Declawing

Calling all our US buddies, we’re wondering if you could help us out? Here, in Australia declawing is illegal..thank god! It is a horrible, inhumane and brutal thing to do to animals for purely selfish reasons. There is no plausible reason you could have (apart from health reasons for the cat) to remove half an animals toe. If you are too lazy to keep a cats nails trimmed short, get a fish! So the topic came up in conversation in the All for Women forums (it’s in a private area, so can’t show you) But basically one of our only American members was telling about her sister getting a new kitten for Christmas, and getting is declawed . Because ” it’s normal here like peanut butter and jelly sandwiches” for “safety reasons”. WTF? It’s been awhile since we have dealt with the general cat owners out there, just you super special cat bloggers. We know Americans still declaw, but we have some questions we’d love to ask you guys&hellip

Cat Care Advice & Tips With everything from cat health advice to cat care tips, our Cat Care Library has all the information you need to learn how to care for cats.Cat Declawing, Should I do it?Wednesday, July 25, 2007As an owner of 6 cats (only 2 aggressive) and even more expensive furniture I know exactly how you feel. I wanted my cat declawed (onychectomy), but I heard so many awful things that turned me to so many confusing places. Through my successful experience I outlined everything here to save you the time and get straight to the answers. So lets begin, well first of all we can right off the bat say the declawing is a painful procedure and should be looked at as a last resort to control the cat's (normal) behavior to scratch. The purpose of the actual cat scratching is to remove old, worn fragments of nails. This piece will help you to eliminate the root cause of the cat's behavior to scratch furniture and/or people, and will save you time and money. money. * scratching is a

Cat Care Advice & Tips With everything from cat health advice to cat care tips, our Cat Care Library has all the information you need to learn how to care for cats.Declawing Your CatRemoving your cat's nails is not the only choice in your battle against cat scratching. There are many alternatives to this surgical procedure. The claws of a feline serve many purposes, most of which are overlooked y owners who just want to protect their belongings. Claws are not just a device for scratching. They are a multi-purpose tool that cats use for many things, such as balance, climbing, defense, kneading, playing, and self-expression.The act of de-clawing itself involves more than you may think. De-clawing not only removes the nail itself, but also the first knuckle on each toe of the paw. This removal of bone is very painful for the animal, especially since it has to walk on its paws in order to sustain itself. The surgery itself is related to disfiguring, dismembering, and disjointing the anima

Am I sounding like a bleeding heart “humaniac”.. ? If you MUST have a de-clawed cat, get one that has been dumped at he pound.. maybe dumped because many de-claws poop on soft surfaces. Why? When the weather changes or it’s cold, the amputated area can hurt.. like when you have broken a bone and you have pain in cold or wet weather.. many of you are saying “we never had a problem”.. you are lucky.. Take a little survey. When someone complains that their cat is not using the litter pan.. ask if it is urinating in the pan and deficating outside the pan.. and on a soft surface like a pillow…. then ask if the cat is a de-claw.. I figured this out the 7 years that I worked for a very large animal hospital in Los Angeles.. Cats claw (scratch) because they are marking.. with the claw marks and the glands on their pads.. So that in the wild they can mark their domain and maybe find their way home.. also: It sharpens their claws. It exercises their claw m

Cat declawing is now illegal in West Hollywood. An ordinance against it has been upheld by a state appeals court. Cat declawing was sited as a “cruel and unusual procedure”, and veterinarians in West Hollywood face possible criminal charges if they perform the surgery. West Hollywood is the only jurisdiction in California that has such a law - it’s a very interesting part of town with quite a diversity of extroverted people. So the Cat Lady is safe there on so many levels.

Declawing a cat can lead to all kinds of emotional and behavior issues—not always apparent right after it is done. Declawing is a negative feature for cats that find themselves in shelters therefore they are more likely to be euthanized than adopted.

Cats are naturally driven to periodically hook their front claws into suitable surfaces and pull backwards, in order to clean the claws and remove the worn outer sheath as well as exercise and stretch their muscles. This scratching behavior seems enjoyable to the cat, and even declawed cats will go through elaborate scratching routines with every evidence of great satisfaction, despite the total lack of results. Indoor cats benefit from being provided with a scratching post so that they are less likely to use carpet or furniture which they can easily ruin. Commercial scratching posts typically are covered in carpeting or upholstery, but some authorities advise against this practice, as not making it clear to the cat which surfaces are permissible and which are not; they suggest using a plain wooden surface, or reversing the carpeting on the posts so that the rougher texture of the carpet backing is a more attractive alternative to the cat than the floor covering. Some indoor cats, ho