Okay...I've been on the anti-declaw bandwagon for as long as I can remember. This was never an option for me. Ever.
Until my Sophie.
I'm at the end of my rope with this cat.
I have tried EVERYTHING. I don't have the emotional energy to even type out everything I've done but it's come to a matter of personal safety for me and my family.
Even at the vet, they have to put on those big all the way up the arm gloves so she doesn't rip them apart.
She was put on anti-depressants for her agressive and anxious behavior and I had to stop giving them to her because no matter WHAT I tried (and I received many many great suggestions on here thanks to some wonderful ladies), she would absolutely rip me apart and I would bleed ALL over my clothes.
The other day, she ran out the front door when the UPS guy came (she rarely does this, it's just a boredom thing for her occasionally) and when I was carrying her back in she went psycho on me and tore up my chest and arms. I'm using neosporin with scar treatment but I'm positive I'm going to have scars.
Let's not even talk about the trials and tribulations of trimming or trying to cap her claws.
So what would you consider "last resort" for declawing? I feel like such a failure in my own principle but it has come to the point where I know I can deal with her beating me up but I fear she'll pull this behavior on someone else and they'll hurt her out of self defense. (yes, it is THIS serious)
I don't even know how to go about asking for such a procedure. When we went to the vet about this issue and were given the anti-depressants, I told her declawing would be an absolute last resort and I wanted to do anything to avoid it...............I just can't deal with this anymore.
I know this is a very hot topic, I'd like to hear from anyone who has had to go through this. I've had problems with this cat since she was a kitten and have posted many many threads throughout the four years of her life trying to figure out what to do. I've taken all the advice, tried everything suggested...and none of it works.
I figure if I get those claws out, it has a double advantage because she'll not only be able to NOT injure me all the time, but I'll be able to more easily dose her with medication. (and before anyone mentions marking...she ALREADY stress marks out of anxiety...peeing on anything and everything, so that's always been an issue as well)
This cat is just crazy. I've had so many cats and never experienced anything like this. What is "last resort"?
Until my Sophie.
I'm at the end of my rope with this cat.
I have tried EVERYTHING. I don't have the emotional energy to even type out everything I've done but it's come to a matter of personal safety for me and my family.
Even at the vet, they have to put on those big all the way up the arm gloves so she doesn't rip them apart.
She was put on anti-depressants for her agressive and anxious behavior and I had to stop giving them to her because no matter WHAT I tried (and I received many many great suggestions on here thanks to some wonderful ladies), she would absolutely rip me apart and I would bleed ALL over my clothes.
The other day, she ran out the front door when the UPS guy came (she rarely does this, it's just a boredom thing for her occasionally) and when I was carrying her back in she went psycho on me and tore up my chest and arms. I'm using neosporin with scar treatment but I'm positive I'm going to have scars.
Let's not even talk about the trials and tribulations of trimming or trying to cap her claws.
So what would you consider "last resort" for declawing? I feel like such a failure in my own principle but it has come to the point where I know I can deal with her beating me up but I fear she'll pull this behavior on someone else and they'll hurt her out of self defense. (yes, it is THIS serious)
I don't even know how to go about asking for such a procedure. When we went to the vet about this issue and were given the anti-depressants, I told her declawing would be an absolute last resort and I wanted to do anything to avoid it...............I just can't deal with this anymore.
I know this is a very hot topic, I'd like to hear from anyone who has had to go through this. I've had problems with this cat since she was a kitten and have posted many many threads throughout the four years of her life trying to figure out what to do. I've taken all the advice, tried everything suggested...and none of it works.
I figure if I get those claws out, it has a double advantage because she'll not only be able to NOT injure me all the time, but I'll be able to more easily dose her with medication. (and before anyone mentions marking...she ALREADY stress marks out of anxiety...peeing on anything and everything, so that's always been an issue as well)
This cat is just crazy. I've had so many cats and never experienced anything like this. What is "last resort"?