www.leospetcare.com Please consider your options before presenting your cat for declaw surgery There are many alternatives to declawing that should be considered before you choose to have this surgery done on your cat. I'm going to discuss a selection here, along with three of the most common declaw surgical techniques. Option to declawing #1 "Preclawing" I'm going to coin a term here! Have you ever heard the term "precycling"? It's the act of buying items that you know will NOT create a lot of waste. Like, buying something in a cardboard box instead of something in a plastic bag. Anyway, if you've got a cat, or you're going to get a cat, THINK before you buy your furniture. Cats like to scratch rough surfaces, so instead, buy items with a smooth texture like leather or velvet. The better you "preclaw", the more likely you can avoid having to declaw your kitty! Option to declawing #2: NAIL TRIMMING Trimming your cat's nails is pretty easy, once you get the hang of it. A cat with blunt nails does MUCH less damage to furniture, drapery and rugs, and in my opinion, trimming your cat's nails is much easier than applying Soft Paws. I'd LOVE to teach you how to do this at home, and I'll even sell you the nail trimmers, if you would prefer to learn nail trimming to avoid declaw surgery. The basic premise of trimming your cats nails is easily illustrated here. Cut the white part, don't cut the pink part: Option to declawing #3: SCRATCHING POSTS Most cats can be trained to use a ...
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