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DB @dgobucks226 (37621) 13 Jun 18

A Senator in the New Jersey legislature has sponsored a bill to declare having a cat declawed a criminal act. The legislator claims this practice is cruel and unusual to the pet. Furthermore, he states declawing is done for an...

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Nail Caps A Cruel Alternative To Declawing

RK Finnell @irishidid (8687) • United States 8 Feb 16

Cats claws are meant to retract. Unlike a dog, they do not rely on their claws for balance and can get along just fine without claws as long as they are strictly indoor cats. A popular alternative to declawing are nail caps. They...

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What do you think of cat declawing ? Ever seen a declawed cat before .....

tigerlily1972 @tigerlily1972 (502) • Germany 26 Mar 10

Correct me if i am wrong, but i have read that declawing is pretty much an American thing. It is something what people do without actually realizing what they are doing to their beloved animal. In Europe and in other parts of...

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did you declaw your cat?

britt_200 @britt_200 (1226) • United States 26 Dec 09

Im thinking about declawing my cat, but i heard it is painful. She wont stop scratching the furniture and she has her scratching posts and i have tried to spray cat nip on it. Nothing has worked so im thinking about getting her...

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Declawing Your Cat What Is Your Opinion On This Issue?

Cherryd41 @Cherryd41 (1119) • United States 19 Sep 09

Hi Mylotters I have been debating back and forth on whether to get my cat Jinx declawed or not he is an indoor cat I called the vet to see how much it would be its not nearly as expensive as I thought it would be but, I must say...

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Banfield Bans Unnecessary Cosmetic Surgeries on Dogs!

blackbriar @blackbriar (9075) • United States 5 Aug 09

It's about dang time they start banning the mutilations of dogs and cats. [b]Great news for dogs: Banfield, the nation's largest network of animal hospitals, with more than 730 hospitals and 2,000 veterinarians nationwide, has...

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He actually Suggested I declaw my cats in order to rent an apartment!

Aurone @Aurone (4755) • United States 30 Jul 09

In the past, I have been particularly lucky with being able to rent an apartment with my furbabies, I have never really found an apartment where I wanted to rent that wouldn't allow my kitties. I have paid extra deposits and pet...

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Declawing?

anna728 @anna728 (1499) • United States 7 Jul 09

Do you think pet cats should be declawed? Mine are not, but I know many people who have declawed their cats. Do you see it as a cruel and unnecessary procedure, or as a practical and harmless way to stop your cat from scratching?...

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Declawing info

ElicBxn @ElicBxn (64169) • United States 20 Mar 09

Every so often, I hear about someone here talking about declawing. well, I found this website about the issue and think anyone thinking of it, should research the issue first http://amby.com/cat_site/declaw.html

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do you think that declawing a cat is right?

jhl930 @jhl930 (3601) • United States 26 Feb 09

i read in todays paper where it said that it hurt cats when they were declawed and i didn't know that, i thought that they couldn't really feel it but thats what they said, and i know that when you get that done, its hard to let a...

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Declawing -The facts, Would you have it done?

mandykaren @mandykaren (2040) 16 Jul 08

why do many people have cats if not prepared to accept all their natural actions, like the clawing.. there is many that decide to have their cats claws removed just for their own convenience to save thier furniture and carpet...

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Cats just got neatured and declawed.. Are they supposed to hiss at each other?

slickpick @slickpick (82) • United States 19 Dec 07

Okay, so we brought in a stray cat we found at the gas station. It was pregnant and had five kittens. Two males, three females, Both males are orange, two femals are grey and the other female is black. We caught one of the oranges...

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Soft Paws, an alternative to declawing your cat! And they look cute!

Kosani @Kosani (74) • United States 17 Oct 07

If you are a cat owner who is going through the inner struggle of trying to decide if declawing is right for your cat... stress no more! Ha! Soft Paws are vinyl caps that glue to your cats claws to protect from...

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Why Would Anyone Do This To Their Cats??

pyewacket @pyewacket (43903) • United States 29 Aug 07

I've been looking over a few discussions about cats in general since some MyLotters were wondering what they should do with their cat or cats that constantly tear up or scratch at furniture and I was irritated to say the least...

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Declawing is cruelty

digitalbeat @digitalbeat (50) • Finland 30 May 07

I think that declawing is cruelty for cats. We don´t allow this in Europe but I´ve heard that it's possible to do in USA. People are so lazy to buy cat finger scissors and use them, but why? Perhaps they are too fat to move...

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Is declawing a cat bad??

bronie123 @bronie123 (4587) • United States 4 May 07

Someone told me that it makes there paws very senstive and make them hurt if you have this dont to your cats ?? What are your opinions ??

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Are you for or against declawing your cats?

onestepahead @onestepahead (285) • Canada 27 Dec 06

Personally I don't since I let mine outside in the summer. I want to know they have a way of defending themselves, but then I look at my furniture and think of all the sweaters I have had to throw out because of those little...

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