My 5-year-old cat claws furniture. What are my declawing options?

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Our Mitzi is 5 years old, newly adopted is now being very destructive clawing furniture, is she to old to be declawed? she has not had a distemper shot yet and runs wildly at times, any suggestions, thank you. Pet's info: Cat | Domestic Shorthair | Female | spayed | 4 years and 11 months old | 17 lbs

Daniel Fonza, DVM · Accepted Answer

Hi there and thank you for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach to address your concern. Mitzi is not too old for declawing but declawing at this age can lead to more pain and potentially chronic pain. The recovery in older animals is typically longer as well. For the clawing at furniture, if you have not tried Soft Paws yet, I would consider doing so. These fit over the nails and prevent the claws from damaging furniture. They have to be re-applied every 2-3 weeks typically. I hope this helps! Please let me know if you have any other questions or concerns and I would be more than happy to help you further.

My 5-year-old cat claws furniture. What are my declawing options?

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