Comments for Cat Lovers Digest http://catloversdigest.com Mon, 18 Oct 2010 14:24:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Comment on Cats and Claw Removal by admin http://catloversdigest.com/cat-care/cats-and-claw-removal/#comment-18 admin Mon, 18 Oct 2010 14:24:34 +0000 http://catloversdigest.com/?p=157#comment-18 Ruth, I agree that cats should not be declawed. There are many options available to help redirect the scratching to a more suitable location or help keep the claws trimmed. Not all declaw surgeries go horribly wrong or scar the cats for life (I've adopted declawed cats from shelters in the past, and they led happy, healthy lives), but there is a possibility that behavior or medical issues will appear after a surgery. Cat owners need to be vigilant when selecting the vet to assure the best possible care during and after the surgery. Cat owners should do everything they can to keep the claws on their cat and do their research on websites such as yours to learn everything they can about declawing and what it means to their cats. I don't think that cat owners who have their cats declawed to keep them in their homes are bad owners -- they may just be unable to make any other options work. Again, some extra research on their parts would help them immensely. Ruth,

I agree that cats should not be declawed. There are many options available to help redirect the scratching to a more suitable location or help keep the claws trimmed. Not all declaw surgeries go horribly wrong or scar the cats for life (I’ve adopted declawed cats from shelters in the past, and they led happy, healthy lives), but there is a possibility that behavior or medical issues will appear after a surgery. Cat owners need to be vigilant when selecting the vet to assure the best possible care during and after the surgery. Cat owners should do everything they can to keep the claws on their cat and do their research on websites such as yours to learn everything they can about declawing and what it means to their cats. I don’t think that cat owners who have their cats declawed to keep them in their homes are bad owners — they may just be unable to make any other options work. Again, some extra research on their parts would help them immensely.

]]> Comment on Cats and Claw Removal by Ruth http://catloversdigest.com/cat-care/cats-and-claw-removal/#comment-13 Ruth Thu, 07 Oct 2010 10:52:15 +0000 http://catloversdigest.com/?p=157#comment-13 A good article until the last paragraph.Firstly declawing is supposed to be a last resort procedure so recommending it's done along with neutering is very wrong. Secondly declawing does not keep cats in their homes because once the problems from the declawing begin(which you didn't mention either)the people who will only have an adapted cat are the ones who abandon the cat. Rescue Shelters receive many declawed cats, at kill Shelters many are killed and at no kill Shelters many are caged for life as unadopotable because of mental or physical problems from the amputation of their last toe joints. People who will only have a cat if he can be declawed are not fit owners for cats to begin with. Cats can develop problems immediately after surgery, months or even years later.Common problems are litter box avoidance (because of the painful paws they prefer to use soft furnishings or carpets) biting (their first defence was taken away) stress illnesses such as cystitis or eczema,depression, fearfullness. Then there is the chance of a painful crooked claw regrowth if even a single claw cell is left behind or a splinter of bone moving and causing pain and infection.Lastly almost all declawed cats develop painful arthritis in later life because of being unable to exercse their muscles as cats need to by digging in their claws. Declawing is a very cruel and uneccessary operation which is banned as animal abuse in many countries. There is no such animal as a bad cat, only a bad owner, as it's very simple to trim a cat's claws and to teach him to use a scratching post. Vet nurse UK A good article until the last paragraph.Firstly declawing is supposed to be a last resort procedure so recommending it’s done along with neutering is very wrong. Secondly declawing does not keep cats in their homes because once the problems from the declawing begin(which you didn’t mention either)the people who will only have an adapted cat are the ones who abandon the cat. Rescue Shelters receive many declawed cats, at kill Shelters many are killed and at no kill Shelters many are caged for life as unadopotable because of mental or physical problems from the amputation of their last toe joints.
People who will only have a cat if he can be declawed are not fit owners for cats to begin with.
Cats can develop problems immediately after surgery, months or even years later.Common problems are litter box avoidance (because of the painful paws they prefer to use soft furnishings or carpets) biting (their first defence was taken away) stress illnesses such as cystitis or eczema,depression, fearfullness. Then there is the chance of a painful crooked claw regrowth if even a single claw cell is left behind or a splinter of bone moving and causing pain and infection.Lastly almost all declawed cats develop painful arthritis in later life because of being unable to exercse their muscles as cats need to by digging in their claws.
Declawing is a very cruel and uneccessary operation which is banned as animal abuse in many countries.
There is no such animal as a bad cat, only a bad owner, as it’s very simple to trim a cat’s claws and to teach him to use a scratching post.
Vet nurse UK

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