Widget, our new kitten, will be going to the vet on Thursday. He's going to be neutered and declawed. And I feel so guilty and bad for him; I can't tell you how guilty I feel
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Good grief. I'd never even heard of declawing before this, and I almost wish I hadn't now. Mutilating an animal to stop it potentially damaging the furniture: WTF???
Sam, Teri's first cat, was already declawed when he was given to her. It was not her choice.
She had her next cat, Baby, declawed because apparently if you have clawed and declawed cats in the same house, the clawed cat will abuse the declawed cat.
From there, it kind of forms a chain. Sam died, but Baby was already declawed; so Sarah had to be declawed. Now Sarah and Baby are both declawed, so Widget will be declawed.
Just to be clear, her shelter does not forbid declawing. In fact, they perform the operation.
In my family, we never declawed cats. But I have to be honest: Widget is tearing the litter-pan liners to absolute shreds with his claws. I mean, they are literally and absolutely destroyed. The result has been a pretty terrible mess. So I would be lying if I didn't say that I didn't see any upside to this. Nonetheless, the process horrifies, sickens, and dismays me. And when I see Sarah "sharpening" her non-existent front claws on something, I feel very sad and guilty indeed
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With proper supervision and training, they won't attack each other. A clawed cat won't go after a cat who has been declawed unless there are other underlying aggressiion. They've been living together amicably for a while, no?
Spaying and neutering is one thing - its actually beneficial to their health and well-being to spay and neuter. Declawing has absolutely no benefit - its simple amputation for lazy pet owners. Trimming your cats claws regularly (a groomer or vet can do this if you can't), or getting softpaws for your cat. There are a number of solutions aside from declawing:
It's illegal or only permitted in extreme circumstances in these countries:
England Scotland Wales Italy France Germany Austria Switzerland Norway Sweden Netherlands Northern Ireland Ireland Denmark Finland Slovenia Portugal Belgium Brazil Australia New Zealand Yugoslavia Japan
My cats are much happier after being declawed. I don't have to yell at them anymore for destroying my stuff or hurting the children. Also, we cuddle much better now and they are way more happy than me kicking them off all of the time because they accidentally claw me.
Best of all, my one cat who is missing an eye because it was clawed wont have to go blind with another clawing from another cat. Fights between the cats don't turn into horrible injuries, more of a slap fight. People who are against declawing must also accept how many people would rather destroy their pet than declaw it. Do you want all of those deaths on your hands? Also, strongly consider how many wild birds and other animals who are killed by domesticated cats with claws, its millions!
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cf., http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Declawing
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I need to find a way to be at peace with this.
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She had her next cat, Baby, declawed because apparently if you have clawed and declawed cats in the same house, the clawed cat will abuse the declawed cat.
From there, it kind of forms a chain. Sam died, but Baby was already declawed; so Sarah had to be declawed. Now Sarah and Baby are both declawed, so Widget will be declawed.
Just to be clear, her shelter does not forbid declawing. In fact, they perform the operation.
In my family, we never declawed cats. But I have to be honest: Widget is tearing the litter-pan liners to absolute shreds with his claws. I mean, they are literally and absolutely destroyed. The result has been a pretty terrible mess. So I would be lying if I didn't say that I didn't see any upside to this. Nonetheless, the process horrifies, sickens, and dismays me. And when I see Sarah "sharpening" her non-existent front claws on something, I feel very sad and guilty indeed ( ... )
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Spaying and neutering is one thing - its actually beneficial to their health and well-being to spay and neuter. Declawing has absolutely no benefit - its simple amputation for lazy pet owners. Trimming your cats claws regularly (a groomer or vet can do this if you can't), or getting softpaws for your cat. There are a number of solutions aside from declawing:
http://www.catscratching.com/
It's illegal or only permitted in extreme circumstances in these countries:
England
Scotland
Wales
Italy
France
Germany
Austria
Switzerland
Norway
Sweden
Netherlands
Northern Ireland
Ireland
Denmark
Finland
Slovenia
Portugal
Belgium
Brazil
Australia
New Zealand
Yugoslavia
Japan
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Best of all, my one cat who is missing an eye because it was clawed wont have to go blind with another clawing from another cat. Fights between the cats don't turn into horrible injuries, more of a slap fight. People who are against declawing must also accept how many people would rather destroy their pet than declaw it. Do you want all of those deaths on your hands? Also, strongly consider how many wild birds and other animals who are killed by domesticated cats with claws, its millions!
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