My mom has a 3 year old cat adopted from a shelter when he was a kitten. Despite my begging her not to, she went ahead and declawed him shortly after she got him. She has only had declawed cats in past, was worried about her furniture and safety, and her vet told her it was a routine procedure and nothing to worry about.
Over the past few years, the little guy has shown quite a lot of aggression - be tends to bite (hard) and swat, and he's an aggressive player. I think a lot has to do with being separated from his mom early on, so he was never taught to play nicely, but I can't help but think a lot of the aggression comes from declawing (phantom pain and/or he goes to bite because his claws are gone). There have been a number of situations where he has bitten my mom very badly (completely unprovoked - mostly when she's sleeping), which has landed her at the doctor for stitches, and lately he has been hissing and intimidating her around the house.
Last night, he attacked and bit her foot very badly and she has a big open wound. She is understandably at her wits end and is taking about getting rid of him.
I want to scream because I feel like it's so obvious that it's due to trauma from declawing, but who knows. It's also too late to change what has already happened.
I feel stuck between a rock and a hard place because I feel like I should take him, but I have a very sweet and happy 9 year old cat who has never been around other animals. I'm terrified to disrupt his life - I also live in a small apartment so worry about integrating the two.
I'm not sure what I'm asking here, but interested if others have insights into what can be done, and opinions on bringing the aggressive one home to my happy little guy. I'm also scared of being attacked by the declawed one myself and generally unsure of how to proceed.
TL;DR - my mom's 3 year old declawed cat continually attacks her and she wants to surrender him. I don't know if I should take him when I have a tiny apartment and a perfectly happy 9 year old cat who hasn't ever lived with other animals. I also don't want to bear the responsibility of potentially surrendering the 3 year old if things go sour at my house.
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