I wanted to de-claw him but I remembered that it’s taking a part of the bone off and not just the claw, which makes me feel scared and guilty even thinking of having it done. My husband and I have a tendency to forget to keep up on routines; something you have to face with "soft paws". We had this HUGE scratching tower made for cats and he loved it but not only loved the post but loved the curtains and grandma’s furniture she passed down to me. I was FLOORED! Everything basically got ruined b/c he is a very rambunctious cat. We had to replace our furniture as it was torn to shreds and totally crushed me to pieces. He is actually both indoor/outdoor cat and an adult. So basically, I have an adult cat that comes and goes. Oh and it will take a lot of work to hold him down and mess with his paws!!! I don’t want to invest in something that won’t work and will be a pain in the butt but I don’t want to hurt em’ either nor can I bare to find a new home for him. What are my options?

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I got a litter box for my kitten and she still poops on the floor, under the furniture. How can I teach her to use the litter box?

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Hi - I have a cat that is almost a year old. She is home alone most of the day because I am at work. I feel like she is lonely because she acts out alot when I do get home from work. I bought her alot of toys and a window perch to keep her busy during the day, but she still has these behavior issues. She climbs the curtains, attacks me, will bite sometimes pretty hard, plucks the furniture. I try to distract her with toys and play with her but the moment i stop, she starts acting crazy again. Then she will be fine afterwards and come sit with me. I am also worried because her eye will start twitching when she gets excited. She will sit and stare at me and one of her eyes will start twitching. It happens often. Should I be worried that something is wrong with her and thats why shes acting this way?

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Our little kittens seem to be destroying our furniture and also scratching our daughter. We were thinking about getting them declawed. They are only indoor cats and always will be, but could this be detramental to them in any way?

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My cat is 12 years old. Over the years, I have tried many things to keep him from scratching my furniture. He has had scratch posts that he ignores, I have put plastic claw covers on his claws, and I have clipped his nails. I just had my sofa and loveseat recovered, and I would really like to keep it unpricked by his claws. Any suggestions?

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I also have an older cat but all she dose is lay around. The cat that is messing up the furniture is young and is an inside cat. I don’t want to get my cat declawed.

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How can I teach her not to shred up my furniture?
Water spray, my wife does that but it is catching her at it. too.
Maybe Austin it would be better to stick your photo on the furniture that would keep her away.

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The neighborhood is rife with cats & all of them want to mark my patio as their own. Some of my furniture out there isn’t the stuff you can just hose down either. Any suggestions that don’t include anti-freeze or a pellet gun? Thanks.

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I tried buying the sisal posts, but she still messes with the carpeted section until she can get it to come apart, then she eats all of the pieces of carpet. Her brother doesn’t do that. I have to have the posts so they don’t scratch the carpet on the floor or the furniture, but I don’t want her getting sick from eating the carpet fibers.

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I have a post for him to scratch on, but he consistently scratches my furniture! I spray him with water to say no. Does anyone know a method I can use to teach him just to scratch his scratching post?

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