Holy crap! I actually hope alcohol WAS involved, because if he was sober, that's a whole 'nother kind of crazy!
I just use bandaids if necessary (on me, not the cat ) If she get too rough, I remind her that if she eats Papa, there will nobody to rub her head. That usually settles her down.Any recommendations for discouraging mock aggression with claws and teeth?
If we can get past the mock aggression stage, we should be alright...if I'm laying down in bed, the cat will jump up and rub it head on me, then start nipping at the nose and ears. I believe he's playing, but I want to discourage that.
Also, he scratched the hell out of my left shoulder when I was carrying him into the livingroom where our big screen is....needless to say, he doesn't like the big screen
We have two cats. Both are fully armed. The furniture has a few battle scars on it from them but that it the casualties of having cats. Most pets have drawbacks, it's just something that comes with having one.
As mentioned upthread the process to declaw seems too barbaric. And another thing to think of is the full life of the cat. They may be an inside cat now but what about later? And what if there is another pet introduced? Cats have claws just as we have fully functioning hands/fists.
WTF............when they are small their claws don't really hurt?
Having kittens climb your legs when you're drying your hair after a shower aint exactly tickling.
Those little b*astards loved to do that!
We raised champion Himalayans..........never declawed.
Reg house cat, declaw the fronts. They heal up quick and it only changes the amount of damage they can do.
Way overthinking this stuff.
Your cat, do what you want.
And even then.............it's a cat. Not like there's a shortage of them.
Been around them on the farm, raised them, even have a couple as pets now. They love the crap out of me (dogs do too).
I also have kids.
Am ready for a house with no pets or kids. Enough is enough.
One cat is 18, the other 10, and the beast is 3. Have 2 strays hanging around outside. Nice cats too. They're staying out there, even if my old kitty kicks the bucket (suprised she made it through last yr).
Told the old lady if she wants that big orange stray (he's a sweetheart) she can have him after our Himi dies.
But she and he have to live somewhere else.
Have cleaned way too many litterboxes in my life.
Mine are out in the garage, cats pass through kitty door. NFW I'd have a litterbox in my house.
Cats that make messes or tear stuff up............not having it.
That TV show "Cat from Hell"...............people are beyond stupid.
I'd hi brass 4 that POS and be done with the problem.
Again - looked up if anyone's doing laser claw removal?
I have two indoor-only inbred wonder kitties. They've both been declawed - fronts only.
Why? Because they were beginning to tear up the window sill trim and furniture. Not by scratching, but by running and jumping and playing.
That's what happens when you place a non domesticated animal in your home.
Dogs are domesticated cats are not..