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Reprieve for Widget!
Nov. 12th, 2008 11:13 pmTonight Sebastian started crying and begged Teri not to take Widget's claws. He said it would be okay if Widget scratched him, unless the blood started "dropping on the floor". He was utterly heartbreaking.
I was nonetheless a bit surprised when Teri decided to wait for a few weeks on the declawing to give alternatives a try.
One thing we're going to try is getting a MUCH BIGGER litterbox. The one we have now is too damned small anyway; even when we only had the two cats, they always kicked litter all over the basement floor. So upgrading is long overdue.
Apart from that, we can look into those glue-on claw covers, or clipping, or sanding. Heck, I lived with clawed cats for most of my life; I think we can find a way to survive.
Of course, Widget will still be neutered tomorrow, the poor little guy. I feel a lot of sympathetic pain and sadness. But I know that it's necessary.
My father made up a song that he sang when our cats came back from being neutered; the main lyric was "Empty pockets, but a heart full of love".
I was nonetheless a bit surprised when Teri decided to wait for a few weeks on the declawing to give alternatives a try.
One thing we're going to try is getting a MUCH BIGGER litterbox. The one we have now is too damned small anyway; even when we only had the two cats, they always kicked litter all over the basement floor. So upgrading is long overdue.
Apart from that, we can look into those glue-on claw covers, or clipping, or sanding. Heck, I lived with clawed cats for most of my life; I think we can find a way to survive.
Of course, Widget will still be neutered tomorrow, the poor little guy. I feel a lot of sympathetic pain and sadness. But I know that it's necessary.
My father made up a song that he sang when our cats came back from being neutered; the main lyric was "Empty pockets, but a heart full of love".
