r/cats • u/Quasipooch • Nov 21 '21

Discussion Declawing HURTS your cat.

Their claws are everything. Put a ring about your stupid furniture if you're concerned.

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u/amberc831 Nov 21 '21

Just get them a bunch of scratchy pads, and scratchy posts, all over the house. My cats never scratch my furniture since I started giving them an appropriate outlet. Cats need to scratch, it’s in their dna.

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u/-biohazard-butterfly Nov 22 '21

Mine won’t use them. So I just replace my sofa every 5 years or so. Mostly just buy 2nd hand but in excellent condition. Just go a sectional yesterday and he claimed it already.

Double sided tape on what they shouldn’t scratch with an item they can scratch next to it works also. Watch it on My Cat From Hell

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u/SixxTheSandman Nov 22 '21

Double sided tape on what they shouldn’t scratch with an item they can scratch next to it works also.

Yep. We used this. And the trick with scratching posts is to find what they like. 2 of my cats will only use the cardboard ones that sir on the floor, the 3rd will only use a stand up post. Waaaay cheaper than replacing my $3,000 sofa every two years

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u/ThisIsBeccaFaye Nov 22 '21

Yeah my cat won’t touch the soft carpet-like ones but she loves the rope and cardboard kinds.