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Annie wrote:

i appreciate the link but i dont appreciate the name-
calling
and the personal attacks from you and from other people

my vet said declawing should be the last resort and i
have
tried everything else so it is the last resort

What have you tried? (Seriously, I want to know. There may
be some
things you haven't tried yet.)

Joyce


ive covered up the furniture and put out a scratching post
and a flat board with carpet on it

i tried catching mitzi scratching the furniture and moving
her to the cat post or the board and encouraging her to use
it

when that didnt work i tried yelling no and then moving her
when that didnt work i tried a squirt gun
when that didnt work i tried clipping her nails short

i understand she has to scratch but i cant seem to train her
to scratch in a safe place

ive really tried hard to avoid declawing her but it seems
that mitzi is very stubborn