i went to some of the american friends' house and saw their kitties~~~ but i find out all most all of the kitties doesn't have their nails i feel so hurt~~~ the kitties can't even catch a bug and when dogs around the kitties they can't protect themselves. if i am a kitty without nails and there have some dogs around me then i will get a heart attack very soon~~~~~ poor kitty~~~~
Some people adopt a cat from the animal shelter and it is already declawed by the previous owners. I already had 2 cats from the shelter and the third adopted cat I took in would use it's claws on the first 2 older cats-wasn't fair for them- so third cat got declawed to make the other cats safe from her clawing them.
If I already had a cat with front claws-all newcomers would keep their claws to be fair. I don't want a cat to be treated unfairly in our houseby the other cats.
I don't particularly like to declaw, but my husband insists because he doesn't like the furniture to be shredded. So if I want kitties, they have to be declawed. My kitties don't go outside, and my vet uses laser surgery, so healing time is much quicker. My kitties still catch bugs just fine. Declawed cats don't even know they don't have claws - they still try to claw the furniture & their scratching post.
Hello sabrina.xiou, Hmm. You have hit upon a VERY controversial topic, and likely tied with "should cats be indoor only".
You will find people who believe declawing is no big deal and is okay. You will find others who feel it is horrible, abusive and wrong. And you will find some who believe specific types or ways to declaw make it acceptable.
I fall in the group of people who oppose it in any form, though if it is a necessary part of a medical procedure to save your cats life (as in cancer or something like that) then I am no more against it than I would be against removing a tumor.
We currently have 5 cats, 1 is 4 paw declawed, though I am not the one who did it. His original owner was abusive (causing him brain damage) AND did the 4 paw declaw. I am the loving person who rescued him and has lovingly cared for him for the past 10 years. I have no problem adopting a cat who has been declawed, but I would never ever have one declawed.
If you click on my eBay name you will be taken to my eBay page. From there you can look for my guides. I have one about declawing that will provide you with some facts about the procedure. The info in this guide is simply the the facts as given by source that are known and important for cats. Given the information available I hope that people will make an educated decision on declawing. But it boils down to how people think of animals. People who believe them to simply be personal property and "animals" with no God given rights will have no issues with declawing. People who feel life is important and the procedure cruel to the animal will be against it. And there are a lot of between views too. Plus a lot of grey areas like "Fluffy will be put down unless someone adopts him. I will not adopt a cat with claws. Thus if I declaw Fluffy I saved his life." That is a hard one to debade on a lot of levels. I can see the merits of it and what is just plain wrong and flawed about it.
As I started by saying, declawing VERY controversial topic and can start a lot of arguments.
Hello Sabrina, I to hate to see a kitty without nails. It also makes me sad. That is a bad operation for a kittty to go thru and thankfully the pain goes away. I think for protection, playing or stretching they need them. Sometimes to catch things or food. They even have fake nail covers for kitties so they don't scratch your stuff. I have 7 rescued kitties. If they came with their claws, then they still have them but some didn't. There is a difference. Cats have to go to the bathroom and nobody likes to clean that up.....but they still have those parts right! Have a nice day and don't worry for the kitties, even though we don't like this, they'll be ok.
About this declawing topic...to each his own, I guess. My cats are all rescue/drop offs/no kitty mommy kitties. The 1st 2 were small enough to fit into a 6 oz. tea cup. My next 2 lost their mom and needed my help...had to be bottle fed. Right now I have 3 9 week old kittens rampaging through my house...drop-offs. I have worked with my cats, been a serrogate mom teaching basic kitty stuff since some were so young they needed the direction. My cats have learned when to or not to use their claws. One of my 1st two cats is so careful with his claws that he will fall off the back of the couch before he digs his claws in.
I have gotten rid of a chair before because 1 of my cats hated it...yes, I chosen cats over furniture...it's only furniture.
Each person raises their animals differently. As long creatures are taken care of, fed/watered/cleaned/vet visits/ER care ect.... then wonderful.
My kids call me a crazy cat mom because of my love of cats. Appearently it takes a special type of person to bottle feed 4 day old kittens. But hey, that's me.
I have raised a kitten for 5 months now. His name is Sqeaky :) I think claws are cats; weapon. If I were a cat without claws, I will be depressed. I got him when he was 6 weeks old. He used to scratch the curtain but every time he did that I tell him no. Every time I did that my husband told me the cat won't understand but I kept doing it for a month. Now he no longer play with the curtain. For some reason, I believe animals understand the changes in tone of the owner's voice and emotion. I had two cats when I was young and my parents did not even cut their nails.
I paid $3000 for my living room set & 2 of my cats use it as a scratching post, yet I would still NEVER declaw them!!!! I would never buy a $3000 living room set again either : ) I have 4 cats & their health & happiness is priceless & as far as I'm concerned, getting a cat declawed jeopardizes their health & happiness. It also puts them at risk if they ever did get outside, although my cats are all indoor kitties!!
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