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Declawing is wrong! I have brought the light to many people. You can train a cat not to scratch your furniture. I have had several cats through out my life and I have taught every one of them, no scratching of the furniture and no chewing of the plants.
Consistency and a little bit of time will break their habit. I think taking 3 or 4 months of being consistent with it and spending some time on it is a tiny tiny price to pay for them. When you get an animal there is a responsibility to them. Just add that to the list or do not get them.
I would always have a couple of those little scratching posts hidden through out the house, so they have somewhere to mark, besides the furniture. I don't use a spray bottle. I just give a quick startling yelp with a loud clap of the hands and BAM they take off. They will stop. It works!
Their claws are their defense. They have a purpose. Therefore it is needed. Removing something that is not needed, like a dogs dew claw, or a human boys extra skin around the penis, is totally different.
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