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- From: kkv@inel.gov (Jamie J Ferguson)
- Subject: Re: Catproof couches?
- Message-ID: <1992Dec21.201133.22897@inel.gov>
- Organization: Idaho National Engineering Laboratory, Idaho Falls, Idaho
- References: <92122047@ritz.mordor.com> <1h2n99INN72k@FUNCTOR.SYSTEMSZ.CS.YALE.EDU>
- Date: Mon, 21 Dec 92 20:11:33 GMT
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- Our 3 cats are not declawed and never will be, but we do clip their
- claws regularly. If you don't want to declaw your cats then this
- will help (unless you already do and still have problems!). If
- you haven't done this it will probably be hard at first -- cats
- don't seem to like this too much at first. We combine it with alot
- of petting and treats -- the treats come at the end or you get a
- cat with one thing on its mind! Clipping is (for me -- not for
- everyone) a relatively easy alternative to declawing, but it doesn't
- guarantee that the cats won't claw at all, just that they can do
- less damage. Mine solved this problem by learning to eat the
- furniture.
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- Jamie
-
- the pack: Kenzie -- 1 yr old black Lab X
- Meggin -- 8 month old Australian Shepherd X
- Harrison -- 4 month old Border Collie X
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- the herd: Kieri -- 5 1/2 yr old lilac point Siamese
- Zak -- 5 1/2 yr old blue point Siamese
- Duke -- 1 yr old seal point Siamese
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