declaw?

I think I might have to declaw my cat. he has been destroying my carpets. I've tried all different methods to stop him of this.

we're moving into a brand new house in the fall and don't want him to ruin anything. what do you think?

I know it is terrible just thinking about it but that is what my husband and I did..

We are renovating our house and we did not want our cats to scratch up all the furniture or when we have kids to hurt the baby in any way..

I have a huge I mean huge scratch right now on my thigh..

We declawed our oldest and will declaw our kitten as soon as she is old enough..

I felt bad afterwards but they are indoor cats only so I don't need to worry about them protecting themselves..

My IL's declawed their cat as well and she is an indoor/outside cat and she can still climb trees and brings home birds, garden snakes, garden mice, anything you name it that she can catch... she still can..

I had to get Scutches declawed for that very same reason a week after we got him. He didn't get his name by chance He was a pound stray so it was either that or returning him to the pound (which I wasn't going to do because he was a great cat otherwise). He doesn't seem to be affected by it at all and we can all relax that he's not destroying the place.

If you insist on declawing your cat, please do research on what the surgery actually entails. A significant portion of their paw is removed (it isn't just their nails). There are two techniques and that is the most popular method. Some vets are now just severing the tendon, so the claws are still there, but the cat has no ability to extend them to scratch.

Before you declaw, please try Soft Paws Soft Paws Link
We have used them on our cat with great success, no more painful scratches or ripped carpet. If you can't put them on yourself, our Vet does it and so does the local Petsmart.

Declawing is better than giving your cat up though.

I declawed my cats. I was against it, but my husband and parents were on my case about it.

We used the laser declawing. Less painful, less bleeding and no bandages. It cost a little more, but I felt it was worth it.

Here is the name of the hospital we used:

nhp

All the vets are very good there.

Oh, one more thing before I forget...

If you are looking into getting another cat in the future, do so NOW or hold of on declawing your current cat..

Why do you ask........ well I had been searching for I think it was 4 months for another siamese kitten and everywhere I found one, they asked for me to fill out an application and on it it asked if your cat is declawed... once these people in our tri-state area hear that your cat is declawed they will NOT let you adopt their cat....

I finally found a person in florida who didn't even ask if I had another cat or not, she just wanted to find a loving home for this kitten.

I'm not planning on getting another one. this big guy is more than enough for me. I'll try the soft paws in the meantime see how that goes. I don't want to give him up, that's not even an option. He's my best friend that's not a human! Maybe by the end of the summer I'll make a decision.

Thanks for all your input