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home made declaw Anonymous
I got a new waterbed and dont want the cats to scratch it, so I was thinking of declawing them, but maybe not the real declawing since they are not kittens anymore, so maybe a soft-declawing, the rubbery type of declaws!

But its a bit pricey, so how about doing it yourself? How hard could it be?

But should I superglue some plastic on there, or maybe melt some plastic onto place for better form?

Anyone done it yourself?
>> Flower Monster !tr.t4dJfuU
Declawing is like cutting your own thumb to the first joint. For a more humane option try softpaws. They are little plastic caps that cover your kitties nails. They are fairly easy to get on and you only have to change them once every few months.
>> Anonymous
>>316345
lol faggot, stop comparing those shit animals to humans
>> Anonymous
>>316347
But humans = animals...
>> Anonymous
>>316349
yes but cats = shit animals
>> Anonymous
I wouldn't call it "home made declawing." Shit, that sounds like you're going to hack off your cats' toes yourself.

But yeah, look into SoftPaws. Sounds like exactly what you want, except consumer friendly with instructions and a wide range of colors and all that.
>> Anonymous
I declawed my cat when I got him. He's fine.

It's not like they chop them off when they are awake. Idiots who BAAAWWWWW over declawing are niggers.
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>> Anonymous
>>316355
Just because your cat didn't experience any of the complications, the residual pains, or the extremely negative behavioral changes doesn't mean it never happens to any cat, dickcheese.

Maybe if people weren't lazy, irresponsible faggots who assume that all cats are going to claw everything all the time, there wouldn't be such a shitstorm about declawing. But you sound like the type of twat that got a cat and immediately thought only of your curtains. God forbid you provide any sort of entertainment or exercise for an animal that you have responsibility for. Then again, I guess if I had to lay around some asshole's house all day with nothing to do, I'd probably want to wreck their shit.
>> Anonymous
>>316364
What's that?

>BAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWW

Can't hear you, sounds like a crying child.
>> Anonymous
get softpaws OP you wouldn't want your your finger tips cut off would you?
>> Anonymous
>>316355
HURR DURR. In response to this, yes, some cats are fine and suffer no residual effects while -some- cats experience entire changes to their personality, difficulty walking even when fully healed. My parents had this done to their cats and one of their cats changed from an outgoing, friendly cat to very shy and tempermental after the surgery. She also started walking funny (no shit since they remove the first part of the toes and not just the claw.) I would be very careful considering surgical declawing since it is known to cause difficulties in some cats.

Look up SoftPaws, OP. Good shit.
>> Anonymous
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Good comeback, dawg.
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>>316383
Good comeback, dawg.
>> Anonymous
>>316457
Baw some more.

Declawing is fine. Only PETA fags baw against it.
>> Anonymous
>>316527
Uneducated retard.
>> Anonymous
>>316527
Wrong. PETA baws against keeping pets altogether.
>> Anonymous
>>316527
This has nothing to do with PETA. Regardless of whether or not someone believes in declawing, if they keep their pet (particularly indoors only), they are not PETA.

For an outside perspective, my grandmother had her three cats declawed. Two seemed fine, but the third and youngest of the lot eventually developed very bad arthritis in three of her paws.

I believe it very much may differ depending on the cat. Softpaws are an alternative that requires no surgery. One pack (about twenty bucks) can last up to six months. You do not have to worry about possible after effects of declawing, and it is much less dangerous and doubtlessly easier than possible homebrew methods.
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DO YOU FUCKERS EVER READ THE FUCKING THREAD?

OP said not real declawing, and that softpaws is a bit too expensive.

So he wants to know if plasticoating his cat's claws himself would be a better alternative.

My advice to OP is to just trim the claws short. I don't know what the fuck you guys are on about, and I don't fucking care.
>> Anonymous
>>316558
My bad. I'd misread the "bit pricey" segment as relating to declawing, and not nail capping.

You can try trimming your cat's nails, but I would ask the advice of your local vet or groomer for tips and etc. A cat with a nail cut too short is an pissed kitty.

I would advise against making and using your own caps, but that's because I believe it could possibly be most cost and effort than just buying the caps.
>> Anonymous
You just bought a waterbed. Softpaws only cost like 20 bucks for a year's worth. How the fuck is that pricey?
>> Anonymous
>>316355
>It's not like they chop them off when they are awake.
No, but imagine walking around afterwards with your toes hacked off.

inb4 HERP DERP IMA REAL MAN ONLY PUSSIES COMPARE ANIMALS TO HUMANS
>> Anonymous
>>316591

It's closer to 20 bucks for a month's worth, and it's probably pricey BECAUSE he just got a waterbed.
>> Anonymous
>>316675
Perhaps he shouldn't have bought a water bed before figuring out what to do about his cat.
>> Anonymous
>>316677

... Why should he? It's his house, his comfort, his furniture. A domestic feline is not a godamn vengeful totemic god or something.
>> Anonymous
>>316686
He should have known good and well that his cat would probably scratch it. What would be the point in buying a water bed if it was going to be busted right after you bough it...? He should have figured out what to do about his cat prior to buying the water bed so that he wouldn't have to worry about the water bed being damaged.
>> Anonymous
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Errrrr, wtf...? If your cat is strong enough to pierce a waterbed, you a) own fishing cat or b) bought a water filled garbage bag instead of a waterbed.
>> Anonymous
Why not just teach the cat not to get on beds.
>> Anonymous
Why did you get a waterbed? Those things are tacky and should have only been used in the 1970s.

Also on the subject of real declawing, sometimes you're not going to have any option especially when you have a nice piece of wooden furniture. Sure you can spray the cat with water and try to rear it, cats are sly bastards and could easily claw that shit while you're away. Scratching posts don't always work either (my roommate's cat never wants to scratch it, but instead she'll claw the crappy couch we have). This is certainly better than abandoning the cat since you've only helped its life tremendously by adopting it.
>> Anonymous
On another note, there's no way a cat can poke a hole in a waterbed unless you have a cougar or something. Their claws won't even go through the sheets, fitted sheet, and pad. Unless you're sleeping on a bare mattress like a hobo or something. I doubt their claws would even pierce that. I used to have one and my cat wouldn't even walk on it.
>> Anonymous
interesting, but still, you dont want to come home with shitloads of water all over the floors lol
>> Anonymous
OP, here's a quick and easy solution.

Keep the bedroom door closed.

TADAAA