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<|user|>
I have a cat that is tearing the hell out of my furniture - I am about to take it to the pound or get it declawed.
<|assistant|>
Giving cats a hard time about destroying your furniture may not be very effective; instead, try redirecting their energies with cat-safe alternatives like cardboard boxes or scratching posts. If that fails, you could take your cat to a vet and ask for advice on how to solve the issue, such as introducing a desentizing product. Alternatively, you could consider surgically declawing the animal, although this is not an ideal solution since cats will feel a reduced ability to hunt and defense themselves.