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"Laura R." wrote in message .net... circa Sun, 6 Jul 2003 23:15:11 -0400, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav, Cathy Friedmann ) said, Two of my cats have been front-declaws (one was my decision back in '86, & the other came that way when I adopted her in '93) - w/ no resultant problems that I can tell. Although, I assume as w/ any surgery, there must *sometimes* be adverse after-effects. Alex, my aforementioned biter, came to me declawed. Guess how he compensates for his lack of claws? Laura Otoh, my biter cat is Mr. Fully-Clawed (aka Herrie). Cathy -- "Staccato signals of constant information..." ("The Boy in the Bubble") Paul Simon |
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In nk.net, "Nicole"
wrote: | I think I'm probably one of the only ones with the balls enough to say | "yeah, I've weighed the alternatives and have decided to declaw". Do you have the balls to say: "Declawing is the amputation of the toe bones that cats walk on. The bone has to come off because the claw grows out of it. The result is an unnatural posture as the cat turns its wrists to distribute the pressure of walking over the other bones in its paws. The procedure is reliably painful enough that declaw post-ops are routinely used to study the effectiveness of painkilling medications and pain treatment protocols. I will ignore the evidence that declawing can make a biter or couch wetter out of my cat. There is no medical or health benefit to the cat whatsoever but still I will have this done, and I am very glad that I live somewhere where neither the prevailing laws nor the professional ethics of veterinarians stand in the way of my desire to mutilate an innocent kitten." Well, do you have the balls? |
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In nk.net, "Nicole"
wrote: | I think I'm probably one of the only ones with the balls enough to say | "yeah, I've weighed the alternatives and have decided to declaw". Do you have the balls to say: "Declawing is the amputation of the toe bones that cats walk on. The bone has to come off because the claw grows out of it. The result is an unnatural posture as the cat turns its wrists to distribute the pressure of walking over the other bones in its paws. The procedure is reliably painful enough that declaw post-ops are routinely used to study the effectiveness of painkilling medications and pain treatment protocols. I will ignore the evidence that declawing can make a biter or couch wetter out of my cat. There is no medical or health benefit to the cat whatsoever but still I will have this done, and I am very glad that I live somewhere where neither the prevailing laws nor the professional ethics of veterinarians stand in the way of my desire to mutilate an innocent kitten." Well, do you have the balls? |
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I do have the balls to say that my husband has had cats before which were
declawed and they were in great health. As a matter of fact, Dolly lived to be 17 years old. Do you people really think that you are going to get your point across by BASHING and being ignorant?? If you wanted to change my mind or convince me to NOT declaw Hailey - you have definately NOT succeeded. Instead you've made yourselves look like idiots and discredited all advice that you may have given. "Arjun Ray" wrote in message ... In nk.net, "Nicole" wrote: | I think I'm probably one of the only ones with the balls enough to say | "yeah, I've weighed the alternatives and have decided to declaw". Do you have the balls to say: "Declawing is the amputation of the toe bones that cats walk on. The bone has to come off because the claw grows out of it. The result is an unnatural posture as the cat turns its wrists to distribute the pressure of walking over the other bones in its paws. The procedure is reliably painful enough that declaw post-ops are routinely used to study the effectiveness of painkilling medications and pain treatment protocols. I will ignore the evidence that declawing can make a biter or couch wetter out of my cat. There is no medical or health benefit to the cat whatsoever but still I will have this done, and I am very glad that I live somewhere where neither the prevailing laws nor the professional ethics of veterinarians stand in the way of my desire to mutilate an innocent kitten." Well, do you have the balls? |
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I do have the balls to say that my husband has had cats before which were
declawed and they were in great health. As a matter of fact, Dolly lived to be 17 years old. Do you people really think that you are going to get your point across by BASHING and being ignorant?? If you wanted to change my mind or convince me to NOT declaw Hailey - you have definately NOT succeeded. Instead you've made yourselves look like idiots and discredited all advice that you may have given. "Arjun Ray" wrote in message ... In nk.net, "Nicole" wrote: | I think I'm probably one of the only ones with the balls enough to say | "yeah, I've weighed the alternatives and have decided to declaw". Do you have the balls to say: "Declawing is the amputation of the toe bones that cats walk on. The bone has to come off because the claw grows out of it. The result is an unnatural posture as the cat turns its wrists to distribute the pressure of walking over the other bones in its paws. The procedure is reliably painful enough that declaw post-ops are routinely used to study the effectiveness of painkilling medications and pain treatment protocols. I will ignore the evidence that declawing can make a biter or couch wetter out of my cat. There is no medical or health benefit to the cat whatsoever but still I will have this done, and I am very glad that I live somewhere where neither the prevailing laws nor the professional ethics of veterinarians stand in the way of my desire to mutilate an innocent kitten." Well, do you have the balls? |
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"Karen Chuplis" wrote in message ... in article k.net, Nicole at wrote on 7/7/03 6:27 PM: I do have the balls to say that my husband has had cats before which were declawed and they were in great health. As a matter of fact, Dolly lived to be 17 years old. Do you people really think that you are going to get your point across by BASHING and being ignorant?? If you wanted to change my mind or convince me to NOT declaw Hailey - you have definately NOT succeeded. Instead you've made yourselves look like idiots and discredited all advice that you may have given. There speaks the voice of guilt since we've presented only facts. Karen Well, some - at least one person (I haven't read the whole thread thoroughly), was really quite nasty & insulting, IMO. The facts were dispensed in a way that would create a reverse-psychology sort of deal. Cathy -- "Staccato signals of constant information..." ("The Boy in the Bubble") Paul Simon |
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"Karen Chuplis" wrote in message ... in article k.net, Nicole at wrote on 7/7/03 6:27 PM: I do have the balls to say that my husband has had cats before which were declawed and they were in great health. As a matter of fact, Dolly lived to be 17 years old. Do you people really think that you are going to get your point across by BASHING and being ignorant?? If you wanted to change my mind or convince me to NOT declaw Hailey - you have definately NOT succeeded. Instead you've made yourselves look like idiots and discredited all advice that you may have given. There speaks the voice of guilt since we've presented only facts. Karen Well, some - at least one person (I haven't read the whole thread thoroughly), was really quite nasty & insulting, IMO. The facts were dispensed in a way that would create a reverse-psychology sort of deal. Cathy -- "Staccato signals of constant information..." ("The Boy in the Bubble") Paul Simon |
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In , Laura R.
wrote: | All I want to know is *why* she insists upon declawing her cat, Nicole let the real reason slip. "She's going to scratch the babies". IOW, she's *scared* of a cat with claws. | and *why* she refuses to consider the other options. Everything else is just rationalization. |
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