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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / August 2005Bi-polar cat? (declawed)
I've been visiting Chloe, a six year old, spayed female moggie - recently transplanted to our house. She is very friendly, coming immediately to my lap and purring. When I pet her, she squirms happily, but will suddenly hiss or lash out. After a few seconds, she lets me pet her again. At first I thought she was being overstimulated, and stepped back to try to learn her cues. I've been around cats that are easily overstimulated before, and always figured out what warning signs they were broadcasting. She is a total enigma, though. The girl she grew up with has told me she's always been this way. I can not read this kitty. Is this a side-effect of her declawing? An over-reaction? Poor socialization? She's not lived with men before, so could this be an issue? Given the fact that she's declawed, she's no big danger. But I'm trying to figure out if this is a learned behavior, or a result of her amputations. Anyone have similar experiences? Thanks, as always, for any info. BLink Hi - My cat does this all the time to people, just to let them know he's in charge. He wants people to pet him the way he wants it and when he wants it. He doesn't do that to me anymore because he knows Im in charge and we have an understanding. It just takes a lot of time and patience to get to know what she likes and she'll get to know you better too and eventually it will change. I really dont think it has anything to do with her claws or bipolar. Everyone used to say my cat had bipolar issues. But clearly he doesn't around me. He just wants someone to take the time to get to know him and break the shell. Be patient, good luck! JQ > I've been visiting Chloe, a six year old, spayed female moggie - > recently transplanted to our house. She is very friendly, coming [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Is this a side-effect of her declawing? Yes. Soooo many declawed cats act like this. I wish I had a penny for every person who told me "I wish I had never declawed my cat - she/he is so different in personality now." -L. >> I've been visiting Chloe, a six year old, spayed female moggie - >> recently transplanted to our house. She is very friendly, coming [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > -L. TuTu has done this several times to me. She has been wearing Soft Paws and now I am wondering if this could be a problem? She did it again the night before last and I have threatened her life if ever she does it again. The scratches hurt and take so long to heal. Any ideas? MLB > TuTu has done this several times to me. She has been wearing Soft Paws > and now I am wondering if this could be a problem? She did it again the > night before last and I have threatened her life if ever she does it > again. The scratches hurt and take so long to heal. Any ideas? MLB How long has she had the SoftPaws on? Are you sure they were applied correctly? They need to be applied over nails that are cut fairly short - and need to be sized correctly. MANY people who apply them apply caps that are too large and/or apply the same sized caps on all claws despite the fact that some toes/nails (i.e. pinkies) are smaller than the rest. So what ends up happening is the SoftPaws are too large, drag the ground or touch the ground, and cause discomfort for the foot. I would check all of her toes and see if it looks like they are too large, at all. -L. > I've been visiting Chloe, a six year old, spayed female moggie - > recently transplanted to our house. She is very friendly, coming [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > > BLink You are the only one that is mentally ill here. You're so frutched up with this declawing issue (obviously a hang-up) that you have projected your own insecurities onto the animal! What a wacked out nut-job. Leave the animal alone. It's not the sick one here. YOU are. Bipolar... LOL..!! IBen I use softpaws now and my cat has never had issues with them. His tempermental attitude came long before he had soft paws. Our female cat is declawed and has never had any personality issues at all! I really doubt anything has to do with the claws. Some cats turn to biting more when they don't have claws which perhaps could be why people say declawed cats have issues because it might just seem more evident because they use their teeth and hiss as they have no other means of defense. JQ > I use softpaws now and my cat has never had issues with them. His > tempermental attitude came long before he had soft paws. Our female cat [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > means of defense. > JQ Sorry to be ignorant, but what are Soft Paws? Never heard of em in Blighty, just wondering. They are little rubber 'gloves' kinda of that you put over each claw and hold in place with crazy glue. They dont hurt some consider it a more humane way to preventing scratching. They last about 4 weeks each. So if you ever decide you want you cat to be an outdoors cat instead of just indoors they still have their defence of claws. JQ > Sorry to be ignorant, but what are Soft Paws? http://www.softpaws.com > > Sorry to be ignorant, but what are Soft Paws? > > http://www.softpaws.com Thanks, does the cat know that it's wearing them? they look strange, kind of like the gloves my mum used to make me wear in bed to stop biting my nails when I was a kid. Doesn't it hurt when you take them off again if they're glued on, also what happens to the cats claws when they're covered? Don't they (out)grow the covers? Hi, at first the cat doesn't like them and walks funny. They definately know they're there and when he cleans he tries to bite them off. You don't take them off, eventually they fall off when the nail grows, they shed nails like when a snake sheds skin. The nails don't grow through the soft paws, the covers stay on the nail tips as the nail grows longer until the nail sheds. A cat's nail shed about every 4 weeks hence the reason they last 4 weeks. JQ On Wed, 24 Aug 2005 10:22:50 -0700, mlabofski wrote: >> > Sorry to be ignorant, but what are Soft Paws? >> [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > they're glued on, also what happens to the cats claws when they're > covered? Don't they (out)grow the covers? Yes, they grow out and come off when the scratching post is used. They last my cat up to 3 months before they are all gone. TED applies them for me and my puss has to be sedated. I am not sure, at this point, if I will continue to use them. They do help prevent her scratching me -- she is quick to grab at things. MLB > On Wed, 24 Aug 2005 10:22:50 -0700, mlabofski wrote: > [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > continue to use them. They do help prevent her scratching me -- she is > quick to grab at things. MLB They sound like human nail extensions! Seriously though, I wouldn't get Otis sedated every 4 weeks, he's far too old for that sort of trauma. When I got my new sofas, we kept the old one in the dining room with a throw over it, and thankfully he's still using it and not the new ones (so far anyway), he uses his scratch post too, only goes for the sofa when I'm not in the room as he knows it's verboten! Crafty monkey. |
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