Soft paws....they are ALRIGHT, not great.
That is almost exactly what I tell people when the issue of declawing comes up. I tell them to chop off their own fingers, at the first joint, that is what declawing is.Originally Posted by mrblanche
My brother put this in a new light for me yesterday.
He said the question to ask is, "Would you cut off your children's fingers at the first joint, just so you wouldn't have to trim their finger nails any more?"
yourbriness763;2648713 said:I agree, I had no idea what was involved in declawing a cat until I clicked on your link & I will never declaw another cat! Recently, a co-worker mentioned his son was coming home from college & bringing a kitten home with him...needless to say my co-worker told his son the cat had to be declawed 1st, once I heard that, I emailed him the information from your link but I guess this guy doesn't have a heart because he still insisted his son's cat get declawed...makes me sad, I thought I could make a difference...sorry didn't mean to go on & on...don't declaw![/QUOTE
You do make a difference! Not everyone gets the message, but if you yell it loud enough some will!
Its all about getting that info out there, what it really is, your doing fine!
I want to thank you for asking the question and taking the time to find out more about this before you made your decision. Huge kudo's to you for making the decision not to declaw!!!Originally Posted by PBSJ_1988
Thanks guys reading the information from the first post and the information every put makes my desision. Phoenix keeps her distance she has been raised around foster so she has had her share of cat stratches.
I wont even think about it again.
I am not worried about my furniture if I was I would not have pets they are part of the family. Which mean my couch there couch
I think she should be fne without the soft paws. I cut her nail every two weeks so they are short. I have not cut the kittens nail yet because they are less then two weeks old but they will need to be cut soon.