats like to scratch both vertically and horizontally, and some cats prefer one type of surface over another, so different scratching post/pad solutions may be in order.
Crash never really liked the carpet-covered scratchers...but just loves the sissal covered ones! Also, he has several cardboard flat-scratchers, and he uses both...and happily leaves the chairs/couch etc. alone.
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Metuchen, NJ | said by PeteC2:I am not thrilled with declawing, but don't get me wrong...sometimes it may be the only solution, and I can understand that. See this POST for another solution. 
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| said by howieh:said by PeteC2:I am not thrilled with declawing, but don't get me wrong...sometimes it may be the only solution, and I can understand that. See this POST for another solution. Better. See the replies to that post. 
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