Well I think I reached my last straw - Page 2

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Originally Posted by P3 and The King 

From what I understand, it's not just "little scratches"?  This person is afraid of their cat.  But, we should be supportive even if they do something we wouldn't.  I am sure they feel bad enough.  Maybe they feel this is the last resort? 

Believe me,I wouldn't be worried about claws,when Harvey attacked me it was terrible and required hospital attention. He wasn't my cat,he was left at my new house by the previous tenant but it broke my heart,I wanted to do all I could for him. But after he attacked me I was petrified,I really was,the way he attacked me he meant what he was doing and I couldn't trust him at all,especially with my kids. Everyone on here supported me wonderfully,I was lucky enough to find Harvey a lovely new home but I know that's not always possible. Even though its not done here I couldn't have declawed or even put him on medication as it just wouldn't have been him anymore. Low and behold in his new home he is like a different cat and is very loving. He had such a lot of issues his previous owner abused him badly and it wasn't his fault. He just needed someone to consider him and do the best for him. I miss him still now and I feel bad as I feel as though I gave up on a cat,I always say any cat who comes to me gets a forever home,sometimes this is just not possible.

  I would not recommend declawing as I think it will cause your cat more stress and anxiety going through all that trauma and also may revert to just biting and may even be more angry. If you really feel so strongly that you have done all you can please take time to find your kitty a new home and one that you know will be a permanent one.x

I'll let TruffleShuffle take this.  You obviously don't understand the severity of the situation with Mouse.  Or maybe you haven't kept up from previous post?  Rehoming her would be the last thing I would recommend at this point.  Wow!   Yea, that would not be good at all!!  I hate to think what someone who hasn't been through everything with this cat and doesn't have compassion for it would do once she started the same behaviors.  Passing a problem onto someone is not a good way to remedy the situation with Mouse.   

A rescue or a shelter would just put her down immediately.  I know that for a fact.  They wouldn't have the time or the resources to help her and figure her out as her human has.  Plus, they would probably go ahead and have her declawed as a remedy if they did decide to put time and effort into her. 

I've dealt with cat scratches and bites and though neither is fun, I'd rather be bit a lot of the time.  That is just my experience though.  The claws are like fish hooks and can lead to some fairly serious damage.  I would recommend Soft Paws first before anything.  That way you truly know you did everything else first.   But, declawing does have some side effects... The kitty is left defenseless and could never go outdoors.  So there are some other things to think about before making the ultimate decision, I hope you will take them into consideration. 

I don't know of any shelter that would declaw a cat.

Cat claws are like fish hooks, yes, and they can hurt. A lot. But bites come with a whole other host of problems, as Willowy already pointed out. You get bit by a cat and you should go to the doctor ASAP, or end up with an extremely painful and dangerous infection. Scratches heal. I know that re-homing Mousy is not much of an option, but taking away her claws isn't really an answer either, unless truffle just goes ahead and has all her teeth pulled too. Then she'd be left with a cat who feels completely defenseless and would probably sink into a terrible depression.

Lots of for truffle & Mousy. I know this can't be easy to deal with. I really think you should look into Soft Paws, the vet can put them on for you! I was watching My Cat From Hell over the weekend, and there was a cat Marco who hid in the closet, and his dad had to basically put on riot gear to try to get him out. They had the vet affix Soft Paws and it severely limited the damage he could do while they trained him, played with him, and got him comfortable being around people and a dog. It's worth a shot.