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"Linda Terrell" wrote in message news:epxRkhlUwRo0-pn2- Have several scratching posts around -- the kind with the rope works best. Yeah, they work really well. And kitty's claws will peel off regularly (the old outer surface just sorta moulds as the younger tissue grows and pushes out from underneath) when she uses the scratching posts, so clipping isn't usually a problem when the kitty has, and regularly uses, a suitable scratching post. Devlin Perth, Australia |
I am not a cat lover but their would have to be some bloody good reason to make me to maltreat a it. Doesn't make sense. It should have said: I am not a cat lover but there would have to be a bloody good reason to make me maltreat it. Sorry Bill |
She said she *clips* their claws. You know, trims them - clips off the needle-sharp points. Cathy -- Cathy You are absolutely correct. Linda -SORRY!!!!!!!!!! Off like a bull at a gate. Must stop and think. My only feeble excuse is that I do tend to see red when I come across de-clawing. Again sorry. Okay the claws can be out but not in an attack mode. They are still safe. I think that kneading is used by kittens to encourage the mother to turn on the taps for feeding. Perhaps it's a submissive signal when older? Bill |
D. Stephen Heersink wrote:
I've always declawed my cats because they are always indoors and if I don't, they will claw the furniture and me. Since I have expensive furniture and don't want scars on me, I've found the declawing a cat is the best way to accomplish our mutual goals. Some extremists think those of us who do such things are savages, but I don't care. I love my cats, and my cats love me, declawed and all. But of course, they are NEVER allowed out doors. Surely, you're not serious. |
Karen Chuplis wrote:
in article , D. Stephen Heersink at wrote on 8/10/03 3:45 PM: I've always declawed my cats because they are always indoors and if I don't, they will claw the furniture and me. Since I have expensive furniture and don't want scars on me, I've found the declawing a cat is the best way to accomplish our mutual goals. Some extremists think those of us who do such things are savages, but I don't care. I love my cats, and my cats love me, declawed and all. But of course, they are NEVER allowed out doors. Kind regards, ___________________ D. Stephen Heersink San Francisco I've had cats all my life. I do not have scars. My furniture is fine. Learn to train the cats. Or use Soft Paws. Ditto. There is NO excuse for declawing cats. A caring, compassionate person will make the comparitively small effort to learn how to train the cats and invest the couple months needed to do so. Scratching posts and sticky pawa are all you need, along with a small bnit of intlligence and some patience. Anything else is simply a lazy, arrogant cop out. If you feel your cats need declawing, find another pet. |
"Brandy Alexandre" wrote:
Gary wrote in rec.pets.cats.health+behav: Cruel jerks like you always *assume* that cats can't be trained (or, you just don't want to invest the time in it), but, they can. You'll never convince anyone that way. Sure way to make people shut you out and not listen to your argument. Yeah, name-calling ALWAYS influences people. -- Brandy Alexandre® http://www.swydm.com/?refer=BrandyAlx Well, would you? What's the difference between "name calling" and accurate descriptive phrases? Gary -----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =----- http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----== Over 80,000 Newsgroups - 16 Different Servers! =----- |
"Brandy Alexandre" wrote:
Gary wrote in rec.pets.cats.health+behav: Cruel jerks like you always *assume* that cats can't be trained (or, you just don't want to invest the time in it), but, they can. You'll never convince anyone that way. Sure way to make people shut you out and not listen to your argument. Yeah, name-calling ALWAYS influences people. -- Brandy Alexandre® http://www.swydm.com/?refer=BrandyAlx Well, would you? What's the difference between "name calling" and accurate descriptive phrases? Gary -----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =----- http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----== Over 80,000 Newsgroups - 16 Different Servers! =----- |
"Brandy Alexandre" wrote in message
... Good luck with that statement. This group is nothing but extremists who like to flame away people who are not of like mind or who they cannot convert. I'm not an extremist, but the fact is, most countries have banned declawing for a reason, and many vets have expressed their professional opinion that declawing is harmful to a cat, that it can cause a lot of pain, and often psychological and/or behavior problems. I don't see why they would do this if it was just a matter of personal preference. Considering how rarely governments consider animal rights, the fact that so many have considered declawing harmful enough to ban it sends a very strong message, and there are certainly a number of fact-laden articles all over the 'Net (many by vets) supporting that viewpoint. There is also a great deal of anecdotal evidence regarding the aforementioned psychological and behavior problems, much of it from shelters dealing with the fallout of this proceedure. That is the reason it's very difficult for most people here not to get angry, extreme or resort to name calling when they hear of people trying to justify the proceedure; it is unneccessary, and there is a lot of evidence which supports the idea that it can cause a cat a lot of misery. And as this group is full of animal lovers, it angers them to hear people trying to justify an unecessary procedure that makes innocent animals suffer....that's only natural. Ann |
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