protect persian rug, declaw not an option

Just read about your problem. My question is, "Who gave you an extremely
large, expensive Persian rug, knowing you have a cat?" Is it someone who
wants you to get rid of or declaw your cat? Myself, I would give the rug
back.

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Barb
I can only please one person a day.
Today is not your day.
Tomorrow doesn't look good either.

Just read about your problem. My question is, "Who gave you an extremely
large, expensive Persian rug, knowing you have a cat?" Is it someone who
wants you to get rid of or declaw your cat? Myself, I would give the rug
back.

--
Barb
I can only please one person a day.
Today is not your day.
Tomorrow doesn't look good either.

Just read about your problem. My question is, "Who gave you an extremely
large, expensive Persian rug, knowing you have a cat?" Is it someone who
wants you to get rid of or declaw your cat? Myself, I would give the rug
back.

--
Barb
I can only please one person a day.
Today is not your day.
Tomorrow doesn't look good either.

"Barb 1" wrote in message
...
Just read about your problem. My question is, "Who gave you an extremely
large, expensive Persian rug, knowing you have a cat?" Is it someone who
wants you to get rid of or declaw your cat? Myself, I would give the rug
back.

--
Barb


That isn't at all necessary. I have only had 1 declawed cat in my life (and
she was declawed before I adopted her). I currently have 2 cats with all
claws intact. I also have nice furniture, and some of it is furniture that
belonged to my parents and grandparents plus a number of antique pieces that
I bought about 35 years ago.

Results: I have greatly loved cats, and no scratches on my furniture. In
other words, it is not necessary to give up either cats with claws or nice
furniture. It is not difficult to train a cat to use a scratching post.

MaryL
(take out the litter to reply)

Photos of Duffy and Holly (pictorial history of my blind cat Duffy's
integration into our household):
Duffy, Part I: The Introduction -- http://tinyurl.com/8y54
Duffy, Part II: Life at Home -- http://tinyurl.com/8y56

"Barb 1" wrote in message
...
Just read about your problem. My question is, "Who gave you an extremely
large, expensive Persian rug, knowing you have a cat?" Is it someone who
wants you to get rid of or declaw your cat? Myself, I would give the rug
back.

--
Barb


That isn't at all necessary. I have only had 1 declawed cat in my life (and
she was declawed before I adopted her). I currently have 2 cats with all
claws intact. I also have nice furniture, and some of it is furniture that
belonged to my parents and grandparents plus a number of antique pieces that
I bought about 35 years ago.

Results: I have greatly loved cats, and no scratches on my furniture. In
other words, it is not necessary to give up either cats with claws or nice
furniture. It is not difficult to train a cat to use a scratching post.

MaryL
(take out the litter to reply)

Photos of Duffy and Holly (pictorial history of my blind cat Duffy's
integration into our household):
Duffy, Part I: The Introduction -- http://tinyurl.com/8y54
Duffy, Part II: Life at Home -- http://tinyurl.com/8y56

"Barb 1" wrote in message
...
Just read about your problem. My question is, "Who gave you an extremely
large, expensive Persian rug, knowing you have a cat?" Is it someone who
wants you to get rid of or declaw your cat? Myself, I would give the rug
back.

--
Barb


That isn't at all necessary. I have only had 1 declawed cat in my life (and
she was declawed before I adopted her). I currently have 2 cats with all
claws intact. I also have nice furniture, and some of it is furniture that
belonged to my parents and grandparents plus a number of antique pieces that
I bought about 35 years ago.

Results: I have greatly loved cats, and no scratches on my furniture. In
other words, it is not necessary to give up either cats with claws or nice
furniture. It is not difficult to train a cat to use a scratching post.

MaryL
(take out the litter to reply)

Photos of Duffy and Holly (pictorial history of my blind cat Duffy's
integration into our household):
Duffy, Part I: The Introduction -- http://tinyurl.com/8y54
Duffy, Part II: Life at Home -- http://tinyurl.com/8y56

"MaryL" wrote:

That isn't at all necessary. I have only had 1 declawed cat in my life (and
she was declawed before I adopted her). I currently have 2 cats with all
claws intact. I also have nice furniture, and some of it is furniture that
belonged to my parents and grandparents plus a number of antique pieces that
I bought about 35 years ago.

Results: I have greatly loved cats, and no scratches on my furniture. In
other words, it is not necessary to give up either cats with claws or nice
furniture. It is not difficult to train a cat to use a scratching post.

I agree. It isn't an "either-or" situation. We have nice furnishings and three
cats with claws. They use their variety of scratching posts and leave the
furniture and rugs alone. Recently we took in a stray about 2-3 years old, and
it only took a week or so to teach her where to scratch.

"MaryL" wrote:

That isn't at all necessary. I have only had 1 declawed cat in my life (and
she was declawed before I adopted her). I currently have 2 cats with all
claws intact. I also have nice furniture, and some of it is furniture that
belonged to my parents and grandparents plus a number of antique pieces that
I bought about 35 years ago.

Results: I have greatly loved cats, and no scratches on my furniture. In
other words, it is not necessary to give up either cats with claws or nice
furniture. It is not difficult to train a cat to use a scratching post.

I agree. It isn't an "either-or" situation. We have nice furnishings and three
cats with claws. They use their variety of scratching posts and leave the
furniture and rugs alone. Recently we took in a stray about 2-3 years old, and
it only took a week or so to teach her where to scratch.

"MaryL" wrote:

That isn't at all necessary. I have only had 1 declawed cat in my life (and
she was declawed before I adopted her). I currently have 2 cats with all
claws intact. I also have nice furniture, and some of it is furniture that
belonged to my parents and grandparents plus a number of antique pieces that
I bought about 35 years ago.

Results: I have greatly loved cats, and no scratches on my furniture. In
other words, it is not necessary to give up either cats with claws or nice
furniture. It is not difficult to train a cat to use a scratching post.

I agree. It isn't an "either-or" situation. We have nice furnishings and three
cats with claws. They use their variety of scratching posts and leave the
furniture and rugs alone. Recently we took in a stray about 2-3 years old, and
it only took a week or so to teach her where to scratch.

kaeli wrote:

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enlightened us with...
Just read about your problem. My question is, "Who gave you an extremely
large, expensive Persian rug, knowing you have a cat?" Is it someone who
wants you to get rid of or declaw your cat? Myself, I would give the rug
back.


Some of us have cats that don't hurt our rugs.

(guardian of 3 fully clawed cats and owner of one rather nice persian
rug)

Mmmm. I have a Persian rug--actually a few of them. Hairballs
are more of a problem than clawing is. OTOH, I put a cheap Berber
downstairs where the new cats are acclimating. They do like to
scratch that!

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Jean B., 12 miles west of Boston, Massachusetts, USA