Karen Chuplis wrote:

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Karen Chuplis wrote:

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Yes, they should, but a 12 to 14 month old baby is NOT old
enough to be told "no" so has to be protected from overly
aggressive cats.

I am not going to apologize for helping my sister get booger
declawed. This was an unusual case of a cat that tended to
swipe more than any cat I've ever known... It will also
protect the adults.

I had Max declawed because of aggression. But not because he
scratched me, I get scratched all the time anyway.

He was rough with the other cats. Not mean, really, he just
played hard. He tackles with such force, they make a loud
thunk when they hit the floor. Occassionally, one gets it's
nose scratched, but he's not the only one that does that.

Unfortunately, Max doesn't get along with the dog. They never
have liked each other. The dog will just be standing next to
the couch and here comes Max, slinking out from behind it.
Then he jumps on the end table and smacks the dog in the face.
He got him in the eye once and almost blinded him.

Max laughed at the Soft Paws and chewed them off in two days.
Nail trimming? Out of the question. He howls, kicks, bites,
claws...by the end of it, he's panting. To keep his nails
dull, this needed to be done once a week.

Trying to keep from declawing him caused more stress than
declawing him. So, he had the laser surgery. His paws were
never tender and he's never had any trouble. In fact, he
behaves exactly as he did before. Except now, he can't put
anybody's eye out.

Thank you. :-)

Katra

Did you notice that there were no comments from the peanut
gallery?

Yes, I did notice...
I got raked over the coals for helping my sister to declaw ONE
cat, while caring for 36 others without even considering the
surgery. This post by someone else got ignored.

What's up with that?

It was my post. They must be afraid of me.

Hey, Katra, did you even THINK of trying Soft Paws?

Karen

He chewed them off...

K.

Is that riiiight. I'll bet. Sure took you a long time to come up with that
gem.

Karen


Sometimes the truth is pretty lame.
That's why I ignored it for so long.
Your reply was predictable....

K.

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