Thread: Feline Temptations

Originally Posted by barneycg

This brings back memories of kittens and swinging things Suffice it to say I was thankful I wasn't shaving at the time ! (though it wouldn't have been with a straight then)

Thanks for helping me clean my monitor........damn coffee doesn't wash off easy

Bob

I have been very lucky. Mr. Toes seems to know what will get me angry if he F's it up. He has never torn up my Bang & Olufsen speakers which look like scratching posts and he shows no interest in my strop...while I am around (I hope he never reads this post). Maybe while I'm at work, Mr. Toes spends his time trying to convince Basil to piss on my speakers and chew up my strop.

A new puppy chewed up my 3" Tm Red Latigo strop pretty good.
It's now become a 2", but it's quite nice nonetheless.

Originally Posted by Friggin Joe

A new puppy chewed up my 3" Tm Red Latigo strop pretty good.
It's now become a 2", but it's quite nice nonetheless.

Oh... puppies are really bad about chewing ANYTHING within reach. When my youngest dog was a puppy, I had to replace two comforters, a pair of shorts, a nice pair of sandals and my phone's charger cable. She was particularly destructive.

Oh m'gawd, cats and speakers ... I had cats and a relatively nice pair of speakers in the same house once .... for a few weeks, then I had cats and a serviceable but ratty-looking pair of speakers. Like Mr. Toes, those cats seemed to know what would get us angry. Unlike Mr. Toes, the next thought that followed was apparently, "... so let's do it!"

Bella doesn't bother with my strop at all and it's been hanging practically right beside her cat tree for months. Her nails get clipped whenever a sharp one shows up and she has a rope scratch post to dull them on. I think a puppy would be worse with anything leather around.

X

Have it front declawed, no more problem.

Originally Posted by cannonfodder

Have it front declawed, no more problem.

YIKES!!!!!!!!!!

if you would like send it to me and ill safeguard it for you untill the cat grows old you did say it was a tm strop right lol

Originally Posted by icedog

YIKES!!!!!!!!!!

Seconding that YIKES and that ! Declawing is amputating the first joint of every toe on the front paws. Illegal in several countries and, I believe, some states; rightfully so in my opinion. And aside from the ethical aspect, being without front claws--a basic tool for hunting and defense for a cat--often has bad psychological effects. Declawed cats are much more likely to become biters, among other things.