Having your cat declawed is animal abuse

[harlock]

We are the last outpost for "Freedom". We are "The Last Of The Mohicans" as it were . . .

We have claws.

[Herc]

We have claws.

We are fierce . . .

[Herc]

And we have "The Power Of Greyskull" . . .

[harlock]

We are fierce . . .

We are NOT living adopted fur.

[Herc]

We are NOT living adopted fur.

Hear us roar Beth. Hear us roar . . .

[Dominic GPS]

No, you submit, do you hear? You be strong, you survive... You stay alive, no matter what occurs! I will get your claws back. No matter how long it takes, no matter how far, I will get your claws back.

[FlaFlaFlunkie]

I have cats who I love dearly. I'd never declaw them and if for some insane reason I HAD to make the choice I'd prefer to have them peacefully and painlessly euthanized rather than having their beautiful fingers partially amputated, such as Spazz excellently illustrated. Life isn't always better than death. I would never put my animals through such a painful, evil and traumatizing operation/mutilation.

That's insane. HUMAN BEINGS HAVE HAD LIMBS AMPUTATED. Are they better off dead?

It's a ridiculous argument. You act as if the cats aren't even put under anesthesia before they're declawed.

[FlaFlaFlunkie]

^Goo hit all the points. /thread.

[Spazzmatazz]

[Beth143nacho]

Taking your husbands balls off is cruelty too, Beth.

[isabella]

as much as i love my furniture i could never declaw a cat (and i have had cats who ripped a rush seat and wingback chair to shreds (it's like a natural scratching post). it's part of the price we pay to have them in our lives. i tried everything...sprays, scratching posts, barriers...nothing would deter the little monsters but c'est la vie. i'm down to one cat and one dog and they're both fairly well-behaved.

anyone who declaws a cat is cruel...i don't have the words. i've often wondered if howard really got the clats declawed himself. it seems too convenient for him to always manage to find the perfect cat for his lifestyle.
i put nothing past the ostrosky-sterns.

[isabella]

Agreed. But what if your puppy is chewing the corners of walls & floorboards? That's what mine did & much more besides.

my boy used to chew on corners of the millwork near the flooralso. i couldn't figure out why some of the corners were exposed to the paint until one day i saw him having a great time chomping on it (but he seems to have outgrown it).
now? he he has occasional "accidents" but luckily my entire house is tiled so i just mop it up and we're good to go. i wouldn't trade him for anything....it's worth it.

[Gusbuss]

I had 6 cats over my lifetime, all were declawed. On the other hand I didn't have my son circumcised. I felt bad about the cats but they never seemed to mind. One day at the vets with pain medication didn't seem too bad.

[boomer1976]

I had 6 cats over my lifetime, all were declawed. On the other hand I didn't have my son circumcised. I felt bad about the cats but they never seemed to mind. One day at the vets with pain medication didn't seem too bad.

We've had three. Only the latest one was declawed and that was because we had young kids. Like I said, I don't care about furniture and stuff, just the kids. don't get a cat then, well yes, but we did get one and instead of being dead he's still alive 4 years later. He just met me at the car and came by for a quick scratch and a roll over in the dust. Now he's lying on the front porch waiting for the kids to get home. He's a wierd one.

[SouthernListen]

You're going to have to be more specific as to which moron you're speaking to. Thank you.

Are you fucking kidding? Beth is constantly bitching at people who want to declaw their cats and calling them cruel. Apple was all fucked up before Beth and Howard got her. Do you research fucking moron.

[SouthernListen]

That brings up an interesting concept, people paid to troll web forums to change public opinion. I note that apparently a couple of frequent posters here haven't been nearly as active after the election. Perhaps the checks stopped coming.

You know they have to have people like this trolling around to try and cleanse their names

[SouthernListen]

2/3 of the way through that I thought you literally were talking about a boy.

my boy used to chew on corners of the millwork near the flooralso. i couldn't figure out why some of the corners were exposed to the paint until one day i saw him having a great time chomping on it (but he seems to have outgrown it).
now? he he has occasional "accidents" but luckily my entire house is tiled so i just mop it up and we're good to go. i wouldn't trade him for anything....it's worth it.