I know this has been debated before, but I was wondering what kind of problems crop up with a declawed cat.
I gave a rescued kitten to one of my co-workers, and she took very good care of him, but then had him declawed yesterday, because he was "ripping up her rugs and her chair". She knew if she brought it up earlier, we would have had more than one discussion about it. She says she knows that it means cutting the paws and "all that stuff" but I don't think she checked out the psychological aspects of the surgery. She says that she knows he will have a hard time jumping up on smooth things, but that is the way they learn how to handle things.
I tried to tell her that there were other problems that she might face, especially with the litter box, but she did not want to hear it.
What are some of the problems that people have encountered with declawed cats?
I gave a rescued kitten to one of my co-workers, and she took very good care of him, but then had him declawed yesterday, because he was "ripping up her rugs and her chair". She knew if she brought it up earlier, we would have had more than one discussion about it. She says she knows that it means cutting the paws and "all that stuff" but I don't think she checked out the psychological aspects of the surgery. She says that she knows he will have a hard time jumping up on smooth things, but that is the way they learn how to handle things.
I tried to tell her that there were other problems that she might face, especially with the litter box, but she did not want to hear it.
What are some of the problems that people have encountered with declawed cats?