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From: doug@prime.UUCP (Douglas A. Hamilton)
Newsgroups: net.pets
Subject: Re: cat claws
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Date: Tue, 16-Jul-85 12:23:56 EDT
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Posted: Tue Jul 16 12:23:56 1985
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> How old must a cat be befor it can be declawed?
> 
> Thanks
> Larry Roybal
> ihnp4!drutx!ljr

Dead.

Seriously, please don't do this to your poor little kitty.  If you do,
the cat is defenseless and MUST be kept indoors all the time.  In any
event, the problem you presumably are worried about, i.e., sharpening
claws on furniture can be cured more easily than you might expect.  Get
your cat a couple good-sized boards of rough-sawed cedar or other soft
wood and leave them in places where you don't mind getting some wood
chips to be cleaned up periodically.  If you find the cat scratching
somewhere else, simply pick him up, carry him over and set him on his
board.  Avoid hitting the cat or otherwise "disciplining" the cat or
you'll find he'll scratch where you don't want simply to "get back
at you."  I've had a number of cats (and expensive furniture) for years
and no problems.

Regards and Good Luck.

-- 
Douglas Hamilton       Prime Computer,Inc.
617-626-1700 x3956     Video Products Group
                       492 Old Connecticut Path
                       Framingham, MA  10701

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