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Reply to: removing their claws is removing their first knuckle. many people don't realize that. Imagine you, getting all of your your fingers amputated at the first knuckle. that's what they do when they declaw. some cats may not have issues with, a lot do. Some have chronic pain because of declawing. and if a declawed cat ever gets outside, they have nothing to defend themselves, or the ability to climb to escape danger. I have multiple cats, claws intact, and none bother my furniture. a lot has to do w/proper training, and letting them have their own 'furniture' like cat trees, posts, etc. I have many of those which is prob why they don't bother my furniture. if you're going to have cats, then they have to have their own things to scratch. not just one or two tiny posts. they need large climbing trees and multiple posts throughout the house. removing their claws is easy for the owner, hard on them.

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