Before You Decide To Declaw Your Cat Try This First

Cat owners adore their cats but they don't fancy having to deal with their furnishings ripped to shreds and quite a few cat owners see the best method to take care of this problem is by declawing their cat. If you don't want to remove your cat's claws there are other approaches. Declawing is a distressing operation whatever many people tell you and since it's a cat or kitten they are unable to tell you they're in pain. Peopleoften label cats claws their toes and getting declawed is just a removal of their toe nail well it's not their toe nail it's the last bone in their claw.

I'm sorry but getting the top section of your �toe" taken off would hurt. Let's put this unpleasant subject matter aside and talk about saving the furniture and also your nerves. Scratching is a part of life for kitties it's a fundamental instinct, even when you declaw your kitten they're still going to play scratch it's really their nature. Scratching helps keep their muscles toned. You'll need to teach your cats or kittens to use a scratching post or a similar device aside from the furniture.


Sisal scratching posts are a great way to help stop your cat from damaging the furniture pieces. If you have a cat tree or own a cat condo and it's wrapped just with carpeting add some sisal rope to it if at all possible. You may question how come you'd want to wrap sisal around your cat tree. Well most kittens don't comprehend the differences between the material on your sofa and the materials around the scratching post it might be quite close in nature. If you notice the kitties are already treating your furnishings the same as they do their cat tree. You need your sisal posts to have at least 32 inches long so that your cat gets a full stretch standing on their back legs. Surprisingly a few cats and kittens can be a little leery about scratching posts. A great way to get your kitty to use it is to place a cat toy you know they love on top or maybe you've got any kind of swinging cat toys try wrapping it around it. Your cat may unexpectedly scratch it and of course it wouldn't be your idea it would be the cats.


An additional substitute is a corrugated cardboard scratching pad which my kitties like to tear to smithereens. The fact is that the shreds get everywhere in the flooring.


Something you might never have read about as an option to declawing is "Soft Claws" just imagine fake nails for cats. They come in beautiful colors and may last for about 4 to 6 weeks. If your cat is used to you touching it's paws these could be very easy for you to put on otherwise talk with the neighborhood groomer to see if they have them.


There is another alternative to declawing and is something you ought to begin when their young that is trimming down their nails.Cautiously and with a buddies help attempt to trim your cats claws if it's not going to work and the kitty becomes afraid the best thing to do is bring your cat to the veterinarian and have them do it for you. However the last two choices do nothing at all to stop the bad habit but it may give you time to train them. I'm certain with some practice and persistence you can train your cat to scratch on a post or cat condo and not your sofa.
We know cat owners adore their cats but when cats tear their couches or chairs with their claws, often the choice is made to delcaw the kitten. As opposed to declawing your cat you can train your kitty not to claw your furniture trust me it can be done. Your cat or kitten aren't able to tell you it's suffering after being declawed so no one knows for certain. Taking off a cat's claw is much more than cutting off their toenail it's the removal of a part of their bone, if you had your fingernail and the top of your finger bone detached I do believe you'd be extremely unhappy especially when attempting to use it.

You need to bear in mind cats walk using their front paws so if you can picture having the top of your toes taken off and attempting to walk on them how agonizing that would be. All unpleasantness aside let us remain focused and deal with your scratching problem. Cat's primary instinct is to scratch if they're in the wild they'd scratch trees it's just an integral part of their life, declawing them will not put a stop to them scratching it's going to to stop them damaging the furniture, one of the reasons why cats scratch is to keep their muscles toned so to get them off the furniture you need to train them to begin using a scratching post.


One sort of scratching post is a sisal scratching post. If you own a cat tree or own a cat condo and it's draped only with carpeting add sisal rope to it if possible. If you don't, your cats won't know the difference between your couch and the cat tree. To the kitties your couch seems just like a great big cat tree. If you buy a sisal post pick one that's long enough for the cat to totally stretch their legs, around 32 inches is great. If your kitty feels hesitant to use the scratching post try a swinging cat toy which your cat really likes around it or place it on top to get your kitty playing. You probably know how cats happen to be once they begin messing around with it they will think its great.


Yet another alternative is a corrugated cardboard scratching pad which my kitties love to rip to smithereens. You have to clean up the cardboard shreds so you might prefer to put in a location where it wouldn't be seen by everyone.


"Soft Claws" are another alternative to declawing your cat they are little plastic-type tips they might remind you of artificial fingernails for women. They come in beautiful colors and may last for about 4 to 6 weeks. Your pet groomer may be able to put them on for you alternatively you can try it for yourself.


The next declawing option is trimming your cat's nails, something you probably should start when they're small if possible.If you currently have an adult cat you may not have the ability to accomplish this without needing to take them to the veterinary clinic. While the last two won't discourage them from scratching your furniture you may get some extra training time in. You can get your kitty to use the scratching post instead of the furniture it just will take some follow through.