Since this is SS's Cat Central, I have a question for those of you who may be cat people, about scratching: does it always happen that an indoor cat will inevitably scratch the life out of everything you own?
I have, in the back of my mind, that if my life magically gets better and I don't ctb, that I'll get a cat. I had a dog but he was too needy and it hard on him when I went to work - a cat probably couldn't wait until I left - problem solved! But I don't want everything I own to be damaged by a cat's natural instinct and urges. In Canada, I believe cats are no longer de-clawed so how could I live with a cat and not have everything destroyed? Or could I?
Thanks