If anybody's read the entire post I made earlier, thanks, and I wanted to
add a couple of things. Please, no holy war on whether or not to declaw and how good/bad we are if we do/don't do it.. :-) And it appears that our options a Wait and see what happens and how they get along (and Golddust might or might not get sick in the future, possibly because of the other cat's presence or possibly just because sometimes it happens due to other factors). Use Soft Paws on the kitten to see if the claw issue is really an issue (which wouldn't take away the stress caused by the presence of the kitten and might or might not keep Golddust healthy) Declaw the new kitten (which wouldn't take away the stress caused by the presence of the kitten and might or might not keep Golddust healthy) Take the new kitten back to the agency we got her from so there won't be the stress of her presence (and this might or might not keep Golddust healthy, since illness can sometimes just happen due to other factors). Opinions on any of the above? Thanks again for reading. brian -- If you want to reply to this message by mail, you will have to change the reply address to |
If anybody's read the entire post I made earlier, thanks, and I wanted to
add a couple of things. Please, no holy war on whether or not to declaw and how good/bad we are if we do/don't do it.. :-) And it appears that our options a Wait and see what happens and how they get along (and Golddust might or might not get sick in the future, possibly because of the other cat's presence or possibly just because sometimes it happens due to other factors). Use Soft Paws on the kitten to see if the claw issue is really an issue (which wouldn't take away the stress caused by the presence of the kitten and might or might not keep Golddust healthy) Declaw the new kitten (which wouldn't take away the stress caused by the presence of the kitten and might or might not keep Golddust healthy) Take the new kitten back to the agency we got her from so there won't be the stress of her presence (and this might or might not keep Golddust healthy, since illness can sometimes just happen due to other factors). Opinions on any of the above? Thanks again for reading. brian -- If you want to reply to this message by mail, you will have to change the reply address to |
If anybody's read the entire post I made earlier, thanks, and I wanted to
add a couple of things. Please, no holy war on whether or not to declaw and how good/bad we are if we do/don't do it.. :-) And it appears that our options a Wait and see what happens and how they get along (and Golddust might or might not get sick in the future, possibly because of the other cat's presence or possibly just because sometimes it happens due to other factors). Use Soft Paws on the kitten to see if the claw issue is really an issue (which wouldn't take away the stress caused by the presence of the kitten and might or might not keep Golddust healthy) Declaw the new kitten (which wouldn't take away the stress caused by the presence of the kitten and might or might not keep Golddust healthy) Take the new kitten back to the agency we got her from so there won't be the stress of her presence (and this might or might not keep Golddust healthy, since illness can sometimes just happen due to other factors). Opinions on any of the above? Thanks again for reading. brian -- If you want to reply to this message by mail, you will have to change the reply address to |
Story of years of unnecessary cat mutilations and current plans to
possibly mutilate another innocent kitten snipped If you can't live with a cat with claws, take the kitten back and only adopt already declawed cats. There's plenty of them available. Mutilating current or future cats for your own convenience has to stop. This idea that the kitten will somehow maim the older cat simply because it has claws is ridiculous. There are many of us here that have had declawed and clawed cats live together for their whole lives wihout the declawed cats suffering claw related injuries. I think your wife needs to either stop being so ignorant or seriously rethink her choice of pets if she can't learn to live with them without mutilating them and causing them painful trauma and an irreversible handicap. Anyone that knows what declawing is and still chooses to do it is heartless and should not be trusted with cats. That includes your vet. Megan "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." -Edmund Burke Learn The TRUTH About Declawing http://www.stopdeclaw.com Zuzu's Cats Photo Album: http://www.PictureTrail.com/zuzu22 "Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation), there is one elementary truth the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then providence moves too. A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising in one's favor all manner of unforeseen incidents, meetings and material assistance, which no man could have dreamt would have come his way." - W.H. Murray |
Story of years of unnecessary cat mutilations and current plans to
possibly mutilate another innocent kitten snipped If you can't live with a cat with claws, take the kitten back and only adopt already declawed cats. There's plenty of them available. Mutilating current or future cats for your own convenience has to stop. This idea that the kitten will somehow maim the older cat simply because it has claws is ridiculous. There are many of us here that have had declawed and clawed cats live together for their whole lives wihout the declawed cats suffering claw related injuries. I think your wife needs to either stop being so ignorant or seriously rethink her choice of pets if she can't learn to live with them without mutilating them and causing them painful trauma and an irreversible handicap. Anyone that knows what declawing is and still chooses to do it is heartless and should not be trusted with cats. That includes your vet. Megan "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." -Edmund Burke Learn The TRUTH About Declawing http://www.stopdeclaw.com Zuzu's Cats Photo Album: http://www.PictureTrail.com/zuzu22 "Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation), there is one elementary truth the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then providence moves too. A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising in one's favor all manner of unforeseen incidents, meetings and material assistance, which no man could have dreamt would have come his way." - W.H. Murray |
Story of years of unnecessary cat mutilations and current plans to
possibly mutilate another innocent kitten snipped If you can't live with a cat with claws, take the kitten back and only adopt already declawed cats. There's plenty of them available. Mutilating current or future cats for your own convenience has to stop. This idea that the kitten will somehow maim the older cat simply because it has claws is ridiculous. There are many of us here that have had declawed and clawed cats live together for their whole lives wihout the declawed cats suffering claw related injuries. I think your wife needs to either stop being so ignorant or seriously rethink her choice of pets if she can't learn to live with them without mutilating them and causing them painful trauma and an irreversible handicap. Anyone that knows what declawing is and still chooses to do it is heartless and should not be trusted with cats. That includes your vet. Megan "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." -Edmund Burke Learn The TRUTH About Declawing http://www.stopdeclaw.com Zuzu's Cats Photo Album: http://www.PictureTrail.com/zuzu22 "Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation), there is one elementary truth the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then providence moves too. A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising in one's favor all manner of unforeseen incidents, meetings and material assistance, which no man could have dreamt would have come his way." - W.H. Murray |
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