Originally Posted by laureen227
what you do is like cutting your own fingernails. what declawing is is like cutting off your fingers at the first knuckle.
Originally Posted by laureen227
what you do is like cutting your own fingernails. what declawing is is like cutting off your fingers at the first knuckle.
1. because they don't know any betterOriginally Posted by DIEGO
Why on earth would you want to remove their claws permanently?
I wish declawing were just trimming *sigh* You've gotten good answers already, yes, declawing is the removal of the entire claw as well as the bone it is attached to, and in ways that aren't really that delicate for the most part.Originally Posted by DIEGO
I thought it better to revive a dead thread than to start a new one.
So declawing is actually different from cutting the points off the nails? I always just called it declawing when I cut their nails. They actually remove the complete claw? so that they never grow again? that makes my skin crawl just thinking of it.
Trimming their claws is ok isn't it? of course making sure you don't cut the quick, which I have never done.
My mom's cat is declawed, and she has no problems whatsoever. My grandparents cat was declawed and there were also no problems. And my mom's first cat was declawed and there were no problems. My mom's first cat lived to be 18 or 19, and my grandparents cat IMthe same. My mom's cat now is currently 8 or 9 and she has no problems. I've been raised on declawing cats, and IMO, I dont see it as wrong. All the cats I have been around have been declawed, and they all have been or are healthy. I dont care how many articles you throw at me about how declawing is wrong. So please dont shoot me for my opinion.Originally Posted by GoldenKitty45
And a lot of cats with behavior problems or litter pan problems are declawed!
I think part of the "problem" with declawing is that many (most?) people have good results from doing it. By "good results" I mean the cat suffers no long term problem from the procedure and the people are spared from having to deal with the myriad of problems associated with "clawed" cats.Originally Posted by yam102284
My mom's cat is declawed, and she has no problems whatsoever. My grandparents cat was declawed and there were also no problems. And my mom's first cat was declawed and there were no problems. My mom's first cat lived to be 18 or 19, and my grandparents cat IMthe same. My mom's cat now is currently 8 or 9 and she has no problems. I've been raised on declawing cats, and IMO, I dont see it as wrong. All the cats I have been around have been declawed, and they all have been or are healthy. I dont care how many articles you throw at me about how declawing is wrong. So please dont shoot me for my opinion.
Thank you for not shooting meOriginally Posted by GoldenKitty45
My statement to those that want to declaw is this: IF you've tried every other method with your cat and you have to resort to declawing the cat, then YOU should keep the cat the rest of its life no matter what happens or if the cat starts biting more or quits using the litter pan. There was nothing wrong with the cat before the declaw and if those behaviors start after the operation - then you are to blame.
I am going to go with a yes on that. A declawed cat that mimics scratching isn't getting the same satifaction a normal cat gets from scratching. When cats scratch they are stretching and exercising muscles in their legs and backs. THIS FEELS GOOD. The resistance is what makes it work for them, without nails they just don't get it.Makes you stop and think..........do they really know something is wrong?