We have decided to get a new little kitty to share our hearts and home with. The only thing is, my parents say it has to be declawed.
I just joined this site and have been reading that a lot of the members are against declawing. I have never been for or against it... but now I guess I am kinda against it, even though our cat Emily of 3 years is declawed and is doing fine.
I don't know what to do. I would really love a new kitty, especially with my loss of Star a couple weeks ago, My heart is emty and I think it would be great to share my heart with a new furbaby.
But is declawing a really bad thing? Like.. is it so bad that I should just skip getting another kitten just so it doesn't have to be declawed? I've begged my parents... but there's no way around it. It's clawless kitty or no kitty.
Please help. Any suggestions would be great.
I just joined this site and have been reading that a lot of the members are against declawing. I have never been for or against it... but now I guess I am kinda against it, even though our cat Emily of 3 years is declawed and is doing fine.
I don't know what to do. I would really love a new kitty, especially with my loss of Star a couple weeks ago, My heart is emty and I think it would be great to share my heart with a new furbaby.
But is declawing a really bad thing? Like.. is it so bad that I should just skip getting another kitten just so it doesn't have to be declawed? I've begged my parents... but there's no way around it. It's clawless kitty or no kitty.
Please help. Any suggestions would be great.