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alarimer

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16. When you have pets, expect your furniture not to be in perfect condition.

Wed May 18, 2016, 10:26 AM

May 2016

I've lived in apartments forever and my cat usually manages to claw on the carpet. But in most cases, the carpeting was already in bad shape when I moved (they are usually too cheap to replace it after every tenant), so I was never charged out of my security deposit.

If I owned a house, I would probably have wood floors, so that I would not constantly have to replace carpeting.

I've never successfully got the cat to use scratching posts. He usually uses my couch and it shows, but it was cheap and will be replaced eventually, so I don't much care. It's just the price you pay for pets. You want nice things, don't have cats.

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With spokescat in tow, vet group pushes to ban cat declawing in New York [View all] Little Tich May 2016 OP

I've lived with cats for over 30 years LiberalElite May 2016 #1

It's incredibly painful, though. Arugula Latte May 2016 #3

I imagine that having your balls hacked off would hurt a bit, too Orrex May 2016 #19

They can be very capable, but declawing also causes other, less obvious problems Bibliovore May 2016 #11

When I was a child my pop would trim our cats front claws with a nail clipper. procon May 2016 #2

Exactly what I have always done. 840high May 2016 #4

I do that with my two kitties. Archae May 2016 #5

good beergood May 2016 #6

Ear clipping next please! n/t TexasBushwhacker May 2016 #7

I hope they don't make it illegal to do it if it's medically necessary. passiveporcupine May 2016 #8

Thanks for this comment Bibliovore May 2016 #17

This one I'd be against banning declawing PatrynXX May 2016 #9

To declaw or not to declaw. indivisibleman May 2016 #10

Both of our cats are indoor-only Bibliovore May 2016 #13

Go kitty! shenmue May 2016 #12

I know several cat owners who will not own a cat that is not declawed Midnight Writer May 2016 #14

Then those people should not own cats. Spider Jerusalem May 2016 #15

Very True indivisibleman May 2016 #18

We had two cats, both declawed Orrex May 2016 #22

When you have pets, expect your furniture not to be in perfect condition. alarimer May 2016 #16

My husband and I were talking about this last night. DawgHouse May 2016 #20

Exactly. A shredded couch or chair or two is Arugula Latte May 2016 #21