I have planned on clipping my kitties nails when I get him in a few weeks. My neighbor was telling me that her cat is front declawed but still put a hole in a leather chair -- she took him to the vet and told him to declaw the back claws and he did.
Anyhow, last night my cousin told me her cat is also front declawed but still has made a mess of scratches on their leather chair.
My husband has a brand new leather chair we call "the throne". What is the best way to protect it? (without a four claw declaw!). Will a cat sit through getting his rear claws clipped? I was thinking if I could somehow make the chair off limits from the start (maybe put bubble wrap on it?) maybe I could train the kitten to NEVER even jump on it??? That is the one and only piece of furniture in the whole house that worries me just because it was very expensive and is brand new.
On a side note -- I am wondering if declawing is a regional thing -- I know most on this forum are very against it but where I live (SE Michigan) I don't know a single person (out of at least 7 cat owners) whose cat is NOT declawed. I think it just the norm here (please dont' give me to links to anti-declaw sites -- I already know all about it). I am just commenting on it.
Anyhow, last night my cousin told me her cat is also front declawed but still has made a mess of scratches on their leather chair.
My husband has a brand new leather chair we call "the throne". What is the best way to protect it? (without a four claw declaw!). Will a cat sit through getting his rear claws clipped? I was thinking if I could somehow make the chair off limits from the start (maybe put bubble wrap on it?) maybe I could train the kitten to NEVER even jump on it??? That is the one and only piece of furniture in the whole house that worries me just because it was very expensive and is brand new.
On a side note -- I am wondering if declawing is a regional thing -- I know most on this forum are very against it but where I live (SE Michigan) I don't know a single person (out of at least 7 cat owners) whose cat is NOT declawed. I think it just the norm here (please dont' give me to links to anti-declaw sites -- I already know all about it). I am just commenting on it.