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Hello,
My cat is continually scratching my neighbours cars - they have caught him scratching up and down the wings, and on the bonnet. They have been decent enough about it, but patience only lasts for so long! My question is, is it legal or ethical or possible to get a cat's claws clipped/removed/something else to avoid my cat doing this? He is a domestic tom, aged 2 years. Thanks, D. |
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David Wright wrote
Hello, My cat is continually scratching my neighbours cars - they have caught him scratching up and down the wings, and on the bonnet. They have been decent enough about it, but patience only lasts for so long! My question is, is it legal or ethical or possible to get a cat's claws clipped/removed/something else to avoid my cat doing this? He is a domestic tom, aged 2 years. Clipped, certainly. I clip my cats claws regularly. Removed? well, apart form the distaste that several people on this NG including me feel for this practice, ie we do not think it ethical, whether it is legal depends on your country which you did not name. It is illegal in much of Europe, legal in much of North America. Something else: people talk about SoftPaws. I know nothing about it myself. -- David Stevenson Storypage: http://blakjak.com/sty_menu.htm Liverpool, England, UK Emails welcome Nanki Poo: SI O+W B 11 Y L+ W++ C+ I T+ A- E H++ V- F Q P+ B+ PA+ PL SC Minke: SI W+Cp B 2 Y L W+ C++ I T A- E H++ V++ F- Q- P B PA+ PL+ SC- |
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On Mon, 7 Jun 2004 19:23:00 +0000 (UTC), David Stevenson
wrote: David Wright wrote Hello, My cat is continually scratching my neighbours cars - they have caught him scratching up and down the wings, and on the bonnet. They have been decent enough about it, but patience only lasts for so long! My question is, is it legal or ethical or possible to get a cat's claws clipped/removed/something else to avoid my cat doing this? He is a domestic tom, aged 2 years. Clipped, certainly. I clip my cats claws regularly. Removed? well, apart form the distaste that several people on this NG including me feel for this practice, ie we do not think it ethical, whether it is legal depends on your country which you did not name. It is illegal in much of Europe, legal in much of North America. Something else: people talk about SoftPaws. I know nothing about it myself. I believe these are like glue-on caps, not sure if they're available outside the US, I've certainly never seen them. I personally wouldn't recommend you clip any cat's claws who goes outside - their claws are their primary defence against attack from other cats/predators. Why don't you just discourage the cat from scratching the car? Squirt it with water when you catch it scratching, smear the bonnet with something greasy, if it's doing it at night, keep the cat in. There are umpteen humane alternatives. |
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"Kristine Kochanski" wrote in message ... On Mon, 7 Jun 2004 19:23:00 +0000 (UTC), David Stevenson wrote: David Wright wrote Hello, My cat is continually scratching my neighbours cars - they have caught him scratching up and down the wings, and on the bonnet. They have been decent enough about it, but patience only lasts for so long! My question is, is it legal or ethical or possible to get a cat's claws clipped/removed/something else to avoid my cat doing this? He is a domestic tom, aged 2 years. Clipped, certainly. I clip my cats claws regularly. Removed? well, apart form the distaste that several people on this NG including me feel for this practice, ie we do not think it ethical, whether it is legal depends on your country which you did not name. It is illegal in much of Europe, legal in much of North America. Something else: people talk about SoftPaws. I know nothing about it myself. I believe these are like glue-on caps, not sure if they're available outside the US, I've certainly never seen them. I personally wouldn't recommend you clip any cat's claws who goes outside - their claws are their primary defence against attack from other cats/predators. Trimming their claws does not prevent them from using them for self defense. Declawing them does...and by the way. Let's call it what it really is. Removing a cats claws sounds like no big deal but the truth is it's amputating their "finger tips"..not removing a claw. Why don't you just discourage the cat from scratching the car? Squirt it with water when you catch it scratching, smear the bonnet with something greasy, if it's doing it at night, keep the cat in. There are umpteen humane alternatives. I love cats and I wouldn't grease down my car to protect it from a neighbors cat. Keep the cat away from the car. Build an outdoor enclosure, buy your neighbor a car cover, get them keep away spray to put around their yards perimeter, squirting was a good idea, and it may help to make sure your Tom is fixed. Ok..maybe it won't help but it's still important if you are letting your cat roam. AG |
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"Agua Girl" wrote in message ... I love cats and I wouldn't grease down my car to protect it from a neighbors cat. Keep the cat away from the car. Build an outdoor enclosure, buy your neighbor a car cover, get them keep away spray to put around their yards perimeter, squirting was a good idea, and it may help to make sure your Tom is fixed. Ok..maybe it won't help but it's still important if you are letting your cat roam. AG Exactly. The neighbor should be able to do whatever the jolly heck they feel without having to spend 1/2 the day covering their car up--and they still shouldn't have to contend with this. I'm not going to enter into the claw-declaw debate, but definitely do not give the neighbor a blanket or car cover and expect them to do that every single day. That's too much work. And the main thing is this: it is not their pet causing the annoyance but someone else's, so they frankly shouldn't have to lift a single finger to do anything. 100% of that falls on the cat's owner, period. LRH |
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"Agua Girl" wrote in message ... I love cats and I wouldn't grease down my car to protect it from a neighbors cat. Keep the cat away from the car. Build an outdoor enclosure, buy your neighbor a car cover, get them keep away spray to put around their yards perimeter, squirting was a good idea, and it may help to make sure your Tom is fixed. Ok..maybe it won't help but it's still important if you are letting your cat roam. AG Exactly. The neighbor should be able to do whatever the jolly heck they feel without having to spend 1/2 the day covering their car up--and they still shouldn't have to contend with this. I'm not going to enter into the claw-declaw debate, but definitely do not give the neighbor a blanket or car cover and expect them to do that every single day. That's too much work. And the main thing is this: it is not their pet causing the annoyance but someone else's, so they frankly shouldn't have to lift a single finger to do anything. 100% of that falls on the cat's owner, period. LRH |
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"Kristine Kochanski" wrote in message ... On Mon, 7 Jun 2004 19:23:00 +0000 (UTC), David Stevenson wrote: David Wright wrote Hello, My cat is continually scratching my neighbours cars - they have caught him scratching up and down the wings, and on the bonnet. They have been decent enough about it, but patience only lasts for so long! My question is, is it legal or ethical or possible to get a cat's claws clipped/removed/something else to avoid my cat doing this? He is a domestic tom, aged 2 years. Clipped, certainly. I clip my cats claws regularly. Removed? well, apart form the distaste that several people on this NG including me feel for this practice, ie we do not think it ethical, whether it is legal depends on your country which you did not name. It is illegal in much of Europe, legal in much of North America. Something else: people talk about SoftPaws. I know nothing about it myself. I believe these are like glue-on caps, not sure if they're available outside the US, I've certainly never seen them. I personally wouldn't recommend you clip any cat's claws who goes outside - their claws are their primary defence against attack from other cats/predators. Trimming their claws does not prevent them from using them for self defense. Declawing them does...and by the way. Let's call it what it really is. Removing a cats claws sounds like no big deal but the truth is it's amputating their "finger tips"..not removing a claw. Why don't you just discourage the cat from scratching the car? Squirt it with water when you catch it scratching, smear the bonnet with something greasy, if it's doing it at night, keep the cat in. There are umpteen humane alternatives. I love cats and I wouldn't grease down my car to protect it from a neighbors cat. Keep the cat away from the car. Build an outdoor enclosure, buy your neighbor a car cover, get them keep away spray to put around their yards perimeter, squirting was a good idea, and it may help to make sure your Tom is fixed. Ok..maybe it won't help but it's still important if you are letting your cat roam. AG |
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| | I believe these are like glue-on caps, not sure if they're available | outside the US, I've certainly never seen them. I personally wouldn't | recommend you clip any cat's claws who goes outside - their claws are | their primary defence against attack from other cats/predators. Why | don't you just discourage the cat from scratching the car? Squirt it | with water when you catch it scratching, smear the bonnet with | something greasy, if it's doing it at night, keep the cat in. There | are umpteen humane alternatives. In this case I'd recommend a hose! Offer the neighbour a blanket. Invite them all for dinner. Carola |
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| | I believe these are like glue-on caps, not sure if they're available | outside the US, I've certainly never seen them. I personally wouldn't | recommend you clip any cat's claws who goes outside - their claws are | their primary defence against attack from other cats/predators. Why | don't you just discourage the cat from scratching the car? Squirt it | with water when you catch it scratching, smear the bonnet with | something greasy, if it's doing it at night, keep the cat in. There | are umpteen humane alternatives. In this case I'd recommend a hose! Offer the neighbour a blanket. Invite them all for dinner. Carola |
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Of course, that course of action depends on you catching the cat at it. My
neighbour has accused my cat of it in the past but neither of us have ever seen my cat scratching the car. Our car isn't scratched so I'm betting my neighbour is driving too close to bushes or something. Water generally puts our cat off doing anythng naughty though so it would probably work ifwe could catch him at it. |
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