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FUN AND IRREVERENT - A great cat lover gift for the holidays, birthday, presidential primaries, and beyond.KITTY CAUCUS - Let the fur fly as your cat decides the next leader of the free world.NO STUCK CLAWS - Claws don't get stuck in the recycled cardboard.Cat scratcher carboard pads available in Narrow and Wide sizes.
I'm a veterinarian and here's what you need to know about clawing cats.
No matter what you try everything will be useless unless you have a proper scratching post.
A proper scratching post should be 2 inches taller than your cat when it streches out all the way.
The post MUST NOT move when your cat uses it.
You want something heavy enough that your cat could leap on it and climb it with minimal shaking. An unstable scratcher looks like a leaning tree: potentially could kill me. Hanging door know scratches are worthless and your cat knows the door moves.
The post must be covered in something attractive: sisal, cardboard, real wood etc.
You'll see all carpet scratchers which are the best way you tell your cat not to scratch here unless they ONLY love to rip up carpet.
The scratcher must also be your cat's preferred configuration.
If your cat scratches vertically on the side of the couch then the post needs to be vertical. Ho a cat that loves your chairs seats? Must be a horizontal scratcher. Many cats need both.
*The scratcher must be where your cat wants it. Put tinfoil (monitor to make sure your cat won't eat it) or double sided sticky tape on the scratches and put the post right next to the scratches to say "scratch here, not here". Looks ugly? So do the scratches. Do what is necessary.
Buying a short, all carpet kitten scratcher for an adult Siamese guarantees your cat won't use it.
Good Scratcher for adult cats Vertical 1 2
Good Scratcher for adult cats Horizontal 1 2
Good but expensive 12
Bad Scratcher: too short 12
Bad Scratcher: cat can't reach the scratcher part 1 2
Bad Scratcher: poor choice of material for most cats 1 2: the slick picture is no good, the cardboard is fine
Bad Scratcher: it moves too much 1 2
The next step which is critical for your cat is regular manicures by a professional groomer or vet or you who will take the time to feed your cat and desensitize it to nail trims. There is great website by Dr. Sophia Yin which has a video on desensitizing dogs to nail trims. For cats I like chicken baby food, cream cheese or butter. This needs to be done about every two weeks to prevent splitting until your cat has a proper scratcher which it uses to manicure them itself.
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Now, I'm assuming you've tried all these things. I'm going to my doctor but I'll post about declaws, what they are, what to expect, who does them reputably, etc. once I get back. Spoiler alert: I don't do 4 paw declaws.
I am anti-declaw but I am much more anti-cat losing it's home so I will help my clients as best as I can.
Here is the link about declawing: https://www.reddit.com/r/Siamesecats/comments/4u0c61/declaw_please_help/d5mg2do