Ow ! Kitty wants to claw. What should I do ?

Question

He is lying on me digging those claws into my thigh, just because he is happy. It hurts like h**l, but I can't really get mad, he is doing it out of love. Ouch ! Knock it of man! I love my boy, he is a good kitty, just a little painful.

Answer 1

put a pillow between him and your meat!

Answer 2

When he digs in, gently grab the paw and lift it off your leg. Cats are not stupid, he will eventually understand you don't like that. Go ahead and say "Ow!" He'll understand what that means.

Answer 3

get the scratching tower...........ofcourse kitty prefers opther things

Answer 4

buy a scratching post or find some old carpet and wood  or old cardboard boxes or  if u have a big-lots store close to were you live look over in the pet area and find a big green frog that has  a tuff fabric on the top my cats love it and use it all the time

Answer 5

I know exactly what you mean, it's darn painful. It's the price we pay for having a happy cat . . .  

Answer 6

he wants you to know that he loves you try trimming his nails but be careful you can hurt them if you don't do  it right. aww how cute.

Answer 7

Solutions are as follows

1. get a scratching post.

2. Buy some cat clippers and trim nails carefully.

3. Do not even consider declawing, its cruell.

4. Give kitty losts of attention this way it does not claw at you to get attention.

5. Keep nails trimmed every week.6.

follow all steps for maximum results.

7. Hope this helps.

Answer 8

What I personally do is trim only the tips of the claws so he still retains the claws but not the sharpest point of the tip. Best of both worlds, just be careful not to trim too closely, but otherwise it's a painless solution for everyone.