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Cat Forum / General Topics / February 2006Claws trimmed vs furniture
Generally speaking, do cats usually stop or at least reduce their furniture scratching after their claws are trimmed at the vet? Just had the claws of our 6-month old feline trimmed this past Monday along with couple of shots while she was spayed. There's absolutely no way we'd declaw her. Besides, we plan to give our shredded furniture to our daugher when she moves out in another year or two. ;^) -=G >Generally speaking, do cats usually stop or at least >reduce their furniture scratching after their claws are [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >we plan to give our shredded furniture to our daugher >when she moves out in another year or two. ;^) Mind did not stop or reduce their clawing but trimming their claws at least monthly, which you can do yourself, cuts down on the damage I think. cats won't stop clawing furniture unless they are given an appropriate place to claw. They need a scratching post that is as tall as your hip. Something big and sturdy. This is why they like your sofa. (that and it smells like you so they can claim you as theirs) Trimming claws will cut down on the damage.. as will a product called soft paws. Young cats nails grow so fast, that they need to be trimmed either weekly or every other week. > Generally speaking, do cats usually stop or at least > reduce their furniture scratching after their claws are [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > -=G we have sof paws on our cat and it wokrs good I have 4 furbabies and have a scatching post on each end of sofa and each side of chair plus scatching boxes around. >cats won't stop clawing furniture unless they are given an appropriate place >to claw. They need a scratching post that is as tall as your hip. Something [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >paws. Young cats nails grow so fast, that they need to be trimmed either >weekly or every other week. >> Generally speaking, do cats usually stop or at least >> reduce their furniture scratching after their claws are [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >> we plan to give our shredded furniture to our daugher >> when she moves out in another year or two. ;^) > Besides, > we plan to give our shredded furniture to our daugher > when she moves out in another year or two. ;^) Wow, isn't she lucky! :-) jw On Sat 28 Jan 2006 10:53:31a, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Grumbler? > Generally speaking, do cats usually stop or at least > reduce their furniture scratching after their claws are [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > we plan to give our shredded furniture to our daugher > when she moves out in another year or two. ;^) Assuming there will be anything left of it in another year or two. I bet your daughter is waiting with bated breath!  SignatureWayne Boatwright o¿o ____________________ BIOYA > Generally speaking, do cats usually stop or at least > reduce their furniture scratching after their claws are [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > -=G My 15 year old cat blackie claws our living room couch weather his claws are freshly trimmed or not. As far as I'm concerned the couch belongs to him, I just watch tv in it. I would never declaw any cats claws. >> Generally speaking, do cats usually stop or at least >> reduce their furniture scratching after their claws are [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > are freshly trimmed or not. As far as I'm concerned the couch belongs > to him, I just watch tv in it. I would never declaw any cats claws. We have 2 six foot tall cat trees that out two scratch at all the time. In the 9 years we have had the cats, not once have their scratched the furniture - best investiment I ever made. BTB Per BTB: >We have 2 six foot tall cat trees that out two scratch at all the time. >In the 9 years we have had the cats, not once have their scratched the >furniture - best investiment I ever made. How big in diameter are they? Solid wood? Covered with something? SignaturePeteCresswell > Per BTB: > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Solid wood? Covered with something? The footprint on them are approx 2 and a half feet by 2 feet. Solid wood covered in carpet. Probably easy and cheap to make but I found the place that makes them for all the local PetCo and Petmart stores and purchased them direct from them for a faction of the cost
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