The Pet Thread

[Maynard]

Originally Posted by lsturbointeg

my wife is ready to kill the cats as they totally demolished her new rug she just bought yesterday called our local vet and I guess you can't declaw cats when they are a mature age...is that true?

Don't ever de-claw; it is literally amputating the last joint, very painful and damaging. Your vet sounds like one of many who oppose it or try to avoid doing it. If you trim nails routinely and give them s/t they like to scratch, like those cardboard flats, or a rope-log they won't be as destructive. I can't imagine those stick-on's will stay for long, but who knows.

[King Rudi]

Originally Posted by lsturbointeg

Interesting...what are these rubbery caps you speak of? links

Plastidip?

Kidding. I see you found the link. I've heard of those as well but don't know anyone who has tried them. Report back and let us know how they work/hold up.

I've been fortunate with Hamilton; he doesn't claw anything other than my hand lightly when he snuggles up next to me at night. Now the continual shedding of hair and his disdain of the brush, who is not his friend, is a completely different story. having to lint roll myself and everything in the house constantly gets old. He'll get his summertime haircut soon and look like Aslan again.

[Maynard]

Try a 'Zoom Groom' from Petsmart - our gals LOVE it, and hate brushes or combs (and those don't work nearly as well). It is a kind of rubber grooming thing with 'fingers' that look like crayon tips.

[upstatedoc]

Originally Posted by lsturbointeg

found it! I think this will work. just ordered a couple of sets. for those who are interested in this product here's the link I found
https://www.softpaws.com/soft-paws-feline-medium/

video of you putting these on please

[kscarrol]

Originally Posted by upstatedoc

video of you putting these on please

[happyjack]

Originally Posted by upstatedoc

video of you putting these on please

gotta be a "hold my beer" kind of moment, right?

[King Rudi]

Originally Posted by Maynard

Try a 'Zoom Groom' from Petsmart - our gals LOVE it, and hate brushes or combs (and those don't work nearly as well). It is a kind of rubber grooming thing with 'fingers' that look like crayon tips.

I'll look into it. Appreciate that. I've tried everything amazon has to offer, even the brushes that mount to corners for them to rub against on their own. We've had some pretty interesting experiences with him and hair management. I bought one of those mitts with the small soft rubber nibs once and tried it. The end result was a 22 pound cat grabbing ahold of it, while my hand was still in it, pulling his own body weight up and proceeded to destroy my left arm from the wrist to elbow. He's way more gentle now and will simply walk away, but if I persist and follow him the Mr. Hyde side of him comes out mighty fast.

I took him to a groomer 2 years ago to have him shaved like a lion. It was awesome and hilarious. He was the last cat that the groomer ever trimmed. I felt so terrible for her when I picked him up. She looked like she had been physically assaulted with barbed wire and broken glass. I asked her to groom him last year and received an "absolutely not!" That's when she told me that he was the last cat that she would ever groom.

Originally Posted by upstatedoc

video of you putting these on please

I second this!

[Rmtt]

Originally Posted by DETRoadster

Nice! Hope they work!

My wife has used them before. Like mentioned on here, the trick is getting them on and doing it securely. With ours, he's about as laid back as they come and she had no problem getting them to adhere.

She only had to use them for a little while and he eventually grew out of scratching at everything. Give him something with a little catnip on it that he can sharpen his claws on, and now he is content with it.

But as I mentioned, he is very laid back. I could see someone having a few issues getting those nail caps on a more energetic cat that is stubborn!

[lsturbointeg]

Originally Posted by Now_Rudi

Plastidip?

Kidding. I see you found the link. I've heard of those as well but don't know anyone who has tried them. Report back and let us know how they work/hold up.

I've been fortunate with Hamilton; he doesn't claw anything other than my hand lightly when he snuggles up next to me at night. Now the continual shedding of hair and his disdain of the brush, who is not his friend, is a completely different story. having to lint roll myself and everything in the house constantly gets old. He'll get his summertime haircut soon and look like Aslan again.

Watched a bunch of YouTube videos and it looks pretty easy to put on. It's like a chick getting a manicure lol! So from many people who uses them no complaints other than they now get to buy expensive furniture again which is why I need to give this a try

[lsturbointeg]

Originally Posted by upstatedoc

video of you putting these on please

Originally Posted by kscarrol

Originally Posted by happyjack

gotta be a "hold my beer" kind of moment, right?

Haha! If it goes wrong and my cats ef me up I don't want to be the poster child of what not to do to a cat

[lsturbointeg]

here's why we need to try those soft paws. the wife's $400 whatever you call this couch thingy



is now a $400 scratching post

[Joekerr]

I always tell my dog that I love him $1,000 worth. He costs me anything over that, he dies. He seems to love me anyways.

Secretly though, I couldn't put him down for $1K. But if its a medical thing where his quality of life is going to be worse off, then I probably could.

[kscarrol]

Originally Posted by lsturbointeg

here's why we need to try those soft paws. the wife's $400 whatever you call this couch thingy

Ok, have to ask... Is that a little refrigerator on the table beside the couch thingy? Cold beers in there?

[lsturbointeg]

Originally Posted by kscarrol

Ok, have to ask... Is that a little refrigerator on the table beside the couch thingy? Cold beers in there?

LOL! that's a little wine cooler for the wifey! tho I tried to sneak my beer in there a couple of times she would literally take the beer out and leave it on the floor to piss me off

[kscarrol]

Maybe it's just me but the other end of the couch looks empty... small beer fridge to match the wine fridge? Then everyone is happy!

[lsturbointeg]

Originally Posted by kscarrol

Maybe it's just me but the other end of the couch looks empty... small beer fridge to match the wine fridge? Then everyone is happy!

i'll probably will to cover up all the scratching on that side. I guess it's a win win situation

[Ickdeep]

Morning chill time in the garage

[upstatedoc]

Hey I got the same garage door opener's

[lsturbointeg]

Originally Posted by Ickdeep

Morning chill time in the garage

Originally Posted by upstatedoc

Hey I got the same garage door opener's

Lol forget the car and the cat...he admires the garage door opener

[upstatedoc]

M5eow

[No one]

Originally Posted by Joekerr

I always tell my dog that I love him $1,000 worth. He costs me anything over that, he dies. He seems to love me anyways.

Secretly though, I couldn't put him down for $1K. But if its a medical thing where his quality of life is going to be worse off, then I probably could.

If you tell him you'll kill for $1,000 he might suspect your quality of life has sunk and take his measures for he loves you so much.

[No one]

Originally Posted by lsturbointeg

is now a $400 scratching post

There should be cheaper similar (dedicated) scratching posts (or even better for the purpose - your cats' viewpoint!) available. Just get them one. Distract them from what they shouldn't touch by offering a better option (for both you and them). Or, maybe, just cover this part of the furniture item with something protective they can scratch as they like. That's provided their reason is claws care, not they just hate this piece and try to destroy it deliberately: "Cats. They know something we just don't.".