Hello pet people.
I have a cat (about 9 months old) and a 10 pound dog (somewhere around 6ish maybe). They get along great. But the dog only has one eye and is not the brightest. They constantly play fight with mostly harmless intentions. Anyways, the dog is constantly getting scratches and licking them, causing hot spots. He has to wear the cone quite often now days. More importantly, we are concerned that he could potentially get his only good eye damaged as well.
My wife has been very consistent about cutting the kitty's nails and tries to keep those little plastic nail caps on him as well. But cutting his nails seems to be ineffective, and unfortunately, the plastic nail caps have created other issues. Multiple times, I've found the cat crying because the plastic nail cap got stuck in a crevice or on a corner around the house. Once, it even got caught in the dog's hair and caused them to both freak out. My wife and I are very concerned about something like that happening in a "worst case scenario".
My wife has been thinking more and more that we should get the cat declawed. I usually trust her about animal decisions because she's always had multiple pets growing up. She's very good about spending time with them and treating them well. She always seems to know what's best when it comes to the well-being of animals. But declawing a cat seems so bad to me. I can't get over taking away such important natural tools for an animal.
Is the health of my dog and the potential of avoiding an incident in the house worth declawing a cat? Has anyone encountered any issues with a declawed cat? I just need some general advice. I know my wife would listen to me if I were to object, as she's very on the fence about it. I just don't know if it's a situation where declawing is warranted. Help!
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