Cat declaw or not?

[Mr. dB]

I posted about my new kitty. I'm facing a big decision on whether to have her declawed. I know it sucks for the cat and I honestly would feel guilty but then there's the practical reasons to do it. I have a new leather couch that she scratches and she keeps climbing my legs, LOL. Seriously, should I have her declawed or not?

It's cruel. Declawing a cat is the anatomical equivalent of amputating a human's fingers at the first knuckle.

 

[Fitguy308]

Just declaw the god damn thing and get on with your life it's like cropping a Great Danes ears its just something you do it's not cruel it doesn't hurt and they get over it

 

[Fitguy308]

It's cruel. Declawing a cat is the anatomical equivalent of amputating a human's fingers at the first knuckle.

It's not the same thing in reality

 

[Mr. dB]

It's not the same thing in reality

Yes it is you ignoramus. Exactly the same. They clip it off at the first joint, that's the only way to keep them from growing back. Vets in most civilized countries refuse to perform the declawing procedure.

 

[Fitguy308]

Yes it is you ignoramus. Exactly the same. They clip it off at the first joint, that's the only way to keep them from growing back. Vets in most civilized countries refuse to perform the declawing procedure.

il take nice furniture over a cat with all it "fingers"

 

[WoodyO]

il take nice furniture over a cat with all it "fingers"

I'm willing to bet you have neither.

 

[AFeedz]

il take nice furniture over a cat with all it "fingers"

Wow, you're a terrible human being.

 

[Mr. dB]

Wow, you're a terrible human being.

Indeed.

Kittens usually grow out of the "clawing everything" phase on their own, and it can help to give them something else to claw. My cats have preferred those cardboard clawing strips:

 

[javaguru]

Yes it is you ignoramus. Exactly the same. They clip it off at the first joint, that's the only way to keep them from growing back. Vets in most civilized countries refuse to perform the declawing procedure.

This

It isn't a humane procedure for cats, they rely on those claws.

However, I'm not against giving kitty a dose of water from the spray bottle when they jump on the counter; Give them something to claw and spray them when they go after furniture; they learn quickly.

 

[muscleaddiction]

I posted about my new kitty. I'm facing a big decision on whether to have her declawed. I know it sucks for the cat and I honestly would feel guilty but then there's the practical reasons to do it. I have a new leather couch that she scratches and she keeps climbing my legs, LOL. Seriously, should I have her declawed or not?

No...give them the tools and training to claw the right things, it is inhumane and selfish IMO.

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