Can’t trim the claws because Peekaboo spends a lot of time outdoors. Sharp claws are needed for hunting, defense, and climbing. PB needs to become a 100% indoor cat.
abbybookcaseThey use what is most effective, and if you remove the most effective, they will have to go to their back-up weapon. Most cats get “meaner” after losing their main weapon because they have to deploy their back-up sooner.
I started to trim my indoor cat’s claws when she got older and arthritic—she would snag her claws when jumping off the bed and land all cattywampus. I was afraid she would sprain something or even dislocate a joint. Trimming helped, but foam cushions forming a sturdy “step ladder” off the bed helped even more.
Our cats are always declawed and neutered. They climb trees, cars, and buildings. They catch things bigger than themselves. We have dead bodies all over the place; moles, mice, birds, rabbits… Their favorite places are the top of our roofs where they can look down.
um, just my opinion here, but the equivalent of cutting off their fingers at the first joint is a lot more destructive, less helpful and definitely should be optional in almost all cases, than neutering so that animals can’t breed willy-nilly.
trimming a cat’s claws definitely is an ongoing thing but they can be trained to accept it easily by giving a treat every time. even my half psycho male cat doesn’t mind having his front claws trimmed. makes it much more enjoyable to play with them and they and i very much appreciate that. at the same time they are perfectly safe to go outside- if they weren’t indoor only cats.
Argythree over 8 years ago
When will they trim that cat’s claws?
artybee over 8 years ago
Can’t trim the claws because Peekaboo spends a lot of time outdoors. Sharp claws are needed for hunting, defense, and climbing. PB needs to become a 100% indoor cat.
Ayshela over 8 years ago
You can trim them – and in three days or less they’ll be shivs again. It’s the way of cats.
Comic Minister Premium Member over 8 years ago
Yikes!
Doctor11 over 8 years ago
Save the kitty! Save the kitty!
Joan32 over 8 years ago
He go even for the declawing and I bet you had him neuteredtoo.
abbybookcase over 8 years ago
our cat got meaner after being declawed (just the front). much more bitey. it was probably a mistake.
hippogriff over 8 years ago
abbybookcaseThey use what is most effective, and if you remove the most effective, they will have to go to their back-up weapon. Most cats get “meaner” after losing their main weapon because they have to deploy their back-up sooner.
LeslieBark over 8 years ago
I started to trim my indoor cat’s claws when she got older and arthritic—she would snag her claws when jumping off the bed and land all cattywampus. I was afraid she would sprain something or even dislocate a joint. Trimming helped, but foam cushions forming a sturdy “step ladder” off the bed helped even more.
kodipepper over 8 years ago
Our cats are always declawed and neutered. They climb trees, cars, and buildings. They catch things bigger than themselves. We have dead bodies all over the place; moles, mice, birds, rabbits… Their favorite places are the top of our roofs where they can look down.
Tammy Kennedy over 8 years ago
um, just my opinion here, but the equivalent of cutting off their fingers at the first joint is a lot more destructive, less helpful and definitely should be optional in almost all cases, than neutering so that animals can’t breed willy-nilly.
trimming a cat’s claws definitely is an ongoing thing but they can be trained to accept it easily by giving a treat every time. even my half psycho male cat doesn’t mind having his front claws trimmed. makes it much more enjoyable to play with them and they and i very much appreciate that. at the same time they are perfectly safe to go outside- if they weren’t indoor only cats.