Cat help needed

[Aggie_Ama]

My declawed shelter cat took six types of litter to stop peeing on our carpet. She bites like crazy when she is annoyed and beats on things like doors. I would be questioning why a vet would recommend it but I suppose there are different opinions on the procedure? Good luck helping Rosie!

[owlice]

They understand their defenses have been taken away

Really? I've never had a declawed cat, but I do have a three-legged cat -- one of his front legs was amputated before I got him -- and he still tries to use his missing leg, though it's been years since he's had it. (Okay, so in a way, I suppose I do have a declawed cat, but depawed is more accurate....)

When he plays, he'll often try to bat at something with his missing paw; when he wants to cover something (he sometimes editorializes about his dinner), he stands on his three legs and tries to use the missing leg to cover whatever. If he wants to attack the little cat (or me), he rears up on his hind legs and lifts both shoulders and his one front leg; if he still had the other, it would also be up with claws bared. He doesn't seem to get that that leg just isn't there anymore. He always looks shocked or annoyed when he bats at something with his missing paw and nothing happens. He can't bat at stuff with the one front paw he does have, because he'd fall over if he did.

Now to the subject of the thread... apparently, cats don't like the feel of aluminum foil, so wrapping wherever she's scratching the chair with aluminum foil may work to keep her from scratching the chair. Worth a shot; cheap fix if it works.

[Kathi]

When I adopted my cat from a shelter she was not declawed so I did some research on how to keep her away from the furniture. Besides the sticky tape scratching posts are a must. Not short ones but tall ones, about 36" high with sissal rope not carpet. My cat loves to stretch the full length of the post. The other piece of advice is to be sure there are scratching posts in every room the cat sleeps in as it is common for them to wake up and immediately want to scratch.

My vet had a theory, although she didn't agree with declawing, if it kept the family happy it was a better alternative than the kitty ending up in the shelter.

My kitty was very well trained and seems to understand that the scratching posts are "her" furniture and she hasn't gone after anything else.

[uforgot]

I'll try that tape. I saw it at PetsMart, but opted for the spray. I did have aluminum foil around the chair and I wasn't crazy about that look. It's a fairly new chair, and I love it, so I really just want her to stop. Maybe I will get another scratching post for the living room.

Thanks everyone.

Now, I think I'll include a picture.

[XMcShiftersonX]

AHHH!!! She is sooooo cute!!!

[zoom-zoom]

Oh, I have an especially soft spot for orange tabbies! <3

[moonfroggy]

orange girl cats are very special. it is very rare genetically for girl cats to be orange and for boy cats to be calico. she is very special and very beautiful.

[PinkBike]

claudia, your cat is such a cutie!!