Never ever declaw a cat...

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Declawing a cat is animal cruelty and should be banned.


Declawed cats tend to walk abnormally back on their heels rather than on their entire pads because of the chronic pain at the end of their severed fingers and toes. They often develop chronic arthritis and as the front toe pads shrink, chronic bone infections are common. So many cats find it painful to use the litter box, develop a conditioned aversion to using the box, and become un-housebroken. This is why many declawed cats are put up for adoption or are euthanized. They may also bite more, and become defensive when handled because their paws are hurting and infected.


Declawing (Onychectomy) of Cats


If you are worried about your furniture - DON'T get a cat.

Fuzzy
 
I don't believe in declawin' a cat. It's abuse to declawin' a cat. I have my own dogs and I don't declaw them, no matter if it's different from a cat. :)
 
There´re declaw debated thread at somewhere.

I personally do not support declaw on pets but I respect the pet owners when they are for declaw on their pets.
 
Audiofuzzy said:
Declawing a cat is animal cruelty and should be banned.


Declawed cats tend to walk abnormally back on their heels rather than on their entire pads because of the chronic pain at the end of their severed fingers and toes. They often develop chronic arthritis and as the front toe pads shrink, chronic bone infections are common. So many cats find it painful to use the litter box, develop a conditioned aversion to using the box, and become un-housebroken. This is why many declawed cats are put up for adoption or are euthanized. They may also bite more, and become defensive when handled because their paws are hurting and infected.


Declawing (Onychectomy) of Cats


If you are worried about your furniture - DON'T get a cat.

Fuzzy
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There are a lot of PRO and CON on this debate. But most of cats with declaw at my place rec'd laser to heal the wound ended up in healthy cats and live up to old age during my work with vet for 10 years. I don't see anything infectious or aggressive with declaw cats. But like I said there are pro and con.
I knew one of my client's families cat was bought into vet and had it declawed even it was against the animal adoption rules conditions. so it was bought into suit with court. Thanks God I was not summoned. So the Court agreed with families. The adoption gave the families wrong cat but families decided to keep the cat. Their cat scratched baby's face aggressive and no purpose. Parents really don't want to put the cat down because of the state's law. Law said if any animal(s) are endanger around people and caused injury to fatally permanently is to put them down unless something have to be done to reduce endangerment. So the court overthrew the adoption's suit out. Today, the baby's face and body still have few scars but the cat is still with them and is very sweet. I really don't know how the baby and cat got into fight :giggle: but today baby is now 6 years old and is best buddy with this cat. So I must say this is PRO and CON.

Vet likes to keep declaw the cat for $$$$$$. So that must be bad!

Audiofuzzy is right, if you cherish your furnitures. I add, if you are allergy to dust or grass or whatever, and odor. Don't get cat at all. Scratch post might be helpful but some of cats don't use it.
 
Adoption conditions required no declaw cat at all. So if you want to declaw the cats then don't go to adoption. Just go to street and find kitten. There are a lot of homeless kitten on street.
 
I've read many many anti-declawing websites which list all the bad side effects from declawing.. I love ALL my indoor cats and not once have I noticed any true negative side effects from declawing them and when we arrived home after picking them up at the vet, all of them ran, jumps and plays like nothing ever happened to them, they didn't look nervous or off-balance at all... My cats seem pretty dang happy to me and I adore all of my cats and they're just like one of my children, I did tried the soft paws at first, they were drive themselves crazy trying to take them off with their teeth, so that when I made an decision to have them declaws instead, but they still have their back claws but not the front.... I respect the opinion if someone feels strongly against declawing, but *I* don't see declawing as being cruel or abuse...It was my decision to have it done, and they're my cats....There are many pro and cons in EVERYTHING, so it's up to you to make that decision alone...

Peace out.. :)


Edit: Now they have Laser declaw...
 
I agree with Angel in pretty much of what she stated. there's pros and cons on everything in life (general, pets, animals, plants, and etc.) Not everyone is gonna follow one particular path, if someone decide to get declaws for their cat, it's their business, because it's their cats, if someone decide not to get declaws because of cons then that's your opinion, but that doesn't mean we all must follow your opinion.

For one, I don't think declawing is animal cruelty, because not all cats are so much alike, while some cats experiences the bad out-coming after surgery doesn't mean this cat will experience the same outcome. It depends upon each cats just like it depends on each individuals.

If the decision is to be made by a particular person (the owner) it doesn't give anyone a right to say this particular owner has no business having cats in the first place if deciding on declaws. :) If you don't believe in declaws then don't get one for your cat.
 
Thank you Cheri :)...
 
I don't believe having cats get declawed. If cat accidentally escaped outside and had to protect her/himself. So I prefer leave it alone. If you want a cat, get a kitten and TRAIN the kitten not to touch the couch or anything...get a scratching post for the cat. My friend did called one of the vet and said that having cats get declawing is cruel so she dropped having her get declaw and trained her not to damage the furnitures. So far she did great!

So it is every owner's business what she/he want to do with her/his kittens/cats. :)
 
My Cat Cindie does have claws :wiggle: She always clawing on me when she has purred !! Ouch! :giggle:
 
Not my business.. as long their respect wishes.. declaws or non-declaws cats..

I have two cats still have their claws.. mostly loved stayed outside nearby my sunroom. My cats already damaged my furniture one of them.. Sadly I've been trainned my cat to stop scratching on my furniture sofa.. Kept directly to scratch post but never used.. think it's bored their toy..

I'm glad my two cats are loved to stay outside which it's great.. doesn't want go inside my house.. I have no idea why two cats changed their behaviored and loving stay outside nearby my sunroom.
 
I'm sure there are humane ways to declaw a cat. You should only declaw the front and not the back claws. If you declaw the back claws then the cat will have no way to defend itself incase it gets outside and into a fight.
 
I've had several declawed (front only) indoor cats, and none of them got arthritis, infections, or any other side effects from the procedure. My last kitty died of old age.
 
rockdrummer said:
I'm sure there are humane ways to declaw a cat. You should only declaw the front and not the back claws. If you declaw the back claws then the cat will have no way to defend itself incase it gets outside and into a fight.
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That's so true. My sister had her cat declawed from front only not the back.
 
Audiofuzzy said:
Declawing a cat is animal cruelty and should be banned.

If you are worried about your furniture - DON'T get a cat.
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Fuzzy: AGREE! :h5: We need more threads about animals and less about CI maybe for agreeing. :giggle:

:)
 
Both of my cats are declawed and its not illegal. I don't consider that as an abuse. I wondered... most of you have dogs and cats that have been FIXED (nuetered/spayed)???????

IF its a YES... why did you do it? because of the populations growing??? Because you don't want to get them pregnant and deal with fur babies? can be other reasons. Do you consider that as an abuse? No.. its for good reasons.

having cats declawed is the same thing. There are reasons to have it declawed. I don't see why ya'll consider it as abuse when millions have their animal spayed or nuetered and its not an abuse?

Most of the time, when cats are declawed are their purpose to keep it safe inside, more healthier as well. People like that really care and not consider it as an abuse. They don't just screw them and let them outside so they can get attacked by owls, coyotes, getting hit by a car, etc.

oh.. another thing... is... there are about a million pet owners that have never never taken their pets for boosters and rabies vaccines. what does that tell you? do you consider that abuse? I don't because alot of them don't believe in vaccines due to side effects and they keep them inside and assumed that's how they stay healthy. Yet, they do still get sick with any cause whether they're inside or outside pets.

Tell me how many of you do heartworm pills monthly for your cats and dogs??????? I'd tell you.. not many do and yet its very important to treat them with heartworm pills.


so why are ya'll just pointing at declaws as an abuse???
 
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