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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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angelikaJ -> RE: Should cats be declawed? (7/9/2011 7:14:16 PM)
You should look at all of the alternatives instead of just committing to declawing. He made a comment about the kittens nails being very sharp aand potentially damaging a child if the child is too rough, but nails can be kept clipped... and a child can be easily taught to be gentle with kitty. PA, cats can bite but you would never think about having their teeth removed unless it was for health reasons (of the cat)... . There are reasonable and humane alternatives to declawing... and not every cat has the tendency to claw furniture in the first place.

pahunkboy -> RE: Should cats be declawed? (7/10/2011 8:15:44 AM)
I have to say- I am sort of haunted by the video I posted. The cat hair would bother me more then possible scratching.

GreedyTop -> RE: Should cats be declawed? (7/10/2011 8:32:28 AM)
tell you what, hunky.. if you want to know if yuo should declaw cats.. come to GA.. I'll cut off the first joints of your fingers, feed them to the fish.. and then tell me what you think?

NocturnalStalker -> RE: Should cats be declawed? (7/10/2011 11:33:25 AM)
He'll probably think you're a psychopath and call the police.

angelikaJ -> RE: Should cats be declawed? (7/10/2011 11:36:59 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: pahunkboy I have to say- I am sort of haunted by the video I posted. The cat hair would bother me more then possible scratching. And both of those are manageable. Brushing your cat is an effective way of dealing with shedding. (PA, your cat does shed by virtue of physiology: people shed hair... she may not shed a lot and the fact that she is a tabby-cat will make her hair less visible as well.) My suggestion is to simply get all the information before you make a decision... and because you are someone who is usually reasonable, I think you would see amputation of the kitty's fingertips to be inhumane, and potentially psychologically damaging to the cat. You would be very distressed if your new kitty stopped using her litter box after being declawed.

heartcream -> RE: Should cats be declawed? (7/11/2011 5:56:05 PM)
Cat haters/Animal haters S U C K! Declawing is cruel and extremely wrong, wrong, wrong and anyone that feels okay with it is an unconscious knucklehead.

Arpig -> RE: Should cats be declawed? (7/11/2011 11:06:03 PM)
quote: If someone can't handle a cat with claws, they shouldn't own one. THIS!!!

soul2share -> RE: Should cats be declawed? (7/18/2011 10:27:37 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: DesFIP Do they really work? I always thought that they couldn't, considering how cheap they are. I'm slowly updating my dad's apartment but am loath to do anything major since his cat shreds anything she can reach. I'm coming in late, and haven't read everything yet, but Celeste, those cardboard things work like a charm! Mine absolutely love theirs......they don't even wait for me to get the new one open, they start shredding the top to get to the 'nip inside. The only drawback I have is that two of mine, KB and Smooch, will chew the box and the corrogated cardboard inside. I have no idea why....they bite off chunks and spit them out on the floor. With the 'nip, it's easy to get the kitteh to use that instead of the furniture. Wal-Mart and the big pet stores have them, they come in two sizes, small and large......I love 'em and have turned the rest of the family on to them.

soul2share -> RE: Should cats be declawed? (7/18/2011 10:43:14 PM)
My mom declawed Annie, the terror from hell, after she shreadded 3 sets of lace curtains. I was across the country in the Army, so I couldn't stop her. But payback's a bitch, and Annie learned to bite. I'm not talking the regulat little bite that cats normally do, I'm talking about a "canines into the roots/gumline" into a meaty part of the offender's body, and then, she'd just go limp. Considering at the time she weighed 30 lbs, she did some serious damage. I was just walking by her one day, she popped out from under the pool table, and bit me in the meaty part of the hand below the pinky. She went limp, and my automatic pulling of my hand away combined to open up 4 deep grooves where her teeth ripped thru me. She showed no mercy when she was pissed...the only ones she didn't tear up were the little kids my mom babysat. But they'd all gotten nipped by her when she'd reached her limit. Her one foot did get infected from the litter, but fortunately, she continued to use the box.......but she was in some serious pain for about 2 weeks before she could walk comfortably on BOTH feet. Yeah, after being around Annie, I'll take claws anytime. Declawing is inhumane, and if the cats get outside, they have no real means of defense. It takes just a second for one to sneak outside......I know this personally. Furniture? As mentioned, give them something to scratch. Annie still scratched on her post, and she didn't even have claws! Also, scratching is a form of kitteh communication....they are marking their territory. As far as the OP goes.....yeah, c'mon down to FL, we'll give you a "manicure" you won't soon forget!

pahunkboy -> RE: Should cats be declawed? (7/19/2011 6:01:59 AM)
My cat is much too loving to bite up the house.

rockspider -> RE: Should cats be declawed? (7/20/2011 4:44:30 AM)
Kitties have claws for a reason!!! Yes and that is for hunting. One wild cat on my property translate to about 2 dead birds a day. As I rather have the birds on my property than those psychotic serial killers of an invader species around. They get shot at every opportunity.

LillyBoPeep -> RE: Should cats be declawed? (7/20/2011 4:49:24 AM)
http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?pcatid=19945&rel=1 a lot of people swear by soft claws nail covers for their cats (they have a dog version, too). prevents scratching without declawing.

Iamsemisweet -> RE: Should cats be declawed? (7/20/2011 4:52:05 AM)
My barn cat is declawed, although not be me. Apparently, someone declawed him because they wanted to turn him into a house cat. He responded by peeing all over their house. He then went to a place where he lived in the barn, but was apparently so aggressive that he drove the other cats living there away. Now, he is a solo cat living in my barn where he does a great job of keeping the mice and rats out. All this without claws. He is a pretty great cat, but I wish he hadn't been declawed, that was stupid. I also think docking tails and cropping ears on dogs is unnecessary and cruel.

LadyConstanze -> RE: Should cats be declawed? (7/20/2011 7:10:46 AM)
That cat is extremely lucky, wild rats can be vicious but turning an outside cat into a house cat is just not really going to work, a cat that's used to roam around is going a bit mental inside. I try to keep mine inside during the bird nesting season, well, to be honest now only at night because despite the house being rather spacious and they have several rooms and different levels to roam about, I got them as kittens where they were already used to being cats who could go outside. They can deal with the catflap being changed so they can only get in and not out in the evenings and be let out during the day but keeping them in the house for a month or more - I'd need a new house, they were literally climbing walls, curtains and shredding furniture and carpets...

Iamsemisweet -> RE: Should cats be declawed? (7/20/2011 7:19:47 AM)
Fortunately, he has stayed safe in the barn, and he seems content. I am more of a dog person, but that cat has been a great addition to the farm.

pahunkboy -> RE: Should cats be declawed? (7/20/2011 9:29:59 AM)
Birds are destructive.

LadyConstanze -> RE: Should cats be declawed? (7/20/2011 9:35:58 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: pahunkboy Birds are destructive. How come? You mean they are destructive to gnats and all that? Even the birds of prey are usually pretty much scavengers and eat a lot of road kill. I'm not very keen on birds, more a cat, dog, pet rat person, but it doesn't mean that I want to see them killed by cats.

pahunkboy -> RE: Should cats be declawed? (7/20/2011 9:49:36 AM)
Well I do want them killed. I live near the river and they build nest right into the house and it is hard to stop them as they are fast. The ruin the rain gutters, teh eves, and even some of the wood on the house. The last place I had them livingg in my ceiling in 3 places and it was 2nd floor - too high for a ladder....until I got a pro involved.

LadyConstanze -> RE: Should cats be declawed? (7/20/2011 1:54:06 PM)
So because you got one type of bird around (what type of bird is that anyway? Sounds more like termites) that's causing costs (though my guess is that birds lived there before humans, so you are encroaching on their territory) all birds are destructive? Seriously, the poor blackbirds my cats mainly get only eat insects and I hate insects...

pahunkboy -> RE: Should cats be declawed? (7/21/2011 6:57:43 AM)
Not termites. Each spring I could hear them living in the ceiling. Regular birds in 2 areas and some bats in 1 area. We sealed it up- and they died inside the walls.

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