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Claw clipping
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Pearl gets hooked on *everything* when her nails get to long. I just clip
the tips. wrote in message oups.com... Why? |
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So that when Basho and I are engaged in a loving session, his claws
don't shred my face to pieces. Or when Xoxo sits on my tummy and starts to knead. Or when Fez climbs on my shoulder. |
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I must be lucky then, cos he's 16 and I've never done it. He did
destroy my old sofa, sneaky thing knew it was verboten and only did it when I was out of the room, under the cover so I didn't realise til it was too late. I have just bought new sofas and am now allowing him the run of the house so he sleeps upstairs during the day and has less temptation (hopefully) - I've also sprayed cat deterrent on the corners of the sofas so here's hoping! He uses his scratching post too, and the tree outside, but it doesn't seem enough. I would never clip him though, I'd be too scared to injure him, and at his age I don't think he'd stand for it! |
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As well as all reasons given for cat's wellbeing re claws
let me add "expensive custom-made leather furniture"! You have to have the patience to clip regularly and carefully, w/a regular routine and though my cats don't really like it, they are quite used to me clipping their claws. You could do it too and if you have new sofas I really recommend getting the old boy used to being clipped. Declawing has never, ever been an option for us in many years of being owned by short furry bosses who seem to understand that I know what's best for them in general. Give clipping a try: one caution: do NOT try to do it w/either hoomin nail clippers/scissors OR dog claw clippers - you will only fail and scare the s*** out of your cat. Buy CAT claw clippers (constructed differently). "Karen" wrote in message ... in article , at wrote on 6/1/05 4:05 PM: I must be lucky then, cos he's 16 and I've never done it. He did destroy my old sofa, sneaky thing knew it was verboten and only did it when I was out of the room, under the cover so I didn't realise til it was too late. I have just bought new sofas and am now allowing him the run of the house so he sleeps upstairs during the day and has less temptation (hopefully) - I've also sprayed cat deterrent on the corners of the sofas so here's hoping! He uses his scratching post too, and the tree outside, but it doesn't seem enough. I would never clip him though, I'd be too scared to injure him, and at his age I don't think he'd stand for it! You have to be careful when the become less active. I had one indoor/outdoor cat that always did fine, until she got to be about 17. I noticed her limping one day and checked her paw and I felt so awful! One of her claws had grown clear around and was buried in her paw pad. I carefully clipped it off and pulled it out, but I really kept tab on the older cats claws after taht. |
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Why? I clip Vino's every few weeks because he tends to get long claws stuck in the curtains or upholstery and stuff. I'd hate to have him get stuck while I was out. Also, I like nice dull claws. They hurt me less! -- Britta "There is no snooze button on a cat who wants breakfast." -- Unknown Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album |
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