Wednesday, July 29, 2009
How do you feel about declawing cats?
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Love it
There are methods you can use to stop cats from clawing up your furniture. They are going to claw it up while you are away.
But my favorite method is to declaw.
I think it is so cruel.
i think it mean and cruel that's their protection they cant climb trees or protect themselves i would NEVER do it to my cats
i am absolutely against it, its an unnessacery surgery that leaves the cat defenseless and most times traumatized. its kinda like if someone cut off your fingers. its not just the removal of the claws, they cut off part of the toes so that the nail doesnt grow back. Please dont do this, even if you have indoor cats. if its a matter of behavioral problems, there are other ways to go about it than chopping off parts of their bodies.
Horrible..
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it's not very humane. think of it as amputation.
would you want someone pulling out all of your fingernails?
not to mention, declawed cats are more likely to bite and usually have litterbox issues.
I think it is cruel and it actually makes a cat meaner.
our cat is declawed front and back. she is an inside cat as i don't believe cats should be let outside to roam. she is almost 17 and is very content. I'm also very content that my draperies and furniture are not in shreds. and my children grew up with out scratches on their faces, arms and legs, She has teeth and a mind of her own and you can bet she will let you know if you have crossed the line with her. We also have dogs and they interact very well with each other.
we have had none of the problems mentioned in the above responses. .
how would you like to be declawed? I think that answers itself.
I think that if the cat is living alone in an apartment or something and will never be outside or around other critters that it is ok, if there is ever going to be anything that can cause it harm in its life it needs those claws to defend itself..striking or climbing.
That it is cruel and only to be used as a last resort. Declawing is equivalent to removing your fingertips at the first joint. Cats who are declawed tend to develop meaner temperaments. There are many products avaliable to keep a cat's claws short and safe that are inexpensive and easy to use.
Cruel and unusual punishment. Do NOT do it! If sharp claws are a problem, you can always trim them.
It is a last resort. They don't just remove the claws, they cut off the last joint if the fingers, very cruel. Give the cat something to claw instead, and use the newspaper or squirt gun, or maybe you don't need a cat
Liken it to having the final 2/3 of YOUR fingers removed. Imagine walking with a portion of every toe missing.
Declawing is senseless amputation. It's cruel and unnecessary. I've had many cats in my life since I was a kid, and I have several cats now. No cat of mine has ever been declawed. There has never been a need for it.
Providing proper facilities for a cat's scratching, like a scratching post or a simple piece of sample carpeting, and training the cat to stick to it for all their claw sharpening needs, is the best way to deal with their clawing.
I adopted a cat that had no front claws. She howled until I started letting her out sometimes, and she did fine. She even climbed trees. She still had her back claws, which are the major ones for defense, but she never had to use them as far as I know -- with a leash law in my town, dogs don't run loose. And without front claws, she got along great with my furniture. I never saw anything "cruel" about her condition, and certainly for a cat I intended to keep inside, I would have it declawed.
HORRIBLE practice! Do you know that the Dr. removes the actual toe at the joint? Would you enjoy having your fingers cut off at the knuckle? INHUMANE! Let alone she can no longer go outside, she has no defense %26 cannot climb a tree! If scratching (you or furniture) is the issue provide scratching objects for her. I happened to visit a giant pet store recently %26 I saw no-scratch products that I've never seen before..so cool! They didn't have this stuff for my first ten cats! Yeah, I'm old enough to have cared for that many healthy %26 loving kitties! Please don't do it to her..it's cruel.
i am totally against it! If you go to petsmart on the internet, you can get some "fake nails". You glue them on over the nail, they stay for about 2 months. they are totally smooth and blunt, so no scratches or torn up furniture, plus they come in all sorts of colors, my kitty has baby blue ones on. Oh and they are pretty cheap, if you look around on the internet you can find them for about 14 dollers, take a look down below
never ever would. but now when my kitten is crawling up my leg i'm beginning to wonder. some people mute their cats, too. I wonder what you could call it cause it certainly isn't a cat anymore.
Cruel and inhumane! It is not just removing the nail (claw), it is amputation at the first joint. Declawing is against the law in some parts of Europe. Cats need to scratch - it is their nature. Give your cat a scratching post or use the nail covers instead. I would never torture my pets that way. To the posters who say their cats are indoor cats - what if your cat got out accidentally and was unable to defend itself??
If your cat claws at furniture while you are away, put some double-sided tape on the area - they don't like the stickiness.
I feel very strongly about this. Declawing a cat can be a very dangerous precedure; it can even cripple the cat. What I find awesome is that declawing is for the benefit of the PERSON.
Cat's claws are very important to them. (Like my fingernails are to me, only more so.) I wish you had added more details--like--is it to protect your furniture? Does your cat claw YOU? If so, that's a behavorial problem that can be resolved. There are many products, scratching posts, etc. that with a little guidance, you can encourage your cat to use. You might also want to learn how to clip your cat's claws on a regular basis. This takes some skill so you don't clip too deeply (into the pink area) or the cat will bleed.I hope I've helped!
It's not that cruel so don't listen to these people. Some people declaw their cats so their furniture doesn't get ruined. If you're cat goes outside alot then do NOT declaw it because if something attacked it she wouldn't have a way of defending itself.
God gave cats claws. why take it away? If we had the cat's permision, maybe it'd be right, but we cant talk to cats can we? Declawing cats are for our convience, but if you love your cat you would never declaw your cat.
i absolutely hate it.i see no reason that it should be done and there are no medical reasons that i can find that would considerate OK to be done to any cat. Look at your fingers and imagine that they took off the tip of finger up to your first knuckle. Also, they are extremely painful afterwards. There are other options that i try to tell owners about to get them away from declawing. Like soft paws or tin foil or doublesided tape on your furniture for a few weeks.
its cruel! i don't like it. i heard a story that, one time, a lady got her cat declawed, but the vet cut it to close to the vein, on the claw! then whenever the cat walked around, it would have blood come out of its paws!!(but not alot) so now i'm afraid to let somebody do that. but its very rare for that to happen.
it is bad you r ripping the claw right out. how would you like it if they ripped your nails out of their sockets
Just had my cat fully declawed. It was a necessay evil. He can be a very loving and wonderful love-muffin but hates people. He would litterly attack anyone who came into our house. It got to the point that I was about to have him put down because of his violent reactions to other people. He started clawing the bed, which really wasn't too much of a issue, but someone gave me another cat that is a bit older and already declawed. The poor thing couldn' t defend himself against the cat with claws! When I made the appointment to have him done the vet tried to talk me out of it. The cat caused such a problem at the vets and was so hard for them to work with that they were afraid to go near the cage he was in. Well, needless to say when we picked up the cat the vet said she wasn't suprised with our decision to have him declawed. We asked if there is anything that can be done about his aggressiveness, she said no, that aside from having him put down this is just something we have to live with. The thing is he came from a good family when he was a baby and he was never abused so I don't know why he acts this way. Must be a personality issue. Anyways, he is such a wonderful cat around my husband and me we would never have him put down. The moral of the story is that although declawing is somewhat in humane, in some cats it is necessay for the cats well being as well as yours. Every cat I have every had has been declawed and none of them have had issues with it. They have all grown up in a loving household and have turned out to be wonderful kitties.
Never ever do this. Imagine getting the end bone of your finger cut off. This is what is being done to your cat.
there clawes are there only defence.. thats like taking your fists off.. if your cat was to get out side and get in a fight he would be badly hurt becouse he can't defend him self.. hope u consider not doing it.. .
Declawing is not just simply removing what you see - the claw. Declawing is multiple amputations. Motor and sensory nerves are cut, damaged, destroyed. While cats can go home safely the same day from most surgical procedures, vets usually recommend that a declawed cat remain overnight at their facility because of the possibility of bleeding to death.
Recovery from the surgery is typically slow and always painful (how could it NOT be painful??). Since cats walk on their toes, this procedure can hinder the sensations and enjoyment involved in walking, running, springing, climbing, and stretching in the future. Declawing can traumatize your cat and change his temperament forever - he may become untrusting, fearful, a biter or a hider. He can no longer defend himself as he was intended to be able to do ("but he's an inside cat so he doesn't need to defend himself" is a rationalization, not a reason!). If the surgery isn't done correctly, your cat may literally be crippled for the rest of his life, or you may have to pay a second fee to have the problems corrected.
I have a story to share with you. One of my family members got there cat declawed. The doctor put two much anestesia on him and the cat went blind. My family member said he will never get a cat declawed again.
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