Scratching post plus some gentle tutoring did the trick for my two. I like that they have something to scratch - it looks comfy as fuck, they stretch while clawing stuff.

[–] disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world 10 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

My friend uses the caps on his cats because they sleep on the scratching post then claw up the and furniture and get caught in the drapes. Lol

[–] dandroid@sh.itjust.works 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I have a some variety of scratcher on every corner of the couch. I have some rope ones, carpet ones, a low one. My cat really just prefers to scratch the couch. Any attempt to persuade her to scratch the scratchers, she sees as a fun game and scratches the couch more.

[–] lvxferre@mander.xyz 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

With my two, when they were ready to scratch the wrong thing, I simply picked them up and put them near the scratching post. No sweet talk, no scolding either - I didn't want to encourage them to scratch the furniture for attention.

[–] dandroid@sh.itjust.works 1 points 6 months ago

My cat loves being picked up, so she would do it again for that alone.

[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 4 points 6 months ago

I taught my cats to stop clawing me when they kneaded just by teaching them the word "claws" (but since my GF was Peruvian, we used spanish to talk to the cats and it was "uñas").

All I did was bring their claws out a little, rub my finger across the tips so that my fingerprint vibrated the claws (to draw their attention there) then said "uñas". And repeated it.

Then when we'd be cuddling they'd be kneading and if they started including their claws in the kneading I'd just say "uñas" and they'd retract their claws and keep kneading.

No operant conditioning required. I used a little classical conditioning to teach them the word, then mere mention of the word was enough because they already knew the claws were uncomfortable to other people. They were just extending their claws unconsciously while kneading.

[–] cactusupyourbutt@lemmy.world 10 points 6 months ago (2 children)

also you can still clip the claws if you know what you are doing

[–] meekah@lemmy.world 5 points 6 months ago

Just don't clip up to the pink part and youre fine. I use regular fingernail clippers for that.

[–] MutilationWave@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

My wife showed me some advice online to hold the scruff of their neck in your mouth like a mama cat would while clipping. I tried it and I was able to clip all the claws on my 23 pound cat by myself. He barely freaked out and he's a huge baby scaredy cat about everything.

I did get a mouthful of hair but it was worth it.

[–] orphiebaby@lemm.ee 5 points 6 months ago

My cat chews them off; but if you can get your cat to accept them, very helpful

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[–] GhostFence@lemmy.world 18 points 6 months ago (1 children)

We had 3 scratch-happy cats and quelled them with scratching posts. No declawing needed.

[–] Emerald@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

We just have outdoor chairs in our living room. They are hard for the cats to tear up, and cheaper to replace then proper furniture.

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[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 9 points 6 months ago

Also not a nut, nor a vegetable, nor a vegetarian. I'm all for a declawing ban. It is utterly cruel to value furniture over the wellbeing of a living creature.

If you've got nice furniture that you're not willing to sacrifice to a cat, DON'T GET A CAT. Mutilating a cat just so that you can be close to said cat is fucked up. Let it live with people who can take care of it without having to alter it.

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[–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 49 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Ah, so the lawyer really was a cat all along!

[–] ickplant@lemmy.world 35 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Your Honor, I’m not a cat.

[–] Emerald@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago (2 children)

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[–] gregorum@lemm.ee 33 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

that cat's face say, "yo, tag me when you post this #KitKatTheCat"

[–] ToucheGoodSir@lemy.lol 11 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Cats not having claws... They're defenseless animals without them :/ would you rather they bite you with their kitty germ mouths or claw you when they're telling you to fuck off

[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 6 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Kitties have the same right as every other living creature to the means of self defense.

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[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 6 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Yay!

[–] uis@lemm.ee 2 points 6 months ago

You know, it's very apropriate in context:

[–] SLVRDRGN@lemmy.world 6 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Well the context explains the cat's expression.

[–] Sizzler@slrpnk.net 5 points 6 months ago

"Don't fuck this up by making it a cute meme, this is serious pawlatics"

[–] Syn_Attck@lemmy.today 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Pretty girl. A little chonky though.

[–] AgentGrimstone@lemmy.world 8 points 6 months ago

Could just be the hair. My cat's face looks chonky like this too but I sometimes run my palms over his cheeks to see how small his head really is.

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