He looks so content. Most older pets are so grateful to have a good home. It make take you time to bond, but it's worth it in the long run!
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Good to hear that so far, so good with your newbie, lol. I like your furniture btw.
Luckily he is easy to move and doesn't get bothered by it
I moved the cat bed so he could actually lay in that spot because it is out of the way. It seems like he likes to lay where everyone walks, which is fine during the day, but in the dark at night it could be different! lol. So he likes bathtub water, I guess, so I redirected him, and he handled that well. And luckily he is declawed in front so no scratching.He does seem very happy. He has been so good and quiet all day.
Thank you! One of the reasons we need a declawed cat. We splurged on furniture last year, and front claws would be a no go here.
We've trapped feral cats and kittens. In fact, our current cat was trapped when he was a kitten, and he's become one of the best cats we've ever had.
You are all so brave. I would not be comfortable doing that, but I think it is so awesome!
Both of the cats we had were feral but we got them as kittens so it was easy. One we had to bottle feed, he was so young.
Kittens are easier, I'm sure. For years, we tried to trap the feral mom because she had kittens every year. We could never get her! She was tough!
I completely understand that. We have always done this for the same reason although some people say it's inhumane.Thank you! One of the reasons we need a declawed cat. We splurged on furniture last year, and front claws would be a no go here.
In this case the rescue cat was already declawed so we don't have to get involved in that whole issue. I was reading about it online and it is a big thing that people talk about a lot.
Thank you! One of the reasons we need a declawed cat. We splurged on furniture last year, and front claws would be a no go here.
It's becoming illegal in some places now. My vet uses a new radiowave and laser technology to declaw and it's amazing imo. Very little downtime or bleeding, they heal amazingly fast. I'm perfectly fine with front declawing housecats which is why I've been starting to distance myself from my local SPCA. Lady who runs it is very anti-declaw and will make potential adopters leave the shelter if they mention wanting to declaw. Yet, a very high percentage of cats who are surrendered to us do so because of damage to furniture and scratching young kids. I see it as there are so many homeless cats and always will be. If a few days of pain help these cats have safe homes I'm all for it. Also, front declawed cats and most fully declawed can still protect themselves and hunt if they accidentally get outside. We had a few cats we rescued when I was little that were fully declawed. They were from a bad breeder and had mental/health issues. Since they would randomly potty everywhere we had to make them an outside shelter. They brought us birds/moles/mice and even a few snakes all the time. They got along just fine without claws.
Sorry for the rant, I just had yet another argument with the shelter manager this week about declawing lol
So kudos to @Harley77 for finding me this sample Riley--it has the bright floral Kaffe that is not on very many bags...
I agree...that in the end it is better to have some of these cats in homes versus protected from declawing and just stuck with no home. I know our cats when I was growing up were declawed, and they were house cats. But that is sad the shelter would want to hang onto a cat if they have a chance to have a good owner.
