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in article , Cathouse at
wrote on 8/19/03 6:38 AM: ) wrote in om Cathouse wrote in message ... ) wrote in om Cathouse wrote in message ... Katra wrote in Yes, they should, but a 12 to 14 month old baby is NOT old enough to be told "no" so has to be protected from overly aggressive cats. I am not going to apologize for helping my sister get booger declawed. This was an unusual case of a cat that tended to swipe more than any cat I've ever known... It will also protect the adults. I had Max declawed because of aggression. But not because he scratched me, I get scratched all the time anyway. He was rough with the other cats. Not mean, really, he just played hard. He tackles with such force, they make a loud thunk when they hit the floor. Occassionally, one gets it's nose scratched, but he's not the only one that does that. Unfortunately, Max doesn't get along with the dog. They never have liked each other. The dog will just be standing next to the couch and here comes Max, slinking out from behind it. Then he jumps on the end table and smacks the dog in the face. He got him in the eye once and almost blinded him. Max laughed at the Soft Paws and chewed them off in two days. Nail trimming? Out of the question. He howls, kicks, bites, claws...by the end of it, he's panting. To keep his nails dull, this needed to be done once a week. Trying to keep from declawing him caused more stress than declawing him. So, he had the laser surgery. His paws were never tender and he's never had any trouble. In fact, he behaves exactly as he did before. Except now, he can't put anybody's eye out. Thank you. :-) Katra Did you notice that there were no comments from the peanut gallery? Yes, I did notice... I got raked over the coals for helping my sister to declaw ONE cat, while caring for 36 others without even considering the surgery. This post by someone else got ignored. What's up with that? It was my post. They must be afraid of me. Hey, Katra, did you even THINK of trying Soft Paws? Karen |
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In article ,
enlightened us with... You have one declawed cat that has no problems? Well, I'm convinced. Golly gee, I should have seen it. That settles that. One cat had no problems at all. Must be safe. Thanks! I've been around hundreds of declawed cats. Only one had a problem, and that was with the nails trying to grow back because the surgery was botched. I've never heard of any of them having pain or tenderness, or limping, or walking funny. Hundreds? I assume you work at a vet or shelter? You were around them their whole lives to see if they had any behavioral problems that developed, any walking problems that developed, etc...? You should write a study. We need more. And was that one cat worth it? The surgery poses no benefits at all for the cat - is the risk that such a horrible thing as regrowth can happen worth the human's mere convenience? Oh, I forgot, it's just a cat. Silly me. ------------------------------------------------- ~kaeli~ Why do people who know the least know it the loudest? If that cell phone was up your a$$, maybe you could drive a little better! http://www.ipwebdesign.net/wildAtHeart http://www.ipwebdesign.net/kaelisSpace ------------------------------------------------- |
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In article ,
enlightened us with... You have one declawed cat that has no problems? Well, I'm convinced. Golly gee, I should have seen it. That settles that. One cat had no problems at all. Must be safe. Thanks! I've been around hundreds of declawed cats. Only one had a problem, and that was with the nails trying to grow back because the surgery was botched. I've never heard of any of them having pain or tenderness, or limping, or walking funny. Hundreds? I assume you work at a vet or shelter? You were around them their whole lives to see if they had any behavioral problems that developed, any walking problems that developed, etc...? You should write a study. We need more. And was that one cat worth it? The surgery poses no benefits at all for the cat - is the risk that such a horrible thing as regrowth can happen worth the human's mere convenience? Oh, I forgot, it's just a cat. Silly me. ------------------------------------------------- ~kaeli~ Why do people who know the least know it the loudest? If that cell phone was up your a$$, maybe you could drive a little better! http://www.ipwebdesign.net/wildAtHeart http://www.ipwebdesign.net/kaelisSpace ------------------------------------------------- |
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In article ,
enlightened us with... Did you notice that there were no comments from the peanut gallery? Why repeat ourselves. You've heard it all and didn't give a darn anyway. ------------------------------------------------- ~kaeli~ Why do people who know the least know it the loudest? If that cell phone was up your a$$, maybe you could drive a little better! http://www.ipwebdesign.net/wildAtHeart http://www.ipwebdesign.net/kaelisSpace ------------------------------------------------- |
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In article ,
enlightened us with... Did you notice that there were no comments from the peanut gallery? Why repeat ourselves. You've heard it all and didn't give a darn anyway. ------------------------------------------------- ~kaeli~ Why do people who know the least know it the loudest? If that cell phone was up your a$$, maybe you could drive a little better! http://www.ipwebdesign.net/wildAtHeart http://www.ipwebdesign.net/kaelisSpace ------------------------------------------------- |
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In article ,
enlightened us with... http://www.felinefurniture.com/64fostsucath.html Wow, that's really cool. I need a bigger house. If I'm not careful, I'll end up having more cat furniture than human furniture. *LOL* -------------------------------------------------- ~kaeli~ Kill one man and you are a murderer. Kill millions and you are a conqueror. Kill everyone and you are God. I like that sig. ;-) Thanks. ------------------------------------------------- ~kaeli~ Why do people who know the least know it the loudest? If that cell phone was up your a$$, maybe you could drive a little better! http://www.ipwebdesign.net/wildAtHeart http://www.ipwebdesign.net/kaelisSpace ------------------------------------------------- |
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In article ,
enlightened us with... http://www.felinefurniture.com/64fostsucath.html Wow, that's really cool. I need a bigger house. If I'm not careful, I'll end up having more cat furniture than human furniture. *LOL* -------------------------------------------------- ~kaeli~ Kill one man and you are a murderer. Kill millions and you are a conqueror. Kill everyone and you are God. I like that sig. ;-) Thanks. ------------------------------------------------- ~kaeli~ Why do people who know the least know it the loudest? If that cell phone was up your a$$, maybe you could drive a little better! http://www.ipwebdesign.net/wildAtHeart http://www.ipwebdesign.net/kaelisSpace ------------------------------------------------- |
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"Cathouse" wrote in message
... "*~*SooZy*~*" wrote in "Katra" wrote in message ... Cathouse wrote: "*~*SooZy*~*" wrote in "bewtifulfreak" wrote in message ... *~*SooZy*~* wrote: You flung that poor little innocent WILD mouse accross the room??? You heartless bitch! You are lucky it survived... They are pretty delicate. I think you are mincing her words! she did say "no control over my reflex action" Thank you, Soozy....I felt terrible when I did it, but it *was* just a totally reflex reaction. And I didn't expect the mouse to bite, because I've taken them off my cat before and they never did. It was ironic that this one bit me just seconds after my husband said, "You know, they do bite, don't you?" Ann yes I can imagine how it was...... it all happens so quickly! It does happen quickly. Just like dog bites and cat scratches. Score... ;-) exactly :-) that's why we should make sure young children are not left unsupervised with pets Even supervised, they can still get bit or scratched. tell me something I don't know! |
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"Cathouse" wrote in message
... "*~*SooZy*~*" wrote in "Katra" wrote in message ... Cathouse wrote: "*~*SooZy*~*" wrote in "bewtifulfreak" wrote in message ... *~*SooZy*~* wrote: You flung that poor little innocent WILD mouse accross the room??? You heartless bitch! You are lucky it survived... They are pretty delicate. I think you are mincing her words! she did say "no control over my reflex action" Thank you, Soozy....I felt terrible when I did it, but it *was* just a totally reflex reaction. And I didn't expect the mouse to bite, because I've taken them off my cat before and they never did. It was ironic that this one bit me just seconds after my husband said, "You know, they do bite, don't you?" Ann yes I can imagine how it was...... it all happens so quickly! It does happen quickly. Just like dog bites and cat scratches. Score... ;-) exactly :-) that's why we should make sure young children are not left unsupervised with pets Even supervised, they can still get bit or scratched. tell me something I don't know! |
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