I hope I am putting this in the right forum...
A little background - We adopted our kitty Adelaide from the shelter last October. They said she was about 6 years old (wrong-she's really about 3)and had been declawed by her previous owners. They couldn't tell us much about her life because they had found her as a stray and she wasn't in great health. When we got her home, we spent a lot of quality time loving her to pieces and getting her healthy. She adjusted to our schedule quickly and we never had any behavior problems to speak of with her-she is really such a blessing--the perfect cat
Anyway, now that we have fixed her up all nice and healthy, she is more..I dunno, energetic?? She runs around constantly, has a million toys, and we just dont seem to be able to play with her enough!! Now that she seems to be getting bored, I am a little concerned that she is "looking for trouble"
I am wondering if maybe it would be nice to have a playmate for her since she does spend the hours that we are at work at home by alone...plus, its always nice to get another cat, right???
But, I am concerned because Addie is declawed. I am afraid that a cat with claws could really hurt her, especially in those first few days of getting to know one another--and its not even like she could swat back. She is such a sweet, friendly, WONDERFUL cat...I don't want her to get so intimidated by another animal that it hurts her quality of life.
So, what do you think...can clawed and declawed cats get along?
A little background - We adopted our kitty Adelaide from the shelter last October. They said she was about 6 years old (wrong-she's really about 3)and had been declawed by her previous owners. They couldn't tell us much about her life because they had found her as a stray and she wasn't in great health. When we got her home, we spent a lot of quality time loving her to pieces and getting her healthy. She adjusted to our schedule quickly and we never had any behavior problems to speak of with her-she is really such a blessing--the perfect cat
Anyway, now that we have fixed her up all nice and healthy, she is more..I dunno, energetic?? She runs around constantly, has a million toys, and we just dont seem to be able to play with her enough!! Now that she seems to be getting bored, I am a little concerned that she is "looking for trouble"
But, I am concerned because Addie is declawed. I am afraid that a cat with claws could really hurt her, especially in those first few days of getting to know one another--and its not even like she could swat back. She is such a sweet, friendly, WONDERFUL cat...I don't want her to get so intimidated by another animal that it hurts her quality of life.
So, what do you think...can clawed and declawed cats get along?