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From: "Adrian"

Citra wrote:
Adrian wrote:

Magic Mood Jeep© wrote:
SNIP


And on a side note, how come there are no success stories on any of
your anti-declaw sites??? Only the tragedies... Sad that you/they
can't give people BOTH sides to the story.



There is no such thing as a success story if you declaw a cat, it is
a very cruel mutilation which thankfully is illegal in most
countries. No one who truly cares about cats would have this
procedure done if they understood what was involved.


Yes there is. My cat is a diabetic who has suffered from food
allergies . He had been scratching the outside of his left ear and
licking bald spots all over himself . He was put on allergy food, and
the licking himself bald cleared up, but he still kept trying to
destroy the outer part of his ear. We tried soft paws, allergy meds,
etc. plus his being diabetic, we could not use certain meds on him,
which might have helped. He wore a cone most of the time to prevent
him from damaging himself. The ear is pretty thin, and he scratched
it so much, it would look like raw hamburger, and we feared he would
puncture the ear, or worse. Our last resort was declawing that left
rear foot, an option I was not crazy about. Reading these newsgroups,
I knew exactly what declawing was, but I just couldn't let him live
his life in a cone. The vet and I decided to have it done. My cat has
all of this other claws. He came out of the surgery with flying
colors, healed very nicely, and scratched his ear for a little while
after the surgery, but now doesn't scratch it at all anymore. Nothing
about his feeding or anything else has changed. He no longer wears a
cone, and has suffered no ill effects from the one rear declaw. I am
happy and so is he, so yes, there can be a good story somewhere.

Citra

I should have added in a few rare cases it is for the benefit of the cat, in
cases such as yours or where there is damage to the paws and a declaw is the
only option. Declawing just to save someones furniture should never be an
option,

Or they could have tried Soft Paws...

________
See my cats: http://community.webshots.com/album/56955940rWhxAe
Raw Diet Info: http://www.holisticat.com/drjletter.html
http://www.geocities.com/rawfeeders/ForCatsOnly.html
Declawing Info: http://www.wholecat.com/articles/claws.htm

PawsForThought wrote:

From: "Adrian"





Citra wrote:


Adrian wrote:



Magic Mood Jeep© wrote:
SNIP




And on a side note, how come there are no success stories on any of
your anti-declaw sites??? Only the tragedies... Sad that you/they
can't give people BOTH sides to the story.





There is no such thing as a success story if you declaw a cat, it is
a very cruel mutilation which thankfully is illegal in most
countries. No one who truly cares about cats would have this
procedure done if they understood what was involved.




Yes there is. My cat is a diabetic who has suffered from food
allergies . He had been scratching the outside of his left ear and
licking bald spots all over himself . He was put on allergy food, and
the licking himself bald cleared up, but he still kept trying to
destroy the outer part of his ear. We tried soft paws, allergy meds,
etc. plus his being diabetic, we could not use certain meds on him,
which might have helped. He wore a cone most of the time to prevent
him from damaging himself. The ear is pretty thin, and he scratched
it so much, it would look like raw hamburger, and we feared he would
puncture the ear, or worse. Our last resort was declawing that left
rear foot, an option I was not crazy about. Reading these newsgroups,
I knew exactly what declawing was, but I just couldn't let him live
his life in a cone. The vet and I decided to have it done. My cat has
all of this other claws. He came out of the surgery with flying
colors, healed very nicely, and scratched his ear for a little while
after the surgery, but now doesn't scratch it at all anymore. Nothing
about his feeding or anything else has changed. He no longer wears a
cone, and has suffered no ill effects from the one rear declaw. I am
happy and so is he, so yes, there can be a good story somewhere.

Citra


I should have added in a few rare cases it is for the benefit of the cat, in
cases such as yours or where there is damage to the paws and a declaw is the
only option. Declawing just to save someones furniture should never be an
option,



Or they could have tried Soft Paws...


Why don't you read the post all the way through??? I stated we tried
soft paws, and it was useless. He scratched really, really hard, so
reserve your judgements on me. We tried every alternative the vet gave
us before we made our descision. Read the post through thoroughly before
responding, k?
God, I hate it when people do that.

Citra

________
See my cats: http://community.webshots.com/album/56955940rWhxAe
Raw Diet Info: http://www.holisticat.com/drjletter.html
http://www.geocities.com/rawfeeders/ForCatsOnly.html
Declawing Info: http://www.wholecat.com/articles/claws.htm

PawsForThought wrote:

From: "Adrian"





Citra wrote:


Adrian wrote:



Magic Mood Jeep© wrote:
SNIP




And on a side note, how come there are no success stories on any of
your anti-declaw sites??? Only the tragedies... Sad that you/they
can't give people BOTH sides to the story.





There is no such thing as a success story if you declaw a cat, it is
a very cruel mutilation which thankfully is illegal in most
countries. No one who truly cares about cats would have this
procedure done if they understood what was involved.




Yes there is. My cat is a diabetic who has suffered from food
allergies . He had been scratching the outside of his left ear and
licking bald spots all over himself . He was put on allergy food, and
the licking himself bald cleared up, but he still kept trying to
destroy the outer part of his ear. We tried soft paws, allergy meds,
etc. plus his being diabetic, we could not use certain meds on him,
which might have helped. He wore a cone most of the time to prevent
him from damaging himself. The ear is pretty thin, and he scratched
it so much, it would look like raw hamburger, and we feared he would
puncture the ear, or worse. Our last resort was declawing that left
rear foot, an option I was not crazy about. Reading these newsgroups,
I knew exactly what declawing was, but I just couldn't let him live
his life in a cone. The vet and I decided to have it done. My cat has
all of this other claws. He came out of the surgery with flying
colors, healed very nicely, and scratched his ear for a little while
after the surgery, but now doesn't scratch it at all anymore. Nothing
about his feeding or anything else has changed. He no longer wears a
cone, and has suffered no ill effects from the one rear declaw. I am
happy and so is he, so yes, there can be a good story somewhere.

Citra


I should have added in a few rare cases it is for the benefit of the cat, in
cases such as yours or where there is damage to the paws and a declaw is the
only option. Declawing just to save someones furniture should never be an
option,



Or they could have tried Soft Paws...


Why don't you read the post all the way through??? I stated we tried
soft paws, and it was useless. He scratched really, really hard, so
reserve your judgements on me. We tried every alternative the vet gave
us before we made our descision. Read the post through thoroughly before
responding, k?
God, I hate it when people do that.

Citra

________
See my cats: http://community.webshots.com/album/56955940rWhxAe
Raw Diet Info: http://www.holisticat.com/drjletter.html
http://www.geocities.com/rawfeeders/ForCatsOnly.html
Declawing Info: http://www.wholecat.com/articles/claws.htm

PawsForThought wrote:

From: "Adrian"





Citra wrote:


Adrian wrote:



Magic Mood Jeep© wrote:
SNIP




And on a side note, how come there are no success stories on any of
your anti-declaw sites??? Only the tragedies... Sad that you/they
can't give people BOTH sides to the story.





There is no such thing as a success story if you declaw a cat, it is
a very cruel mutilation which thankfully is illegal in most
countries. No one who truly cares about cats would have this
procedure done if they understood what was involved.




Yes there is. My cat is a diabetic who has suffered from food
allergies . He had been scratching the outside of his left ear and
licking bald spots all over himself . He was put on allergy food, and
the licking himself bald cleared up, but he still kept trying to
destroy the outer part of his ear. We tried soft paws, allergy meds,
etc. plus his being diabetic, we could not use certain meds on him,
which might have helped. He wore a cone most of the time to prevent
him from damaging himself. The ear is pretty thin, and he scratched
it so much, it would look like raw hamburger, and we feared he would
puncture the ear, or worse. Our last resort was declawing that left
rear foot, an option I was not crazy about. Reading these newsgroups,
I knew exactly what declawing was, but I just couldn't let him live
his life in a cone. The vet and I decided to have it done. My cat has
all of this other claws. He came out of the surgery with flying
colors, healed very nicely, and scratched his ear for a little while
after the surgery, but now doesn't scratch it at all anymore. Nothing
about his feeding or anything else has changed. He no longer wears a
cone, and has suffered no ill effects from the one rear declaw. I am
happy and so is he, so yes, there can be a good story somewhere.

Citra


I should have added in a few rare cases it is for the benefit of the cat, in
cases such as yours or where there is damage to the paws and a declaw is the
only option. Declawing just to save someones furniture should never be an
option,



Or they could have tried Soft Paws...


Why don't you read the post all the way through??? I stated we tried
soft paws, and it was useless. He scratched really, really hard, so
reserve your judgements on me. We tried every alternative the vet gave
us before we made our descision. Read the post through thoroughly before
responding, k?
God, I hate it when people do that.

Citra

________
See my cats: http://community.webshots.com/album/56955940rWhxAe
Raw Diet Info: http://www.holisticat.com/drjletter.html
http://www.geocities.com/rawfeeders/ForCatsOnly.html
Declawing Info: http://www.wholecat.com/articles/claws.htm