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 Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 8:07 pm
It's getting rid of one of the cats few defenses. If you don't want your cat scratching at your furniture, you can just buy a simple scratching post for $5 than just paying $60 to get your cat declawed.
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Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2009 10:33 am
I don't have a cat, but some of my friends do. I think there's more to both sides of the argument though. Some people might have little kids, and they don't want to worry about them getting hurt. But if you have an outside cat, for example it might not be the best idea to get it declawed. Like you said, it's a defense mechanism for the cat.
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Posted: Tue Jul 28, 2009 6:50 am
all my cats are declawed, not my choice, i wish they werent but they are. if its the only way someone will adopt a cat from a shelter is to have its claws removed then i think that a couple of bones is a small price to pay for getting a nice home and not being put down because a shelter gets overcrowded.
not to mention that some cats you need to get declawed, my family used to take in feral cats and not all of them were right in the head, we had one that would attack people and our other cats for little to no reason, so for the safty the other cats and people my parents got him declawed.
for the most part though im against it though.
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Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2009 4:16 pm
its true, yes they shouldnt be declawed for no reason at all, but if it means they have to remove the claws to have a nice sheltered home, then what are we to say?
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Posted: Sun Aug 02, 2009 11:13 am
There is an article in Mother Earth News on this. It says that it should be used as a last resort. All cats have different personalities, some scratch furniture and others don't and some no matter what else you do won't stop scratching people or things. I f it comes between keeping him inside or making him an outdoor it's okay to declaw him. Indoor cats have a much longer lifespan. If the cat escapes you don't have to worry that it's defenseless because they can still run as fast and climb trees even without the claws.
We have a cat that is declawed (he was that way when he was given to us) and it still tries to shred the furniture.
I had an outdoor cat that had had it's claw ripped out when it got stuck in a fence once. We had to keep it in the house for two weeks while it healed and he wore a cone.
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Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2009 6:56 am
Mad Molly Madison There is an article in Mother Earth News on this. It says that it should be used as a last resort. All cats have different personalities, some scratch furniture and others don't and some no matter what else you do won't stop scratching people or things. I f it comes between keeping him inside or making him an outdoor it's okay to declaw him. Indoor cats have a much longer lifespan. If the cat escapes you don't have to worry that it's defenseless because they can still run as fast and climb trees even without the claws. We have a cat that is declawed (he was that way when he was given to us) and it still tries to shred the furniture. I had an outdoor cat that had had it's claw ripped out when it got stuck in a fence once. We had to keep it in the house for two weeks while it healed and he wore a cone. Oh, that's so sad. Poor cat. That must have hurt. I suppose it hurts all cats to get their claws removed.
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Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2009 9:46 am
I doubt it hurts as much having it removed by proffessionals with tools than having it torn out.
But there are far worse things for a domesticated breed of cat to have happen to it than to be declawed. I don't think that you should though unless it's absolutely necessary.
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Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2009 6:21 pm
That's a great idea, but I don't own a cat.
I think I'm being too negative about this guild. Sorry, but I see some topics are inactive. Like this one.
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Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2009 6:22 pm
xXx Lexi Beach Girl xXx That's a great idea, but I don't own a cat. I think I'm being too negative about this guild. Sorry, but I see some topics are inactive. Like this one. Agreed Ive been here for a while and its dead
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Posted: Sun Sep 13, 2009 10:04 am
If I owned a cat, I would keep it clawed for a week or so to see if it would shred furniture or get hurt and such. Then I would make my decision on whether or not to declaw the cat.
Unfortunately, my mom is allergic to pet hair, so I can't own cats or dogs. sad
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Stars Flying Vice Captain
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Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2009 5:29 pm
Cats have a right to keep their claws!!
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Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2009 6:56 pm
swimmingstar987 If I owned a cat, I would keep it clawed for a week or so to see if it would shred furniture or get hurt and such. Then I would make my decision on whether or not to declaw the cat.
Unfortunately, my mom is allergic to pet hair, so I can't own cats or dogs. sad its not that hard to train a cat to only scratch certain things. and there are hairless cats and non shedding dogs you could look into if you wanted
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Posted: Mon Aug 09, 2010 4:12 am
I'm completely against declawing.
1. It's extremely painful for the animal, comparable to pulling the fingernails and toenails off of a human.
2. They grow back, and you have to do it again and again.
If you don't want a cat scratching your couch, buy a scratching post or spray a little water on the cat when you catch it scratching, and eventually it'll learn not to scratch the couch, it'll associate scratching with water.
If you can't do that, then just don't get a cat if you can't even handle one without hurting the animal.
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Posted: Thu Aug 19, 2010 3:34 pm
  "Tɧe țϊɱe ʜas ɔɵмe," ҭhє ωᾱℓɹʉs sɑȉδ,
"Ⱦѻ ʇᾀʟҝ oʄ мαnץ ʈɦɪйɕs.
θϝ sнȏҽs & șɥῐῤs & ȼєɨɩiɲɢ ϖaж
----------------------------------------------------- There are actually plastic claw covers for cats who don't like to scratch! It doesn't hurt the cat, and prevents any painful scratches to you &/or your furniture! Now, if only the owners of declawed cats knew this... ----------------------------------
Ȱғ cӓɞҍɑʛϵs ᾇȵʠ ɮȋπɠs.
Δи∂ ώʮϫ τнe ϛέᾃ ΐs ϐɸɪȴῖиɕ Ћϕʇ,
Ʌᾒם ѿȟɘтӊeɻ ρɨɢș ɦαѵҿ ώιήgʂ."
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Posted: Thu Aug 19, 2010 6:51 pm
ravenkitty776 There are actually plastic claw covers for cats who don't like to scratch! It doesn't hurt the cat, and prevents any painful scratches to you &/or your furniture! Now, if only the owners of declawed cats knew this... DUDE I never heard of those! biggrin That's pretty clever! We should totally do more research on these! If its not uncomfortable to the kitties, then we should DEFF promote them! biggrin
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