Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 (Denver Mods 7/26/84) 6/24/83; site drutx.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxn!ihnp4!houxm!mtuxo!drutx!slb From: slb@drutx.UUCP (Sue Brezden) Newsgroups: net.pets Subject: Re: cat claws Message-ID: <3260@drutx.UUCP> Date: Tue, 16-Jul-85 15:17:29 EDT Article-I.D.: drutx.3260 Posted: Tue Jul 16 15:17:29 1985 Date-Received: Thu, 18-Jul-85 04:32:45 EDT Organization: AT&T Information Systems Laboratories, Denver Lines: 38 >According to vets, scratching is one of the best, and the most natural >exercises for the cat. Now, unless you can get the cat to stand on >its head to use the back claws, you've removed (sic) this option. > ... >As for the post, I recommend denim material, and >spray it with catnip extract. >Scott Berry Our declawed cats do scratch. They can do no damage, but they love to stretch out and "rip" the heck out of the stereo speakers. That may be because they were declawed after they learned to scratch. I wonder if cats declawed at 7 weeks would do that. They also do a lot of running outside, and tree climbing. That is a good point--cats do need exercise. I wouldn't like to raise a cat again in an apartment where they couldn't get out--although I have done so in the past. In that case, you might want to leave them their claws and get a BIG post. Also something to climb on. Also try to play with them often. Denim and catnip are a good idea. Perhaps my previous cats that weren't interested just didn't like the post. -- Sue Brezden Real World: Room 1B17 Net World: ihnp4!drutx!slb AT&T Information Systems 11900 North Pecos Westminster, Co. 80234 (303)538-3829 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Send lawyers, guns, and money... -Warren Zevon ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~