Thread: Declawing A Cat
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Old November 25th 05, 01:53 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
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"Snittens" wrote in message
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"Cat Protector" wrote in message
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I know this is a topic that keeps popping up over and over again but it
just goes to you that even during the holidays people still think about
declawing their cats. Tonight at Thanksgiving dinner I was shocked to
learn that a couple of guests (they are a married couple) who I had known
for years actually have their cats declawed because they don't like their
furniture being scratched up. When I started on the don't declaw cat side,
one of them said they didn't want to get into this discussion.
I have discovered that those who have no problem with declawing a cat
never want to discuss it.


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Honestly, I don't understand why people care about their furniture so damn
much. It's just stuff. I never buy expensive furniture so that way I
don't get upset if it gets ruined. If the cats scratch it or it gets
stained, hey, that's what slipcovers are for.
People want to stay uninformed so that way they don't have to feel guilty.
After I learned the truth about declawing, which I have to give credit to
this group for, I felt awful. I let Dash get declawed when I was a
teenager and I had no idea what it really was. I also blame vets for not
telling their clients the truth.

-Kelly



They don't want to have to spend any time training the cat nor do they want
to spend the money on a good scratching post or cat tree. Maybe the cat tree
doesn't match their decor or something. They never see the problem as their
problem. The cat is the problem so they have it de-clawed. They bring the
cat home from surgery voilą! problem solved. Instant gratification.

W