Saturday, January 23, 2010
Declawing
We'd planned to have the cat declawed, but now we find that this is being actively discouraged. Instead, people are pushing products like SoftPaws, which are plastic sheaths that get glued to the cat's nails. You have to trim the nail, then put a small amount of glue in the sheath and press it on. I guess after a while it becomes a no-big-deal thing, but as for me, I'm not looking forward to doing it the first time!
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Talk about getting irate blog responses... this will likely start a war.
Our cat has been declawed (front claws only). The vet who did it used lasers instead of the old clipper method. We were really pleased with it. Zoloft was most upset by the no-no collar, but was back to herself once we were able to take it off.
The people I talked to weren't tense about it, but they used some very graphic imagery to describe what happens, including words such as amputation and mutilation. Our feeling is, we'll try the nail covers. If they work, fine. If not, we're going with the declawing.
One person said they loaded up the scratching post with catnip to attract the cat. We've done that. Cat looks, sniffs, scratches a bit, and then apparently says Hey, is that a piano I see?
I'm afraid declawing IS amputation, whether by the old method or by laser, the last joints of the toes are amputated because the claws are firmly embedded into that bone.Cats need their claws to dig in and exercise their leg,shoulder, stomach and back muscles,that's why so many declawed cats develop arthritis !Physical and mental problems can happen even years after the operation,many many cats are suffering because people don't know the truth.Vets make a lot of money by declawing,those very same people who took an oath to harm no animal do just that !
Declawing is illegal in our country but even before it was, our vets would never do it, it is animal abuse !
It's very easy to train a cat to a scratching post ! You don't have to turn a perfectly healthy cat into a disabled cat to protect your furniture !
Well, I'll say this: I have a scratching pad with so much catnip on it that it almost raises a cloud of dust when the cat walks on it -- but she just glances down, no great interest.
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