After months and months and months of debating, Joe and I have decided to (don't get mad!) get Subie declawed. It makes me sick to even think about it and we feel like terrible people for doing it, but we can't take the scratching anymore! I called and made the appointment this morning. They'll be taken off using a laser, which is supposed to be a little less painful/cruel. We have scratching posts all over the house but he likes our furniture the best. And it's not even that he's just scratching to scratch, he does it to piss us off. Seriously. If I don't feed him right when he wants it, he runs to the chair, looks at me then scratches the crap out of it. If he wants us to get out of bed and we aren't up early enough, he'll scratch the bed. He goes as far as going behind the headboard and reaching up to scratch near our pillows. Joe sprays him with bitter apple everytime he scratches but it doesn't phase him. I had a long talk with the vet this morning and she says it sounds more like a behavioral issue rather than just him needing to scratch.
I've been telling him all night that I made the appointment. Here's to hoping he miraculously stops scratching and we can cancel his appointment!
I've been telling him all night that I made the appointment. Here's to hoping he miraculously stops scratching and we can cancel his appointment!
2 comments:
HAHAHA Subie sounds hilarious...Chanelle's dad got his kitty declawed too (same reason) Edward (the cat) was sore the first day after surgery and now seems to be fine! Fortunately for US Rainier/Roslyn only like to scratch on a $10 chair I found @ Goodwill 8 years ago... :) Good luck with all of that!
:) Gotta love how cats completely own you and are masters of manipulation (We have 3). I just wanted to comment to let you know that we have had all 3 of our boys declawed (our vet has even declawed her cats), and they were a little dopey for the first day, and then ran around like maniacs the next. Just make sure you use the paper litter (or just use shredded paper, it's cheaper and works just as well) for as long as your vet tells you. He'll still "scratch" at your bed to get what he wants (that's my 5 am alarm every morning), but the damage will be minimized. :) Don't worry! He'll be a trooper!
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