De-clawing is cruel and will cause them extreme anxiety. Also, cats that are de-clawed end up biting as a defence because their claws are gone. They end up with behaviour problems because of being maimed in this way.
You can trim the very tip of their claws, but it won't stop them from scratching things.
Your best bet is:
1) Get a couple of carpeted scratching posts and sprinkle them with a quality catnip to encourage scratching.
2) Get a repellent spray and spray all the fabric furniture that they scratch the most.
3) Get some double-sided carpet tape and stick it on the hard surfaces that the cat scratches.
4) When you see them approaching their usually favourite scratching target: Use a deterrent like a tin can with some pennies inside (shake it to make noise), spray them with a water bottle, or buy one of those compressed air ssshhh-noise makers that are sold at pet stores.
Do those four things for a month and you will have trained the unwanted behaviour from your cat. Cats are trainable. It helps if you pet them after they desist or when they make the right choice (using their scratching post).
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De-clawing is cruel and will cause them extreme anxiety. Also, cats that are de-clawed end up biting as a defence because their claws are gone. They end up with behaviour problems because of being maimed in this way.
You can trim the very tip of their claws, but it won't stop them from scratching things.
Your best bet is:
1) Get a couple of carpeted scratching posts and sprinkle them with a quality catnip to encourage scratching.
2) Get a repellent spray and spray all the fabric furniture that they scratch the most.
3) Get some double-sided carpet tape and stick it on the hard surfaces that the cat scratches.
4) When you see them approaching their usually favourite scratching target: Use a deterrent like a tin can with some pennies inside (shake it to make noise), spray them with a water bottle, or buy one of those compressed air ssshhh-noise makers that are sold at pet stores.
Do those four things for a month and you will have trained the unwanted behaviour from your cat. Cats are trainable. It helps if you pet them after they desist or when they make the right choice (using their scratching post).