First of all, I would like to ask that any posts in reply to this one, are not done to attack my decision to declaw, but to provide any answers that you may have. (I posted a few weeks ago and was thoroughly flamed)
My cats have been declawed for almost a year, and their recovery took about a week. Since then I have noticed that they still "scratch" their scratching post, as well as my couch, rugs, and all of their "favorite" scratching spots. They still swat at each other as if they had claws, when they are playing.
My female use to stretch out, paws first, after a nap on the area rug, and then dig into it. She still does the same thing, she really goes at it like she is accomplishing something. When she is fustrated she stil attacks the furniture.
My youngest cat use to love scratching the front of the speakers, until we would clap or spray water to get him away. We noticed him in front of the speakers one day assuming the position, then he turned around and looked at us like, "aren't you gonna clap?", when we did nothing he turned around swished his tail back and forth and had the "scratch" of his life, he then turned around with his ears back and meowed loudly, then bounced happily up the stairs. It was all my husband and I could do to keep from laughing (we were trying not to scare him because it was so funny).
Is it normal for cats to not be aware that they are missing their claws? I know what is involved in the surgery, and would think that it would be hard not to notice that your fingers have been partially amputated.
Does anyone else's declawed cat do this?
My cats have been declawed for almost a year, and their recovery took about a week. Since then I have noticed that they still "scratch" their scratching post, as well as my couch, rugs, and all of their "favorite" scratching spots. They still swat at each other as if they had claws, when they are playing.
My female use to stretch out, paws first, after a nap on the area rug, and then dig into it. She still does the same thing, she really goes at it like she is accomplishing something. When she is fustrated she stil attacks the furniture.
My youngest cat use to love scratching the front of the speakers, until we would clap or spray water to get him away. We noticed him in front of the speakers one day assuming the position, then he turned around and looked at us like, "aren't you gonna clap?", when we did nothing he turned around swished his tail back and forth and had the "scratch" of his life, he then turned around with his ears back and meowed loudly, then bounced happily up the stairs. It was all my husband and I could do to keep from laughing (we were trying not to scare him because it was so funny).
Is it normal for cats to not be aware that they are missing their claws? I know what is involved in the surgery, and would think that it would be hard not to notice that your fingers have been partially amputated.
Does anyone else's declawed cat do this?