{"id":2332,"date":"2017-11-10T04:41:44","date_gmt":"2017-11-10T12:41:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/?p=2332"},"modified":"2017-11-10T04:41:44","modified_gmt":"2017-11-10T12:41:44","slug":"frivolous-friday-do-cats-need-claws","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/?p=2332","title":{"rendered":"Frivolous Friday &#8212; Do Cats Need Claws?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1967\" src=\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/catpaisleyfence-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/catpaisleyfence-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/catpaisleyfence-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/catpaisleyfence.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>The declaw controversy comes up every once in a while and, whenever anyone mentions it to me I feel sick. If the professionals and owners whose cats suffered after this surgery are to be believed, declawing a cat is still considered a barbaric action and should be a last resort\u2014an injury so severe the claws can\u2019t be saved, for example. This link will explain why. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/lifestyle\/m\/68c2251c-a24c-35b8-96a4-7e2ead1fcf4d\/ss_graphic-photo-shows-why-you.html\">https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/lifestyle\/m\/68c2251c-a24c-35b8-96a4-7e2ead1fcf4d\/ss_graphic-photo-shows-why-you.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Yeah, when you have cats, your furniture may suffer. But it\u2019s your choice. Can your furniture bring you as much pleasure as the right cat can?<\/p>\n<p>And, hey, there are things you can do to protect your <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-577\" src=\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/alyzaysunflower-009-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/alyzaysunflower-009-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/alyzaysunflower-009-500x375.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>furniture\u2014but a cat who happens to get out of your control (slips out through a loose window screen in summer, is accidentally let out by a visiting two-year-old), cannot protect herself from another cat attack or a dog attack, for example.<\/p>\n<p>As I understand it, not only is declawing a serious surgery, a cat who\u2019s claws have been removed can become a behavioral problem in other areas. This can add to the cat\u2019s behavioral problems. And you may not know there are alternatives to declawing: keep your cat\u2019s claws trimmed. But first, learn how to trim them so you don\u2019t take the claw down to the quick. Here\u2019s a good link showing how to trim your cat\u2019s claws. If you simply can\u2019t do it, your veterinarian will or a local groomer who works with cats. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/Trim-Your-Cat%27s-Nails\">https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/Trim-Your-Cat%27s-Nails<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The declaw controversy comes up every once in a while and, whenever anyone mentions it to me I feel sick. If the professionals and owners whose cats suffered after this surgery are to be believed, declawing a cat is still &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/?p=2332\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[15,4,31],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2332"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2332"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2332\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2333,"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2332\/revisions\/2333"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2332"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2332"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2332"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}