Introduced our cat to a scratchy post and a scratchy cardboard claw sharpener and she’s never tried to do the furniture. Training. Declawing is barbaric.
I agree.
> Introduced our cat to a scratchy post and a scratchy cardboard claw sharpener and shes never tried to do the furniture.
It really IS that simple.
People who can’t do this much for a cat have no business owning one.
I’ve heard that declawing is equivalent to cutting one’s finger off at the knuckle. I agree - it is barbaric.
BTW FReepers----My kitten Zizu just got re-tested for FeLV/FIV and bartonella, and she is NEGATIVE!!! Now she can gradually leave her quarantine ward (AKA, my kitchen). AND, she is now a whopping 6 whole lbs., up from the bony 4.2 lbs. when I first got her a month ago. Gone are the hip bones and sparse rough coat--now she is muscular, sleek, and shiny. And full of devilment, fueled by kitten energy.