And don't give me a rash of ####, because this is a serious question.
Gidget is just not getting the hang of the "paws, not claws" deal, and she's shredding my furniture. Kiki, the dumb one, picked it up fairly quickly and is not destructive at all anymore. Gidget, the smart one, well....
Don't tell me what to try because I've done this before - she's impossible and has to be watched every second.
So! I'm probably going to have her declawed, as much as I hate to do it. My question is, why can't she still go out after being declawed? It's not like I have animals she'll have to defend herself against. The neighbor cat isn't interested in fighting at all - Claudia just hates him and wants to kill him. And on the rare occasion the dog across the way gets loose and comes visiting, the cats disappear (not that he goes after them anyway). We get no raccoons or other such varmints around here.
So why can't I get her declawed and still let her outside?
Gidget is just not getting the hang of the "paws, not claws" deal, and she's shredding my furniture. Kiki, the dumb one, picked it up fairly quickly and is not destructive at all anymore. Gidget, the smart one, well....
Don't tell me what to try because I've done this before - she's impossible and has to be watched every second.
So! I'm probably going to have her declawed, as much as I hate to do it. My question is, why can't she still go out after being declawed? It's not like I have animals she'll have to defend herself against. The neighbor cat isn't interested in fighting at all - Claudia just hates him and wants to kill him. And on the rare occasion the dog across the way gets loose and comes visiting, the cats disappear (not that he goes after them anyway). We get no raccoons or other such varmints around here.
So why can't I get her declawed and still let her outside?