Cat sharpens claws on new simonis?

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DeadStrokeMan

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:D - Neah ...hasn't happened to me. I removed those dang things. One thing did happen about 2 months ago (before I redid my table) - I left the garage door open and a TOM came in and decided to mark the CORNER POCKET! - Yes that was nasty ... got it all cleaned up (Now I have new pockets cloth and cushions ... nothing could possibly remain from that).

But the thought just occurred to me - Shit, what if my cats had CLAWS! I'd have to REALLY be sure to keep them out of the pool room. Both of them jumped up on the table tonight (to be pet) -

9 BALL - LEFT REAR PAW <<POW!!>> ... LOL

Doubtful they'll jump up too much.
 
My cat has claws but stays off the table. Go figure.

Reading the title of your thread my first thought is you should change your name to Dead Cat Man :)
 
DeadStrokeMan said:
But the thought just occurred to me - Shit, what if my cats had CLAWS! I'd have to REALLY be sure to keep them out of the pool room.
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That would be a CATastrophe!

The term ‘faster than you could skin a cat’ can about in England when cat skin coats were popular. Some became so proficient with skinning they left the cat alive and furless.

I think if your imagined problem becomes reality, you might consider the above. :D

Rick
 
My cat has her claws, but I have trained her with the squirt bottle method. She only claws her various cat trees and toys. She has never bothered any of the furniture including the pool table. One of her trees is in the pool room where she can watch the action. Everytime I head to the room she follows me and gets up in the tree. I guess she likes watching the little spheres colliding and falling into the pockets.
 
hustlefinger said:
That would be a CATastrophe!
... Some became so proficient with skinning they left the cat alive and furless...
Rick
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... and somewhat uncomfortable I would think.
 
Just a note, if you de-claw your cat, make sure it stays indoors.
A cat without claws is defenseless :(
 
We couldn't bring ourselves to declaw ours so I spent a lot of time and money making little cat doors so ours could have the run of the world at large as well as the comforts of home at all hour and under all conditions. I've always worried that other critters would avail themselves of the hospitality but they haven't......yet (after several years).
 
De-Clawing your cat is the equivalent to cutting off all your fingers at the top knuckle. SICK. I was gonna get my cat done, but after hearing that i decided it wasnt for me. Although i have heard of cats having no trouble climbing trees and generally being a cat if you only do thier front paws.
 
As an owner of three pussies...

I have to respond to all this. My three cats are great...number 1, my male cat rarely ever gets on top of the table. He just does not have good enough eyesight to jump that high. Number 2, my black female loves to sleep in the corner pocket...and the other female will sometimes lay on the table as well. What has saved my bacon is the nice and thick cover I have for my table. One of those 80 dollar nagahyde (sp?) covers that works VERY well. Now keeping the cat hair off is a totally different problem, but I just vaccuum it on occasion and all is well. Amazingly they show no interest in clawing my table...my four year old has done more damage to that table than them. I also just recently purchased them a 6 foot tall cat tree and put it nearby the table as well...they are still discovering it.

Shorty
 
fxskater said:
De-Clawing your cat is the equivalent to cutting off all your fingers at the top knuckle. SICK. I was gonna get my cat done, but after hearing that i decided it wasnt for me. Although i have heard of cats having no trouble climbing trees and generally being a cat if you only do thier front paws.
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Only the front - never the back. Otherwise they can't even run effectively. My wife is a Vet - its not as bad as you'd think. Heck "fixing" an animal is far more "treacherous" <<eeek>>

Yeah - they quickly learn to handle life just fine without those frontal hooks. I've had one cat for nearly 8 years now - have a 'cat door' - he fights, he wins, he catches birds and mice just fine ((and brings them home as 'gifts' for me - yuk)). The only cats that have problems that I've seen are those super inbred breeds of hymalayins with zero brains (( I've had several and these cats are lousy )).
 
whitewolf said:
I have trained the dogs however to watch guard the sink (they are not dumb - they know where the food is!) and if a cat gets up there they start barking. Then I go get the perpurtrator and hand them up in the air above the barking dogs for a minute just to let her know what fear is (we have 2 female cats). After the dogs have lathered up a good saliva, I drop the cat into the middle of the dogs. The Husky takes care of business by stomping on them with her paw while the other dogs cheer her on. The cat screams, growls, and then the Husky lets her run while the rest of the dogs, especially the big Malamute who has a problem with any animal getting near his counter top, continue the chase until the cat disappears behind the couch. :D

Seriously, I have heard that mouse traps covered with newpaper so the cats won't get hurt, works wonders. :D
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Seriously, I would call the ASPCA after you. You're sick. Why do you have cats in the first place?

Barbara
 
Barbara said:
Seriously, I would call the ASPCA after you. You're sick. Why do you have cats in the first place?

Barbara
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Now you know what they mean by " Common As Cat Sh!t " Barbara. Sick ain't the word for it. He has cats because he likes to torture animals. Probably been doing it since he was a kid.
Bring it on WW!!!!!!
Purdman :cool:
 
DeadStrokeMan said:
Only the front - never the back. Otherwise they can't even run effectively. My wife is a Vet - its not as bad as you'd think. Heck "fixing" an animal is far more "treacherous" <<eeek>>
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When we had Junior as a pup we had to have him declawed in the front. He was part Maine Coon, part Siamese. He has the extra toes on all paws and there were two claws inbetween his first two digits that the vet said would become ingrown and should be removed. It would be like having two claws between your thumb and forefinger.

But that was it. My other two cats have their full weapons.

Barbara
 
Barbara said:
When we had Junior as a pup we had to have him declawed in the front. He was part Maine Coon, part Siamese. He has the extra toes on all paws and there were two claws inbetween his first two digits that the vet said would become ingrown and should be removed. It would be like having two claws between your thumb and forefinger.

But that was it. My other two cats have their full weapons.

Barbara
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Now i see why whitewolf causes so many problems on here. He's a fuc**ng pathetic individual that needs to mistreat animals to show what a Man he is. I knew he was a moron, but animal cruelty puts him in a whole other PATHETIC bracket. I don't wanna here your 'It's Nature' bullshit either.

You should be taken to Compton with $10,000 in your pocket, taken into a bad Neighborhood, dangled from a short building, while someone is announcing with a PA system how much cash you have in your pocket. Wait for a crowd of Gangsters to show up, you know JUST SO YOU KNOW WHAT FEAR is. Then you could be dropped into the middle, stomped on for a while, robbed, and chased to a dumpster (read: couch), where you could find refuge.


Barbara:
Does you cat kind of have what looks like an opposable (sp?) thumb? Does your cats paws look like hes wearing mittens? I have a cat that is just like that. It also has the 2 mini claws between his thumb and forepaw :D. The Vet has never said anything about them becoming ingrown though. Maybe i should ask him about that. Thanks for the info!!.
 
fxskater said:
Now i see why whitewolf causes so many problems on here. He's a fuc**ng pathetic individual that needs to mistreat animals to show what a Man he is. I knew he was a moron, but animal cruelty puts him in a whole other PATHETIC bracket. I don't wanna here your 'It's Nature' bullshit either.

You should be taken to Compton with $10,000 in your pocket, taken into a bad Neighborhood, dangled from a short building, while someone is announcing with a PA system how much cash you have in your pocket. Wait for a crowd of Gangsters to show up, you know JUST SO YOU KNOW WHAT FEAR is. Then you could be dropped into the middle, stomped on for a while, robbed, and chased to a dumpster (read: couch), where you could find refuge.


Barbara:
Does you cat kind of have what looks like an opposable (sp?) thumb? Does your cats paws look like hes wearing mittens? I have a cat that is just like that. It also has the 2 mini claws between his thumb and forepaw :D. The Vet has never said anything about them becoming ingrown though. Maybe i should ask him about that. Thanks for the info!!.
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It's not that big of a deal, I do the same thing with my three year old son for trying to get into the cookie jar! It works very well just like whitewolf mentioned!
 
Listen, there is a difference between acceptable discipline and BEATING your children. Same principle here, Rackin Zack. I'm sure you don't try to RILE up your dogs by holding your son above them, waiting for them to be drooling and violent, then drop him in there. Give the Cat to the Dogs sure, scare it a little, but this method sounds pretty fu**in sick.

BTW: I'm not a 'Cat Person'. I prefer dogs as pets to cats.
 
fxskater said:
Listen, there is a difference between acceptable discipline and BEATING your children. Same principle here, Rackin Zack. I'm sure you don't try to RILE up your dogs by holding your son above them, waiting for them to be drooling and violent, then drop him in there. Give the Cat to the Dogs sure, scare it a little, but this method sounds pretty fu**in sick.

BTW: I'm not a 'Cat Person'. I prefer dogs as pets to cats.
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I just thought it was funny, hell, I don't even have any kids...lol.
 
Rackin_Zack said:
I just thought it was funny, hell, I don't even have any kids...lol.
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I have two cats and 1 son. If I caught anyone doint something like that to them, God help em. Open carry in Virginia WW.
Purdman :p
 
Donald A. Purdy said:
I have two cats and 1 son. If I caught anyone doint something like that to them, God help em. Open carry in Virginia WW.
Purdman :p
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I agree, it is for the parent/pet owner to decide what brand of torture they inflict upon their children/pets...lol.
 
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