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Originally Posted by MyFairLacy  Well of course it CAN happen, but a declawed cat could scratch a puppy with its back claws or bite its eye as well... A lot of things CAN happen but you shouldn't be advising to just declaw all cats because a puppy is brought into a home. Also cats can scratch each others eyes as well you know. And declawing will not at all guarantee that they will become friends. In fact, the cat might feel more defenseless and be more hostile to the dog because of being declawed
I know a Bichon that lost one of its eyes because a lab's tail was wagging and hit it, damaging it badly. So does that mean we should amputate all dog's tails? |
I know of a few dogs that have scratched their OWN eyes. Anything can happen, and there are better ways to avoid accidents. There's a lovely thing called "soft claws" - they're little caps that go over each claw the same way "fake nails" are glued on. It's so easy you can do it at home, that way the cat can't scratch anything will the blunt plastic tips and it doesn't suffer all the negative effects of de-clawing.