Is there a way to make a cat appear de-clawed without actually having them de-clawed?

Question

Hi, I am moving into an apartment where the landlord will allow cats but only fully declawed. I know that declawing a cat is equivalent to chopping of my fingers to the first knuckle and I don't really want to do that to him. Is there anything that can be done to make a cat appear to be declawed that isn't so mean?

Answer 1

I suggest finding a different apartment.

Do NOT declaw your cat!  It isn't mean, it's mutilation and it will warp your cat.  If you like your cat, do NOT do this to your cat.

I can't think of anything that will make the cat look declawed on inspection, and your landlord will likely inspect.  

Answer 2

No, but you can see if your landlord will allow you to use a product called "Soft Paws" instead- they are rubber caps that glue onto your cat's nails and prevent them from causing any sort of damage.  http://www.softpaws.com/

Answer 3

I dont like this either but its a better alternative than de-clawing.

http://www.softpaws.com/

Will the landlord agree to this?  Did you get the cat from a shelter (oops my daughter deleted that and I just caught it.) that forbids de-clawing? if so can you get a paper from them that states that or something... I guess if its a apartment you have to go with those rules but if it were me I would look for a different place to live rather than mutilate my cat. The funny thing is cats don't do that much damage to things with scratching its the litterbox problems I would think they would be more worried about.

Answer 4

you can try to trim the cats nails http://www.pedipaws.com/?directLoad&uid=...

Answer 5

maybe you should tell your landlord what it does to a cat when you declaw them.  i'm not so sure why he/she is so worried about it.  most cats that have nails scratch at furniture. . . which is usually yours.  tell him/her when you declaw a cat they don't use the liter box when they should because the liter hurts their paws after being declawed.  if they don't change their minds just find a new place.

Answer 6

Use soft paws, they are caps that go on your cats claws so the can't tear up stuff when out having to de-claw

http://www.softpaws.com/