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Kitten
#41
RE: Kitten
(June 11, 2016 at 4:41 pm)Losty Wrote:
(June 11, 2016 at 4:14 pm)Shining_Finger Wrote: I don't see why I shouldn't trim my cat's nails, at least from time to time. I trim my dog's nails and obviously avoid the quick. Here is a Wikihow page on trimming a cat's nails.
http://m.wikihow.com/Trim-Your-Cat's-Nails
Go ahead and read it a bit.

Dogs and cats are not the same. I think a good scratching post is all you need instead of trimming the claws. If you decide to, be sure to have gauze and anti bacterial cut spray/cream on hand for your arms.
If it is the sharp part that is damaged when they scratch a scratching post, then theoretically the non-scratching part can overgrow just like a dog's. I intend on asking a Veterinarian about trimming a cat's nails, since what is written online things like PetMD and people on here seems to bisect.
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#42
RE: Kitten
Wet food, preferably a kitten mix.

Give him a while and the dogs should acclimatise to him

and no to declawing. It's cruel and extremely painful gor the cat.

Cat bed.

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#43
RE: Kitten
I would never declaw a cat. My cat has her claws. She was spayed, and that was as far as I was willing to go.
"Never trust a fox. Looks like a dog, behaves like a cat."
~ Erin Hunter
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#44
RE: Kitten
(June 11, 2016 at 8:32 pm)The Valkyrie Wrote: and no to declawing.  It's cruel and extremely painful gor the cat.

Lots of cats still seem to have this very natural instinct to hunt and survive on their own, so it seems awful to cut off their claws. It would be like cutting off a human's fingers
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#45
RE: Kitten
(June 11, 2016 at 8:36 pm)Yeauxleaux Wrote: Lots of cats still seem to have this very natural instinct to hunt and survive on their own, so it seems awful to cut off their claws. It would be like cutting off a human's fingers

The reason I am opposed to declawing, the only reason, is that if the cat was to get outside and have to fend for itself, no claws would be a certain death.
"Never trust a fox. Looks like a dog, behaves like a cat."
~ Erin Hunter
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#46
RE: Kitten
Don't ever hold a cat against its will. If it starts to squirm, let it go. Cats can be as loving and affectionate as dogs, just on their terms (Min's slave meme).
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#47
RE: Kitten
(June 11, 2016 at 8:42 pm)Cato Wrote: Don't ever hold a cat against its will. If it starts to squirm, let it go. Cats can be as loving and affectionate as dogs, just on their terms (Min's slave meme).

I know this for a fact. My cat hates to be held.

When she wants attention, she will bump me with her forehead.
"Never trust a fox. Looks like a dog, behaves like a cat."
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#48
RE: Kitten
And remember the, "Aww ... isn't that cute" maaaaaaay not be so "cute" on down the road. Bad habits start young.
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