But there is a solution for those that want a declawed cat - go to the shelter and get one that someone else declawed.
the surgery to declaw cats is pretty severe surgery - its not just removing nails but apparently removing everything above the first joint on the cats paws. Very painful and makes the cat walk differently. That being said, obviously many cats recover ok, and do fine afterwards. Many of those cats end up at the pound. And you can have one, without ever having imposed the surgery on a cat yourself. The other options, if you want a kitten for example, are to trim the claws with a nail clipper or to put little covers over the nails. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ben Doom" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2003 7:17 AM Subject: RE: Declawing cats > I don't think cats should be declawed. It just seems cruel and without the > necessity of other operations (specifically getting them fixed). > > If you're going to keep it indoors /all the time/ I can see how this might > be desirable. However, if they ever go outside, they'll need those things. > > > -- Ben Doom > Programmer & General Lackey > Moonbow Software, Inc > > : -----Original Message----- > : From: Matthew Small [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > : Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2003 11:17 AM > : To: CF-Community > : Subject: Declawing cats > : > : > : Should it be done? I'm contemplating getting a cat - but only if > : it's got no > : claws. > : > : - Matt Small > : > : > : > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm?link=t:5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm?link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm
