"What furniture do you think I should have gotten that goes floor to ceiling in all rooms on all walls?? Because the cat did it everywhere. And exactly how is one supposed to make wallpaper slick without ruining it? "

Plexiglass is my friend.

"Like I said, there are 19 cats in this house and only 2 are declawed. I think that speaks for itself, showing that I am not all that picky and tried everything before I made the decision."

Um, I can't tell whether or not you are asking these questions because you really want me to figure out an answer....because I would be happy to do so if you'd like, but I'm unsure if that's your intent. I'm not trying to offend you or anyone else who has declawed, I'm trying to help out those who are thinking about it.

I've said more than once, my own intention is to educate people who are having problems with their cat that they think are insurmountable, when they actually might not be. I don't know your personal situation, however I DO know what drives the average owner to declawing....and the reasons they come up with tell me there their attempt equals only the tip of the iceberg of what they could have tried. I don't necessarily consider you the average owner, by any means, so that likely doesn't apply to you.

What I will not do is tell people "fine" to declawing without more information from them when the average owner says they've tried it all, because I've never met anyone who has and it not worked. I want to at least ask them what they've tried. My old boss has 12 cats, my mother 4 with claws, I have seven in my house, my old coworkers have 5 and 10 respectively, all with claws. I think they demonstrate something positive. Throwing more things to try out there for people to see is my only intention, because I think there are things people might not have thought of. I apologize if I've offend you, it is not my intent.

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