Either way, you’d never have sex again, eh?
Hey, even with the first knuckle off, Rosie Palmer and her five furious friends and I can still have our regular orgies.
That is so true. * Especially* the Hectar part.
Done, and done.
For what it’s worth, my experience differs from yours, perhaps because my cats have been wearing them since kittenhood.
Neither cat tries very much to chew them off any more (they stopped after about three months - but even then, they lasted longer than the two weeks you describe). The caps last about six weeks. It’s quite easy and fast for two people to put them on, but a pain in the butt for only one (especially with my squirmy girl - the boy just sprawls in your lap and purrs, no matter what you do to him). I recommend the clear ones until you’re used to how much glue to put in - then the colored ones are kind of cute.
I don’t have any problem with the glue drying out as long as I put the cap back on. But you can get extra glue at www.softpaws.com when you order the nail caps. I recommend getting extra of the little tips you put on the glue bottle - there aren’t really enough in the package.
When a cap falls off, you’d better catch the cat and trim the nail pronto, because it’s a serious talon. We usually wait until three or four have fallen off before we bother to put on new caps, though.
They still scratch at stuff occasionally, but they do little damage. It’s still a very good idea to give them a scratching post, so they can stretch out properly while clawing on something “allowed”. (That’s one of the reasons that declawed cats are sometimes uncomfortable - it’s harder for them to stretch out their back muscles). Ideally, you want something very sturdy that’s at least three feet tall, but that’s very difficult to find.
There’s a picture here where you can sort of see the caps - I don’t have any pictures online with the colored ones on them.
For the OP, I’m very sorry that this hasn’t worked out for you. Obviously you care very much about your cat and are not making a “blind” decision. I certainly hope that your cat will be one of the ones who comes through declawing happy and healthy. (If you’re switching her litter after surgery, you might want to start now, to be sure she doesn’t refuse it. Cats can be incredibly finicky about litter, and it’s better to find out what she likes beforehand, rather than running around afterwards when you’re not sure if it’s the litter or the aftereffects of surgery that are making her pee in the bathtub.)
I would have to second that.
That’s the entertainment I usually reserve for for bearded ladies and other sideshow freaks. (Mwah)
Now this:
is a cute cat. Yeowza! 
Oh. I was thinking that you’d never score again with your stumpy little fingers.
Each to his own*, I guess.
Glad you didn’t get uptight over what was just a line.
Fin_man, keep up.
*I vote me Gratuitous Pun Of The Thread Award
Excuse me for not being American and write spell your English the right way. Your English is so much better…
When you have something interesting to say, and not stupid jokes, I will alert the press…
In the meantime, I will leave you to your pathetic forum, you miserable people. The universe has its way of dealing with ignorance, and you who deserve it - will find out the bad way…
What a dump this forum is. Jerry Springer says this forum is beneath him…
excuse me while I go throw up
Fuck it! I. Am. NOT. Soft. OKAY?!
But, ENugent, Sprawls-In-Your-Lap (a native a American cat, I take it) is pretty fucking cute, admitted.
Hey wait! You left your ball behind!
O.K. Now you can go.
LadyVenom, you’ve clearly come to your decision after a lot of thought and struggle – if you were entering into this glibly or without concern for the consequences for kitty, you would have never made this post. This already puts you miles ahead of the cat owners who consider declawing to be a mere cosmetic procedure that has nothing in particular for the owner to be worried about – and we all know that they exist, they’re in league with the people who won’t consider owning a cat with claws even if the cat has no destructive scratching urges whatsoever.
The argument that the furniture is unimportant isn’t the argument of someone who has nice things and wants to have a home that is both pet and human friendly. Shredded furniture is no longer suitable for its purpose – not only is it unpleasant to look at, it’s uncomfortable to use. Saying that a cat which cannot be trained ought to be left to its own devices because the cat’s unrestrained scratching pleasure is more important than having a household with furniture that’s usable and useful to the people is the argument of someone who is not just deluded, but owns nothing but a hand me down bed and a metal-frame futon couch.
I do not know you, but your obvious worry about what you’ve chosen and your clear love for all of your animals makes me think that you are quite honest about having made the best effort that you can to avoid this option. The yacking of various ignorant posters (several of whom, dare I say, may well be, um, knitted footwear) is just that, yacking. Ignore it, and take the best care that you can of your kitty.
Well, I think Ms. D_Odds would be a little more forgiving of stubby fingers than missing privates. Scoring isn’t an issue in my current situation.
Sweet Jesus, calm down! This is not a kitty holocaust here. As a pet owner, this is her choice to make. I certainly hope you don’t stand out in front of veterinarian offices holding signs of bloodied cat paws and tossing bombs. Cripes.
Happy puking! :eek:
I just feel the need to tell Arcana, ItsNotMe and RocknFluffsmom one little tidbit:
In the Second Age, Mordor was known, not as the Land of Shadows, but as the Land of Kittens. In fact, the prophecy noted in Lord of the Rings originally said “… In Mordor, where the kittens play.” Not “In Mordor, where the shadows lie.”
The land was essentially alive with playful, cuddly, cute kittens. They scampered and played all day long, happy and carefree.
That is, until I had the orcs squish every single one of them.
spaying and nuetering is the best choice you can make for your cat…if you do this, the world wouldn’t be overpopulated due to not enough people who can take them in…less animals, more people to care for them,…make sense???
While spellcheck does have it’s uses, it is apparent that I am also in need of a thought checker. Yes, I am an idiot. I meant to write from. Really, you must believe me.
Of course, being a she, she was always short on balls to begin with. [sub] I’m sorry. I couldn’t resist[/sub].
Rock…&…Fluff…why…do…you…insist…on…doing…this…it’s…really…annoying…make…sense???
wells aid Eve