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I don't want to declaw her... she's like my kid... in fact I sometimes refer to her as my daughter (as I'm pretty certain at this point I can't have kids).
Declawing = maiming her essentially, in my mind at least.
She allows me to trim her nails for the most part, maybe I'll just have to do it several times weekly.
You will need to do that at least twice a week, forever. The first time you might want to let the vet trim them down VERY SHORT! Then, you just keep them that short.
Soft claws does NOT work at all.
I agree.
Also I would never purposely yell at or hit/tap my cat. When she has hurt me in the past I say somewhat loudly Ouch! and make a little show of it and then she just stares at me and quits doing what she was doing. But that doesn't work when she's kneading my face because I don't want her to stop kneading entirely, I just want her to do it somewhere else on me...
I wonder if a nail file would work at making her claws less ragged... then again a) she'd have to let me do that to all of her claws and b) as soon as she sharped her claws on the scratching post it would be all for naught...
Does anyone have any NEW suggestions?
Yes, but is the only problem you have is her hurting you when kneading you?
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What do you use to clip her nails? Human nail clippers seem to leave raggedy edges, rounded cat nail clippers seem to leave them cleaner.
In general, Servals are "hissy" cats. They unlike domestic cats, have many different hisses. They often hiss when happy and or playful. When my pure domestics, hiss at my F3, that only makes him more excited.I have also noticed that older cats will sometimes just put their paw on an unruly younger cat's head. . .not swatting them, just placing it there, maybe pushing away a little. Usually accompanied by a hiss. I've tried this with varying success. Might help.
Please note, my responses are in red.This is going to sound very odd but I don't want to tap at or hiss at my cat...
That is very very much your right! I am just curious why?
So far I've done cat things, that cat's would do favorably. Such as touching my nose to her nose, then she usually keeps brushing across my face.
Putting my forehead to her forehead and rubbing a little.
Pet her often.
I'll meow at her and she meow's back and it's a little meow fest for a bit, but she's usually very quiet.
I allow her to lick my hands, arms, and forehead.
She allows me to pet her stomach, belly whenever I want, she has never hissed or tried to get away from me when I do this she very much enjoy's it.
She flops down wherever I am for attention.
Those are all great behaviors she exhibits towards you. You two CLEARLY, have a great relationship, congratulations.
Essentially right now she trusts me COMPLETELY.
I agree.
I'm afraid that I started tapping at her or hissing at her that would not be to either of our benefit. Granted she didn't get all mad at me when I used the spray bottle she was more wary of that, then she was of me. But if I hissed at her to try to coach her that way, couldn't that potentially make her a little wary of me? I LOVE her trusting me 100%, I don't want to lose that.
Let me TRY and explain this CORRECTLY, the Savannah breed when properly socialized (which yours sounds like it was) is very adaptable. They do not spook easy. Not even when they should. Your cat is an F5 correct? Hissing at her will do one of two things. One is "back her down" like a domestic. Or it may make her more excited, like my F3. Either way, I do not see your relationship being harmed.
For the record at this point I will not be declawing my cat, you guys can quit commenting on that part, now I just want suggestions on how I can redirect her...
What do you want her redirected from and to? I can work from there, I think.
In my experience, Savannah do better with a friend. I am very much looking forward to getting my Loki a "like friend"your baby needs a playmate
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