Declawing info

biting... yeah, the second time the cat we declawed sent me to the hospital he bit the SH!T outta my hand

Here is the link to that site you mentioned. http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=88911379 I think if people are stupid enough, cruel enough and selfish enough to do this to their cats then it's a wonder they don't just chop off their feet and make them walk on stumps.

That's why I posted a link - let them do the research - there's also a site called - I think - Real Men Don't Declaw - with quite graphic photos

It's illegal in Israel too. My vet didn't do it even when it was still legal. They are good vets that they refused to do unnecessary cruel surgeries to animals just to make a buck. I'm sure some people can find a vet who will break the law, but mine won't.

All but one are fully armed, and that one was attacking us and sending us to the hospital!

I had a cat that I bought in Australia and brought back to the US. My boyfriend (at the time) and I had her declawed because she was absolutely feral! She shredded every piece of furniture we owned and killed anything in a mile radius. Even declawed of course she still had teeth and still made many kills. But you are right about it being unnatural to declaw. But I do still sort of feel like this cat was out of control and a super preditor.

never hurts to be informed and to be able to inform other against this kind of abuse

Glad to hear that Anne - one of our cats is named Sassy...

lol ya,I have one cat and her name is Isabella.

There are many more pressing issues in the world to care about than if a cat is declawed.

I know what you mean, bead, 24 of my cats are not declawed, and the one that is was attacking us, sending us to the E.R. and the former roommate was on blood thinners, didn't need him going off on her

As if a cat's paw isn't worthy of our concern? Excuse me but I beg to differ! Think of the pain that poor cat of yours went through! It is a living being. Maybe not human but a living being nonetheless and it didn't ask to be born and it didn't ask to be born with claws. More importantly, it didn't ask for you to take it in!! Think if the roles were reversed and the cat owned you and decided to get YOU declawed! Oh now it's something to be concerned with. I have 10 cats and wouldn't even THINK of declawing any of them! Instead, I buy them cat scratching posts for them to use and put them at the edge of every piece of cloth furniture so they learn to use it instead. I use catnip to get their interest in the post and I show them how exactly it's to be used. Again, I'd never ever ever put a cat or ANY animal through unnecessary pain. EVER! Not only is their claws cut off but their first digit of their fingers are as well!! Imagine your finger being cut off at the first digit.... OUCH!! Yeah exactly! OUCH!! Pretty damned painful and for weeks too. I hardly call that fair.

the only cat we have declawed goes into berzerker mode, and the former roomie was on blood thinners the other 24 are fully armed

and I just trim my cats nails I'm glad you told them, and I think you should've told them more!

I moved my cat to different practice....

Good for you!!!

generally, vets want to do them at the same time, unless someone is getting an young kitten done I have 25 cats, and 24 of them are fully armed (and 4 we can't clip the nails on.)

when I found this webpage, I figured that this was a sourse that we could all use to refer people to when they are considering declawing of course, some people just don't care....

gidget "probably hurt" ?!? OF COURSE IT DID!!!

I had one of my cats declawed ("Bluey" a Russian Blue) and the vet messed up the surgery and my cat's paws bled for weeks. It was gross and probably hurt. But you know, I believe it is more important to always keep your cat indoors. The outdoors are far more hazardous than an amputation. Diseases, dogs, cars, falls from trees, deranged/curious children and other cats are all out there.

How about claw amputation? Sounds like a reasonably good alternative to declawing.

maybe that would help I've heard how the declawing has been botched too and other problems afterwards

Even if it's not botch, the cat is always in pain. We don't see it because cats are good at hiding pain. They need their claws too keep their foot and leg muscles strong.

I'm glad you have learned better. that means one less cat will be hurt by this unneeded maiming

The only cat I ever declawed was because he sent the roomie and myself to the ER after attacking us. And that might not have done it if the other roomie - the former roomie hadn't been on blood thinners at the time.

That's so sad. You mutilated your cat to save your chair? Jeesh. Do you even let people sit in this chair? I mean, someone with stained jeans could stain the leather. Some kid could pee herself and stain the leather. If you're that worried about the chair, donate it to the Smithsonian and have it admired behind 4 inches of bullet proof plexiglass.

Chay, I think that you have misunderstood this discussion. Reading your post carefully, you seem to be talking about clipping the claws. This is just the clipping off of the sharp tip of the claw. Declawing, (which is what this discussion is about,) involves the amputation of the first digit on each of a cats paws.

maybe you need to read some of those articals or look at your own fingers, now immagine them cut off at the first joint...

Im sorry for those who commented on my comment. It's a misunderstanding. Why would I hurt my own kitten. They are precious to me. What I'm saying is when you declaw them,you should know the boundaries of their nails to be cut off, it's not like you're cutting off their whole paws!! For God Sake!. I myself know where my limits are. I may not a vet myself but I know how to handle that kind of simple declawing.

thank you - this is why I've posted this, so people who know people can pass it around

I have various interests besides mylot, and cat, as you probably have figured out by now, is one of them. I also get sent articals by the roommate who posts them for our friends and I share them here.

Thanks, that's pretty much my view too. I posted this to another place and the good news is that one person who had been thinking of declawing has decided not too!!!

Yeah, I tell you what, even tho we declawed the one cat (and the reasons I've state previously) the other cats are still leery of him since he still hits and hits hard!

when my sister was born, my mother didn't see any reason to declaw the cat, she was a little worried that Jingo would lay on her, but after Jingo alerted her to the taranchula under the crib - he could sleep any where he wanted to. He also slapped her, but never with the claws out and when we got a dog about her first birthday, she knew better than to pull tails or fur.

Yeah, some vets botch the jobs. Now, as I've previously stated, we declawed him, and his feet look perfectly normal - we did have reasons to declaw that did NOT involve furniture.