Aren't they the cutest? Needless to say the 'Little Dude' and 'Little Girl' as we call them (we hardly use their names, I often wonder if we should just forget them) are growing up, and discovering things like: Jumping on the counter, sleeping in the fruit basket, and the worst of all: attacking our couch.
The Great Declaw Debate has gone on between Nate & I for months, and I mean months. Pretty much since we got the pair of them, but Nate said ultimately it was up to me. I've always been on the fence, and after doing my research (seriously, I spent hours researching on line and talking to my vet.. I was not taking this lightly!) I decided I just could not do that to them. Nate teases me that I'm a 'crazy cat lady' (Hey! Even if I am, he married me! ;) ), but they are my first attempt at keeping something more complex than a goldfish alive, on my own. They honestly are my children who happen to walk on their hands and feet, and are covered with fur.
We tried everything, spraying with water, noise, putting a scratching post nearby, special 'no scratch spray' nothing worked. I think they're immune just to drive us nuts! So we decided to try: Kitty Caps. They're awesome! They are essentially false nails for your cat, but they cannot scratch you or destroy things with them!
I'm sharing this mostly because I need you need to see my male cat wearing pink, sparkly nails! It cracks me up every time!
As you can tell, he's very hurt by this. It's affected his masculinity so much....
As long as you provide him with pets, and loving he is one happy cat! Foxy also has them on, but because of her longer fur you honestly cannot see them so I didn't share a picture.
If you've got cats that scratch you and damage your couches, I highly suggest looking into Kitty Caps or Soft Claws!
