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I guess I am taking it a little personally. There has been a lot of very strong opinion on this thread - which I value and appreciate, the thread has helped me a lot in organizing my thoughts and talking to my friend. I don't slight anyone for their understandably strong reactions. But if my friend does decide to declaw, I don't see myself as complicit, which I guess I feel is the implication of me remaining friends with her, according to the view you stated.I don't know why you are taking this personally. No one is saying anything negative about you. You brought up a topic, asking for opinions. This is a topic that many of us here have strong feelings about. The Cat Site is against declawing. If the view was different than that, I wouldn't be here.
You have to do what you think is right. I've stated what I think is right and what I would do. I'm not slinging mud. I'm just stating what I would be compelled to do if I we're in this situation.
Robin
She's had Shadow 15 years almost. She loves him. She may not have had very much information about declawing before I and her other friends spoke to her. She is no longer planning to have Shadow declawed, at least at this time. That's a lot better than the "I made an appointment with the vet for an exam/declaw" that she announced last week. If she were to declaw Shadow and something horrible happened, she would end up learning her lesson the hard way, and she would have lost a beloved cat, and a friend to boot. I don't see how me refusing to associate with her accomplishes anything.
Again, I don't want to seem ungrateful to everyone who's posted their opinions - I am, very much so. I just don't agree that I need to give my friend an ultimatum.