The tide is turning against cat declawing, writes Steve Dale in a piece for Fear Free Happy Homes. Denver recently became the first city outside California to ban declawing surgery. When cats scratch (an innate behavior), they send an aromatic message via the pheromones delivered by glands in the paws, as well as a visual message: those long claw marks. The ability to offer this aromatic and visual communication is important and likely necessary for cats to feel secure in their environments.
Source: Fear Free Happy Homes, January 16, 2018.
Behavior modification is a better and more humane option than painful declaw surgery. Cat owners concerned about destructive scratching have a new alternative to painful surgery. A product called FELISCRATCH by FELIWAY™ naturally attracts cats to exercise their claws on vertical scratching posts.
INSIGHTS: FELISCRATCH™ is the newest pheromone product in the FELIWAY™ product family. FELIWAY products are produced and marketed by AHD sponsor Ceva Animal Health, LLC.