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Baby's Gettin Violent/ Declawing?
Okay, so I solved my issues of gettin a kitten, naming him, ridding him and my house of fleas. (Thanks, guys, for ur advice!)
Now, I've got another one that may not be as easy to fix. My kitty Tony Montana is not violent in nature (juxtaposition unintentional). He follows me evverywhere, needs constant human interaction, cries everytime I walk away until I sit down and take him in my lap, and constantly comes to me, kisses me and rubs his fuzzy lil head against my face. In a nutshell, he is extremely loving and friendly. Problem is, he loves to play, but he scratches me so much. I have scratches all over. My hands are a dastardly sight, and he even jumps on my face in the morning, jabbing my eye with his paw, and plays in my hair and digs his nails into my scalp. I haven't trimmed his claws yet cuz his previous owner told me their vet said to wait til he's 15 wks (this sat.) since they're still growing in. I've tried sternly telling him no, yelling, picking him up and staring him in in his shrek-puss-in-boots eyes and saying no in a scolding tone, startling him by gently flinging him over the bed (heheh), and punishing him by locking him in the lav. but he keeps coming back. arggghhh. and what makes it so hard is he'll be purring and doing it. he thinks he's playing, but his nails are razor sharp and he digs them deep into my skin, dragging them across, ripping thru my flesh. it's painful!
oh kitty gurus, what to do??
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Update: New question...
I have considered declawing but the fact that the entire 1st joint of the finger is removed seems inhumane and painful to say the least. None of my other cats did this to me, so I'm still entertaining the hope that I can make him stop scratching me. What are your thoughts on it???
Now, I've got another one that may not be as easy to fix. My kitty Tony Montana is not violent in nature (juxtaposition unintentional). He follows me evverywhere, needs constant human interaction, cries everytime I walk away until I sit down and take him in my lap, and constantly comes to me, kisses me and rubs his fuzzy lil head against my face. In a nutshell, he is extremely loving and friendly. Problem is, he loves to play, but he scratches me so much. I have scratches all over. My hands are a dastardly sight, and he even jumps on my face in the morning, jabbing my eye with his paw, and plays in my hair and digs his nails into my scalp. I haven't trimmed his claws yet cuz his previous owner told me their vet said to wait til he's 15 wks (this sat.) since they're still growing in. I've tried sternly telling him no, yelling, picking him up and staring him in in his shrek-puss-in-boots eyes and saying no in a scolding tone, startling him by gently flinging him over the bed (heheh), and punishing him by locking him in the lav. but he keeps coming back. arggghhh. and what makes it so hard is he'll be purring and doing it. he thinks he's playing, but his nails are razor sharp and he digs them deep into my skin, dragging them across, ripping thru my flesh. it's painful!
oh kitty gurus, what to do??
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Update: New question...
I have considered declawing but the fact that the entire 1st joint of the finger is removed seems inhumane and painful to say the least. None of my other cats did this to me, so I'm still entertaining the hope that I can make him stop scratching me. What are your thoughts on it???
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ne-way, tony montana is now a bit over 4 months old. in a month he'll be neutered, n so that'll calm him down a bit. i read thru everyone's comments n they're helpuful. yeah i'd decided a while back to not declaw him, after i realized the procedure. problem is, he is sooo violent. he scratches, but moreso he bites pretty hard, sometimes causing us to bleed. and i put him in the bathroom, turn out the lights, and let him out 15 min later as punishment. he comes out n apologizes to me (looks at me w those puss-in-boots eyes, rubs against my leg, meows, kisses me, and i forgive him - of COURSE) n then he just runs into the plants again, destroying them, breaking our vases and pots, biting like crazy. and i speak to him in a stern voice and scold him, and lift him up and remove him from his place of destruction, but nothing. if i spray him with cold water, he just stands there, drinks it up, and jumps rite back.
but then, he sleeps with me at nite, nuzzled in my neck, and kisses me awake. then he starts biting and scratching me, lil punk.
i am just praying that he grows out of this within the next 2 months.
- J
- J
- J
aight here's the thing i notced abt my cats.
My cats in general are very forgiving. As long as you dont beat the living out of them. They will still come to you because they depend on you for food. More so if you got them from young, you are pretty much their mums and dads.
Here;s what i did. Everytime she tried to play with my wires, i would raise my voice and carry her away repeated. Its a repeative process but eventually she gets the idea.
As for clawing, they then to do that when they like some one, especially when they are kittens... get them a ball a rubber ball not so hard.. but one thy can chew and claw at. They love that.
- J
I agree with skirtman.
i think u either got really lucky or u should be workin for hollywood.
After a while he will get use to it.. then u wont have to cage it. Initial stage training requires discipline... its like my cat...she peed on my mum;s sofa....man...
got her restricted... now she is ok.. and she still likes me etc...
- J