Declawing -The facts, Would you have it done?

thanks for the response heheh.. i presume when you talking of cat in front of cam, you be referring to its big bushy cute tail wagging back n forth over the cam hahahahha.. yes you did miss much.. Was funny;) she jealous cat you know haha

ye i know... she didnt go anywere..she just hide u with tail... haha .. it was so funny and angry for me...but i love cats..alwasy...i ll do love her:D

aww love her eh.. now maybe i am jealous hhahaha so anyway do you agree or disagree a owner having their cats claws totally removed by surgery for their own selfish reasons? your view on it please

Yeah what a way to miss the point lol.

thanks very much for reading and responding to this:)) i am really glad you against it also.. and all you said is totally right.. i seen how my cat was with her only having stitches and wearing a kind of lamp on head so she wouldn't bite bite the stitches, and that made her depressed just cos she couldn't clean herself.. another natural thing of a cat.. She was so so sad i wanted to remove it..
i have scratching post where she would like to claw.. cats are habit cats and go to same place every time:)

hehe.. feed a cat and it will keep coming back to you lool thanks for response

wow shot? gosh, cats are survivors and will get food where they can.. You can only blame the owner if needing to steal food to live -___-

thank you for sharing your views and glad you against it also:)) i also see it on Internet, and at time i wished i hadn't looked, it was disgraceful and sickened me..
Cat must suffer a great deal afterwards, mentally also
All you said is absolutely right, thanks:)

Well i am glad you changed your mind, (even if was only due to the cost) a cat has no say and just so unfair, cat can not say sorry for clawing furniture and dont know are doing anything wrong until you teach them, like a child.. so don't go punishing by putting it through so much pain of surgery.. There is no going back once done.. The cats personality would change a lot..
Well seems like this discussion was well worth doing if i manage to save one cat from being declawed:)) thank you for the response

hmm well in the cases of people that do that to a cat because of its behavior should never have cats in the first place.. they were given the claws for a reason, same as we are given fingers.. Would you have a childs fingers amputated because he/she kept drawing all over your walls and furniture???
i have a cat, and yes she would claw at the carpet, my mums did the same thing, but we would try to use other methods then either declawing or spanking the cat.. Anyway spanking dont last a life time, unlike declawing..
If don't like the way cats are then why have one? why not have a dog instead, a small one
thanks for responding

why dont you watch this about declawing why shouldnt it be done and alternative methods to declawing a cat..

http://www.videojug.com/f...

The shelters get tons of de-clawed cats. Most go straight on the euthanasia list unless they are rescued by an organization that re-homes de-clawed cats. My friend at The Urban Cat Project rescues de-clawed cats on the death list out of local shelters to re-home them. Unfortunately she can't take all of them and consequently they die.

You should never hit a cat for any reason. That's abuse!

Training a cat to use it's scratching post takes time. Positive reinforcement and redirection combined with ignoring the wrong behavior works.

Chopping their toes off causes life long pain and mental anguish. Thankfully it's illegal in my country

If the furniture is so important get a stuffed animal.

thankyou very much for sharing that there is a reason why it is illegal in some countries like here, dont you think..
as i told responder above yours, you wouldst remove the fingers of a child just because he/she draw all over the walls/furniture..
I realy dont understand it.. even if indoor cats, what if he/she got out and its easily happens when door is opened, how would the cat survive against other animals.

i dont know if will be made illegal, think of the money they make doing it, as i heard its expensive.

i did this discussion so people see the facts first before deciding on it.. and one here already has changed their mind after reading this

thanks again for sharing

I don't mean that I agree with it, I just mean that if I was going to meet a tiger in the jungle, it would be to my advantage if it was declawed.

hmmm actually to remove claws in a way is like you having your fingers removed..
they use their claws for most things they do.. just think about it.. defense against other animals if get out of the house, no claws, they dont stand a chance..

It unlikely you meet a tiger.. but anyway in a way you have just said the point of why cats need their claws.. to defend themselves, as for tigers, no claws how would it survive in jungle????
thankyou for response

You are such a cat lover! I support your wishes of meeting clawy tigers.

hmm actually i love nature and also i dont like to see animal cruely as what say do they have??? u talk of meeting a tigers claws yea, but what about a tiger meeting a rifle in its face? and yes i love cats, i am cat woman
watch this http://www.videojug.com/f...

ok you are making some points here for and against and thats fine
first of all, its nice to see this discussion come back to life, as i think its a good one and all should be aware of this as i am a cat lover..

now, have you seen the damage a dog can do to a child?? it is not pretty and child is deformed for life... But, you don't have a dogs teeth removed.. dogs can make much damage in a home also

as i see it.. before buying any pet, you should consider everything..claws is part of a cats character and its only defense against other animals that may attack it.. it needs its claws like we need fingers.. my kids were brought up with cats, and i always taught them to not put their faces near a cat and always wash hands afterwords and so on.. There is many methods that can be used rather then putting a cat through such a awful operation and the mental effects it must have on cat, i hate to think.
thanks for sharing your view

Hi Karen

i do understand what u want to say,sure dogs have clawas as well as teeth, and sure dangerous, but i think most of dogs are not THAT Mobile. but have u seen any kids hurt by pet dog

well to avoud such problem, why dont have no Pet or some golden Fish


Take care

yes i known a pet dog to attack a child due to an illness, it was a Labrador.. we all know they the most softest of dogs... i have a cat not declawed and no problems, she nibbles with mouth but never claws at all.. and none of my cats have. the child has to be real nasty to a cat for it to lash out or il treated to use its claws.. believe me a cat keeps its claws in a lot of the time.. you obviously dont know much about animals apart from gold fish lol

Ha ha ha
yeah u r right, its the only pet i have
we have cats at home but these are street cats, though most of times they are found in ouer front lawn or back yard, but its Ok

What else

ok, means yuors not declawed otherwise would not survive and expect enjoy a good ole tree as scratching post mine is indoor cat, but she has the use of an enclosed back garden when ever she likes this something for you to watch http://www.videojug.com/f... have nice day, and you take care

Yeah for sure they are not De claws as i can see them eating some of their "Preys" Like Chics and some spaarows,
Wel thanks for the link


Take care