How many of you have declawed your cats?

Both my cats have their claws. It is inhumane to declaw them, no matter what people want to say to themselves to justify not haveing their homes ruined. The claws are yanked out. If done wrong, a cat can have cronic pain in the joint always, not have balance, walk on it's knuckles, and so forth.

I will never declaw my cats for any reason. Nature intended them to have claws for defence reasons. My 2 are indoor cats and IF in the event that they manage to get out I want them to be able to climb a tree, or defend them self if they have to. I dont care about my furniture that is what clipers are for. Yeah it is alot of work but it is worth it in the long run.

I have never had my cats declawed. I have been using Sticky Paws to save my furniture from damage. My sister got a cat from the shelter that was declawed. My brother and sister-in-law had their older cat declawed. I remember her saying that he was not happy with the process and stayed on his mat most of the day. It was painful for him to walk for a while.

Our cat has never been declawed. He scratches the furniture even after providing him with more than one scratching post and trying different deterring techniques. However, the declawing procedure is really terrible and maims the cat so, though we were tempted, we never had it done.

My aunt had one cat out of four of them declawed. and that cat was the MEANEST cat i've ever seen in my life. when i was little i went to pat him and he batted my face with his clawless paws like five or six times! like he was boxing me! lol. and he knew he had no nails in the front, but he was well aware he had claws in his hind legs and he would get on his belly and Scratch at you with his back legs! omg. he was really a crazy cat. i do not think i would ever do this to a cat because What if they did get outside and a dog or another animal attacked it, the cat would have no way at all to defend itself! i know it saves furniture, but if you dont want your cats to claw your furniture get a scratching post and a watergun! they will learn quick. well most will!

One of my cats is declawed. She was originally my parents' cat (as she was the daughter of their two other cats) and was declawed when she was a kitten. My other cat, however, is not declawed. This hasn't been a problem, even if they fight. Phoenix (the declawed kitty) can be something of a bully and wins fights despite not having her front claws. If it had been my choice, she would not have been declawed. I think it's a cruel thing to do.

I considered it, but cats really need their claws. I just keep Riley's nails trimmed.

I don't have either of my cats declawed. I think it's totally unnecessary. I have lots of scratching posts around, and I keep their claws cut fairly short.

I have always had my cats declawed when they were kittens. In our state, the SPCA neuters all pets before they are adopted but refuses to declaw them. None of my cats has had any problems after being declawed. They come home the next day, and you use a special litter for a week or so until they heal (it's made of newsprint so that grit doesn't get into the wounds). They never had a problem with bleeding or anything, and never acted as if they were in pain. I know that a lot of people worry that a declawed cat could not defend itself if it ever got outside, but my experience has been that when my indoor cat does manage to outwit me and sneak outside, he is scared and huddles by the door waiting for me to let him in. It's not as if they go out and just take off. Declawing also saves the furniture, of course, as well as your arms and legs from scratches when you're playing with the cat.

I didn't never do this to a cat... Cats have ability to do this in a yard while scatching on the woods... If Your cat scratching Your furniture, then You must found something to have to scratch...

When my husband and I adopted our cat 'Buddy' we both thought of having his front claws taken out because he was going to be an inside only cat. When we took him to the vet they highly discouraged us to do that and we took other measures by training him not to scratch on the furniture. We have one old chair that we don't use and he is allowed to scratch on that and almost a year old, he is very good at stratching where he knows to scratch. For those who don't have old furniture, getting a scratching post from the pet store would be a great investment.

At one point I had considered having my cat declawed as she was scratching all the furniture and ruining it. However, I was worried that if I went through with have her declawed and she somehow managed to get out of the house (she is an indoor cat) then how would she be able to defend herself? As it turned out, when I brought her to the vet to have her fixed the vet told me she was too old and he wouldn't perform the operation anyway, so the choice was taken out of my hands and I didn't have to worry about it anymore, lol

I have 5 cats right now and 3 are declawed and 2 are not. I also had 3 other cats (which have now passed on) which were all declawed (total of 5 declawed). My 1st cat was declawed when he was 3 months and never had a problem. 3 out of the other 4 were older and had no problems. The last one did have a problem with pain and was put on pain medication for 3 months. The vet said that probably a nerve was cut (one possible complication.) All of my cats who were declawed now have no problems running, jumping, using the litter box and all other activities. (by the way they are all indoor cats). I live in an apartment and unfortunately most landlords will not let you have cats unless they are declawed if they allow animals at all. These cats were all strays at one time and I'd rather declaw them than have them euthanized because of overcrowding at the shelter. A lot of people don't agree with me but my cats have not had a problem adjusting to life without claws and I've not seen any personality changes either. The other two cats who still have claws will also be declawed so they don't scratch the older ones when playing.

I totally agree with most of the posts. Declawing is torture for a cat. I have found a safe alternative that works so well, especially if you start putting them on when your cats are kittens. They are called "soft paws". They are a little soft plastic nail cover that you glue on to your cats nails. The come off as your cats nails get longer and you just glue on another one. The glue is 100% safe, as are the nails. They come in neat colors. My cats have hot pink ones and tie dyed colored ones. They don't mind them, they are very inexpensive, aand they also make them for dogs (for people with hard wood floors)!

I was totally against having our cats declawed, but I was a kid at the time and m y parents were moving into a furnished apartment where we wouldn't be allowed to stay unless they were declawed. Of course now that I'm older I realize thazt you can't be evicted from an apartment just for having cats, but at the time I didn't know. Anyways, my parents had them declawed and it didn't seem to bother them. They still kneed their paws as they always did. If you do get your kitties declawed, please don't let them outside!! They would have no means of protection..

I declawed mine when she was a kitten so it would be like second nature for her not to have them. I only declawed her front paws so she still has her back ones.

Have you noticed any problems with people that have their finger nails removed against their will? all the best urban

We do have our cat declawed. She had an issue with scratching and we were getting ready to have a baby. I love my cat dearly, but the baby was much more important. I didn't want her to scratch him. My cat was about 6 months old when we got her declawed. When it first happened, she had some problems. The vet that did it, didn't close the stitches up properly. She ended up having to go back and spend two nights at the vet a few days after the surgery because she got an infection from it. If it had been done right, I don't think there would have been a problem. We had it done at the same time that we got her fixed, so according to the vet, it wouldn't really cause her much pain. She would heal from both at about the same time. And not getting her fixed was not an available option. So we had the declawing done, too. Anyway, she's been declawed for over a year and she adjusted quite nicely. She's one of the sweetest cats in the world. We hate it that she had to go through the pain, but now she can play with my son and we don't have to worry about her scratching him. Which is good, because they are best friends.

My cat is indoor, so I declawed her front ones only. I think it's animal cruelty if you declaw outdoor cats for they won't have means to fight back when attacked by wild animals.

We had our cat, Morgana, de-clawed when she was 6 weeks old. I know there are some ppl who go nuts about it talking about how horrible it is and cruel and so on. Morgana did great with hers. She was a little tender at first when we brought her home but she runs, plays and never has a problem. She never goes outside and is content to watch through the windows as to what is going on outside. !!HAPPY HALLOWEEN!! **AT PEACE WITHIN** ~~STAND STRONG IN YOUR BELIEFS~~