RE: Should cats be declawed?

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Should cats be declawed?

Yes

6% (4)

86% (53)

Unsure

6% (4)

Total Votes : 61

(last vote on : 7/21/2011 9:12:20 AM)
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pahunkboy -> RE: Should cats be declawed? (7/9/2011 3:49:19 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: zephyroftheNorth Sure Hunky you just keep on telling yourself that. But it's barbaric and I think you know that deep inside. There are alternatives to declawing, you're just too lazy and selfish to check them out. So declawing should be illegal? If I was so alone in this ideology vets would not sell that service, now would they? Let the market decide. And if you feel this strongly- boycott any vets that DO this service- and tell them why.

pahunkboy -> RE: Should cats be declawed? (7/9/2011 3:51:08 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: JstAnotherSub I specifically waited til I found a decent second hand living room set for cheap (well actually ended up getting one for free when friends moved to Chicago) because my furbaby is gonna be on it, and, even keeping sheets on it as a cover, I know it will wear out sooner than a non furbaby home. If you are that worried about furniture, get a parakeet. Actually I am pretty casual. My house is lived in.

zephyroftheNorth -> RE: Should cats be declawed? (7/9/2011 3:52:06 PM)
Hunky, more and more vets are refusing to declaw cats, offering the alternatives instead. And yes I think it should be illegal.

Owner59 -> RE: Should cats be declawed? (7/9/2011 3:52:22 PM)
NO NO NO NO! The human equivalent, is cutting off every finger at the 1st joint. It`s unhealthy for them and leaves them completely defenseless. If one can`t keep a cat without doing this extreme thing,they shouldn`t have one.

pahunkboy -> RE: Should cats be declawed? (7/9/2011 3:54:05 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: zephyroftheNorth Hunky, more and more vets are refusing to declaw cats, offering the alternatives instead. And yes I think it should be illegal. That is not fair to me and my cat. She likes her body the way it now is. She purrs. The ban is stupid. They ban it in Florida- so one I know came to PA to have it done.

SpiritedRadiance -> RE: Should cats be declawed? (7/9/2011 4:00:55 PM)
Im sorry but Pebbles is anything but "defenseless" I got her from the shelter about 5 years ago, when her previous owners abandoned her by throwing her out of a moving car window... And let me tell you, if ANYONE trys to hurt me they leave in more damage then i could inflict, between her teeth and her back paws shes one vicious cat when provoked. I am on the fence about declawing, while what they do is very very very very scary i can see why the practice is done. I think its more humane if it needs to be done if they do it as a kitten then as a full grown adult..... However my opinion on the way people treat cats is of more importance then the declawing.... Pebbles was almost put down because she had behavior problems because of her previous owners.

pahunkboy -> RE: Should cats be declawed? (7/9/2011 4:05:30 PM)
Moms old cat she had all 4 declawed. It was strictly an indoor cat. I doubt I would ever declaw the back. It is not necessary.

NocturnalStalker -> RE: Should cats be declawed? (7/9/2011 4:14:17 PM)
Notice how most people that don't declaw end up having shitty furniture. Or they're poor. Haha, poor people.

zephyroftheNorth -> RE: Should cats be declawed? (7/9/2011 4:17:01 PM)
Ummmm no NS, Maggie isn't declawed and my furniture is untouched. Oh...and no I'm not poor.

NocturnalStalker -> RE: Should cats be declawed? (7/9/2011 4:19:50 PM)
My friend's cat wasn't declawed and her furniture was torn up over time.

pahunkboy -> RE: Should cats be declawed? (7/9/2011 4:21:26 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: NocturnalStalker My friend's cat wasn't declawed and her furniture was torn up over time. Which makes said cat to be livestock.

zephyroftheNorth -> RE: Should cats be declawed? (7/9/2011 4:23:01 PM)
But did she try to prevent her cat from scratching the furniture? A spray bottle can be a powerful deterrent. It does take time and consistency though.

pahunkboy -> RE: Should cats be declawed? (7/9/2011 4:25:06 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: zephyroftheNorth But did she try to prevent her cat from scratching the furniture? A spray bottle can be a powerful deterrent. It does take time and consistency though. She was at work - to make the payment for the furniture.

SorceressJ -> RE: Should cats be declawed? (7/9/2011 4:26:31 PM)
It figures that hunky and DS would agree on this. One might call such lower mentality the thought-forms of livestock. May you both be reincarnated as cats.. IF either of you is ever allowed another shot to redeem yourselves, that is..

NocturnalStalker -> RE: Should cats be declawed? (7/9/2011 4:32:27 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: zephyroftheNorth But did she try to prevent her cat from scratching the furniture? A spray bottle can be a powerful deterrent. It does take time and consistency though. Getting to know a girl past physical looks? You're kidding, right? I'm only playing - yes she did. It was a stubborn one, though.

zephyroftheNorth -> RE: Should cats be declawed? (7/9/2011 4:36:30 PM)
quote: Getting to know a girl past physical looks? You're kidding, right? That really made me laugh! Yeah I know Maggie was stubborn too until my mother donated an old rug Maggie loved to scratch. Now she uses nothing else

pogo4pres -> RE: Should cats be declawed? (7/9/2011 4:38:53 PM)
FR, again My late mother & I had friends that owned a 20 lb Siamese (all black looked like a mini panther) he was declawed, but I saw him handle a 70 lb German Shepard once. "Fuji" wrapped his front paws around the dog's muzzle and "jack rabbited" it with his hind claws. That dog NEVER strayed on to their property again. Fuji could also "shinny" up to the roof on the down spout, and trees too. [:D] Animalistically, Some Knucklehead in NJ

angelikaJ -> RE: Should cats be declawed? (7/9/2011 6:35:37 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: pahunkboy I want any cat I have that lives inside to be declawed. My furniture must last. I cant just go and buy all new stuff like you do. PA, my current cats do not claw my furniture. Before you make that particular decision, don't you think you should see first if there are humane alternatives to declawing a cat?

pahunkboy -> RE: Should cats be declawed? (7/9/2011 7:01:38 PM)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxFXVtq1lzc my cat and I watched this one.

flcouple2009 -> RE: Should cats be declawed? (7/9/2011 7:09:45 PM)
Don't declaw the cats, it's cruel. I don't really like cats but would never even think about doing that to one.

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