declawed

What is best for my daughters-kitty--
She is about 10 months old-very nice and smart-but she scratches-she always
jumps up on Dini...
should I get her from paws declawed?
she is an indoor cat and never goes outside..

thanks
Michael

"Michael Balarama" wrote in message
...
What is best for my daughters-kitty--
She is about 10 months old-very nice and smart-but she scratches-she
always
jumps up on Dini...
should I get her from paws declawed?
she is an indoor cat and never goes outside..

Michael, please don't get your cat declawed! If you get her something fun
to scratch on, like any number of vertical or horizontal scratchpads or
posts, she will
prefer them over the furniture. (Really--mine do!) Trim her claws by
clipping the point
off, or apply Softpaws, the glue-on tips.

As far as your little girl goes, you--and she--can train your cat
not to put her claws out when she plays, and not to use her claws
to jump up on her. A loud "OW!" and placing the cat far away
from the person she scratched, done over and over again, will
work wonders. She loves you and wants your approval. Nobody
can mutilate her beautiful little feet unless you let them. Please
don't let them. Instead, train your cat. It takes a little time and
a little patience, and will send the right message to your daughter.

"Michael Balarama" wrote in message
...
What is best for my daughters-kitty--
She is about 10 months old-very nice and smart-but she scratches-she
always
jumps up on Dini...
should I get her from paws declawed?
she is an indoor cat and never goes outside..

Michael, please don't get your cat declawed! If you get her something fun
to scratch on, like any number of vertical or horizontal scratchpads or
posts, she will
prefer them over the furniture. (Really--mine do!) Trim her claws by
clipping the point
off, or apply Softpaws, the glue-on tips.

As far as your little girl goes, you--and she--can train your cat
not to put her claws out when she plays, and not to use her claws
to jump up on her. A loud "OW!" and placing the cat far away
from the person she scratched, done over and over again, will
work wonders. She loves you and wants your approval. Nobody
can mutilate her beautiful little feet unless you let them. Please
don't let them. Instead, train your cat. It takes a little time and
a little patience, and will send the right message to your daughter.

"Michael Balarama" wrote in message
...
What is best for my daughters-kitty--
She is about 10 months old-very nice and smart-but she scratches-she
always
jumps up on Dini...
should I get her from paws declawed?
she is an indoor cat and never goes outside..

Michael, please don't get your cat declawed! If you get her something fun
to scratch on, like any number of vertical or horizontal scratchpads or
posts, she will
prefer them over the furniture. (Really--mine do!) Trim her claws by
clipping the point
off, or apply Softpaws, the glue-on tips.

As far as your little girl goes, you--and she--can train your cat
not to put her claws out when she plays, and not to use her claws
to jump up on her. A loud "OW!" and placing the cat far away
from the person she scratched, done over and over again, will
work wonders. She loves you and wants your approval. Nobody
can mutilate her beautiful little feet unless you let them. Please
don't let them. Instead, train your cat. It takes a little time and
a little patience, and will send the right message to your daughter.

"Brandy Alexandre" wrote in message
...
Michael Balarama wrote in
rec.pets.cats.health+behav:

What is best for my daughters-kitty--
She is about 10 months old-very nice and smart-but she
scratches-she always jumps up on Dini...
should I get her from paws declawed?
she is an indoor cat and never goes outside..

thanks
Michael



It's a cat and a carnivore. What did you think it would do? I had my
cat declawed because the only alternative was getting rid of her.

How was it the "only" alternative?

"Brandy Alexandre" wrote in message
...
Michael Balarama wrote in
rec.pets.cats.health+behav:

What is best for my daughters-kitty--
She is about 10 months old-very nice and smart-but she
scratches-she always jumps up on Dini...
should I get her from paws declawed?
she is an indoor cat and never goes outside..

thanks
Michael



It's a cat and a carnivore. What did you think it would do? I had my
cat declawed because the only alternative was getting rid of her.

How was it the "only" alternative?

"Brandy Alexandre" wrote in message
...
Michael Balarama wrote in
rec.pets.cats.health+behav:

What is best for my daughters-kitty--
She is about 10 months old-very nice and smart-but she
scratches-she always jumps up on Dini...
should I get her from paws declawed?
she is an indoor cat and never goes outside..

thanks
Michael



It's a cat and a carnivore. What did you think it would do? I had my
cat declawed because the only alternative was getting rid of her.

How was it the "only" alternative?

In article , enlightened
us with...
What is best for my daughters-kitty--
She is about 10 months old-very nice and smart-but she scratches-she always
jumps up on Dini...
should I get her from paws declawed?
she is an indoor cat and never goes outside..


Please do your research and attempt training before taking this drastic step.
Clip her nails.
Train her to scratch appropriate things.
Train her to behave.
Try SoftPaws.

http://www.ipwebdesign.net/wildAtHeart/nodeclaw.html

Cats need training. Just because she isn't a dog doesn't mean she doesn't
have to be taught the right way to behave, manners, and the like. And just
because she isn't a dog doesn't mean she can't be trained.
Just like a puppy, kittens will play rough unless you teach them otherwise.
Just like a puppy will chew anything and everything, cats will scratch
whatever they like unless trained otherwise.

You have a living, breathing, thinking, feeling creature sharing your home.
Don't think you can just hand her to a 10 year old and all her needs will be
met. You have to teach the kitten how to interact appropriately, and you have
to teach your daughter how to best interact with your kitten - that includes
no rough playing that would encourage the biting and scratching, respect for
the kitten, and so on.
Please don't have your 10 year old being responsible for the kitten's health
and training, and don't have her attempt to clip her nails.

If you put work into it, it will be the best thing ever for all of you. Cats
can be *awesome* pets and companions.

If you don't, it'll end up a bad thing for at least one of you. All of you,
if you end up declawing the kitten, having her end up with a biting problem
or worse because the core behavior issues that caused the scratching weren't
settled, and end up giving her to a shelter, your daughter heartbroken, and
so on. At best, the cat loses the top joint of every front toe. At worst, she
gets put to death. Not good.

Keeping a cat healthy, happy, and well-adjusted IS work - just not as MUCH
work as a dog.

--
--
~kaeli~
Murphy's Law #2030: If at first you don't succeed, destroy
all evidence that you tried.
http://www.ipwebdesign.net/wildAtHeart
http://www.ipwebdesign.net/kaelisSpace

In article , enlightened
us with...
What is best for my daughters-kitty--
She is about 10 months old-very nice and smart-but she scratches-she always
jumps up on Dini...
should I get her from paws declawed?
she is an indoor cat and never goes outside..


Please do your research and attempt training before taking this drastic step.
Clip her nails.
Train her to scratch appropriate things.
Train her to behave.
Try SoftPaws.

http://www.ipwebdesign.net/wildAtHeart/nodeclaw.html

Cats need training. Just because she isn't a dog doesn't mean she doesn't
have to be taught the right way to behave, manners, and the like. And just
because she isn't a dog doesn't mean she can't be trained.
Just like a puppy, kittens will play rough unless you teach them otherwise.
Just like a puppy will chew anything and everything, cats will scratch
whatever they like unless trained otherwise.

You have a living, breathing, thinking, feeling creature sharing your home.
Don't think you can just hand her to a 10 year old and all her needs will be
met. You have to teach the kitten how to interact appropriately, and you have
to teach your daughter how to best interact with your kitten - that includes
no rough playing that would encourage the biting and scratching, respect for
the kitten, and so on.
Please don't have your 10 year old being responsible for the kitten's health
and training, and don't have her attempt to clip her nails.

If you put work into it, it will be the best thing ever for all of you. Cats
can be *awesome* pets and companions.

If you don't, it'll end up a bad thing for at least one of you. All of you,
if you end up declawing the kitten, having her end up with a biting problem
or worse because the core behavior issues that caused the scratching weren't
settled, and end up giving her to a shelter, your daughter heartbroken, and
so on. At best, the cat loses the top joint of every front toe. At worst, she
gets put to death. Not good.

Keeping a cat healthy, happy, and well-adjusted IS work - just not as MUCH
work as a dog.

--
--
~kaeli~
Murphy's Law #2030: If at first you don't succeed, destroy
all evidence that you tried.
http://www.ipwebdesign.net/wildAtHeart
http://www.ipwebdesign.net/kaelisSpace

In article , enlightened
us with...
What is best for my daughters-kitty--
She is about 10 months old-very nice and smart-but she scratches-she always
jumps up on Dini...
should I get her from paws declawed?
she is an indoor cat and never goes outside..


Please do your research and attempt training before taking this drastic step.
Clip her nails.
Train her to scratch appropriate things.
Train her to behave.
Try SoftPaws.

http://www.ipwebdesign.net/wildAtHeart/nodeclaw.html

Cats need training. Just because she isn't a dog doesn't mean she doesn't
have to be taught the right way to behave, manners, and the like. And just
because she isn't a dog doesn't mean she can't be trained.
Just like a puppy, kittens will play rough unless you teach them otherwise.
Just like a puppy will chew anything and everything, cats will scratch
whatever they like unless trained otherwise.

You have a living, breathing, thinking, feeling creature sharing your home.
Don't think you can just hand her to a 10 year old and all her needs will be
met. You have to teach the kitten how to interact appropriately, and you have
to teach your daughter how to best interact with your kitten - that includes
no rough playing that would encourage the biting and scratching, respect for
the kitten, and so on.
Please don't have your 10 year old being responsible for the kitten's health
and training, and don't have her attempt to clip her nails.

If you put work into it, it will be the best thing ever for all of you. Cats
can be *awesome* pets and companions.

If you don't, it'll end up a bad thing for at least one of you. All of you,
if you end up declawing the kitten, having her end up with a biting problem
or worse because the core behavior issues that caused the scratching weren't
settled, and end up giving her to a shelter, your daughter heartbroken, and
so on. At best, the cat loses the top joint of every front toe. At worst, she
gets put to death. Not good.

Keeping a cat healthy, happy, and well-adjusted IS work - just not as MUCH
work as a dog.

--
--
~kaeli~
Murphy's Law #2030: If at first you don't succeed, destroy
all evidence that you tried.
http://www.ipwebdesign.net/wildAtHeart
http://www.ipwebdesign.net/kaelisSpace