A friend of mine declawed his cat and it never used its paws again. It spent its entire life pulling itself around the house on its belly. Even if they are indoor cats that doesn't make them immune to psychological damage.
I know you didn't want an argument but its upsetting to think that people still de-claw their cats because they are too lazy to train them or too cheap to buy a decent scratching post. I bet if there was a limb they could cut off their pet that instantly litter trains them they'd hack that off aswell.
This is the kind of argument that I refuse to engage in.
Almost every cat I've owned (over 10) has come to me already declawed; this is the first one that I'll have to declaw. If I don't front declaw him, he cannot stay with me; he has destroyed every window treatment, carpet, and wall in my home. I do not blame him because he's a cat and that's what they do. It's too bad your friend got a shitty surgeon to do the job but it doesn't mean that all surgeries will have the same outcome.
Unfortunately, I cannot afford to fix and replace everything he's destroyed and keep him too. What do you suggest? Either I declaw him and keep him with me or call APL and he risks getting euthanized. He's only 4 years old; would you prefer he wait to die or deal with his front paws declawed??
Since I've had several declawed cats who lived normal happy lives, I'm going with my solution and getting him declawed. Now unless you're willing to take him as he is and let him destroy your home you are in no position to criticize my decisions, but that's what armchair quarterbacks do behind a computer screen and it's certainly your business.
And the who the hell are you to call me lazy? You don't know me from a can of paint so don't you EVER imply that I'm lazy-you don't know me like that at all! I've owned several cats and had a few who weren't declawed. Unfortunately I had to deal with one that them attacked my cat (who's now deceased) and he ended up with an abscess that had to be surgically taken care of. Want to know how much that bill was? Over $400 and I was unemployed, and managed to handle it anyway. Unfortunately the perpetrator ended up at the shelter; she never should've been adopted to anyone other than a one pet family. It wasn't her fault but I had to deal with the mess anyway.
I said I wasn't going to argue about this and I won't!! I've made my decision and desdemona is a VET! She might not be thrilled at my decision but at least she gave me some positive advice, unlike yourself who are just being judgmental. There are safer and less barbaric methods of declawing and that's the route I'm taking. Either that or he'll be sitting in a shelter waiting his turn. What would you like to do about it other than to criticize me for my decision??
If you don't like it, go march for PETA or something. Otherwise, get the hell out of my business and stay out of it!!
I told all of you I won't entertain an argument nor will I ruin an otherwise good and positive thread about pets. If ANYONE else has something smartass to say to me, at least have the stones to take it to PM. I will DEFINITELY deal with you there!
My apologies desdemona because I know this is NOT what you want your thread turned into and I won't allow this troll......oh, I mean person or anyone else to do it. The next one who tries to publicly criticize me in this thread has something coming to them that will be most unpleasant, but it will be private.
Carry on..........
