At 09:34 PM 6/9/2007, you wrote:
this is where I will disagree. does it hurt for a few weeks. Yes it
does but a good vet gives good pain medication. Are there long term
consequences, That is debatable, A close friend, fellow rescuer and
Feline behaviorist plus RVT has had all 14 of her cats declawed, In
the past when I actually had furniture and a dog that lost an eye
just about I chose to declay the front toes. Yes I know what is involved,
the cat went on the live a happy and very healthy 15 more years.
Now that I have given up drapes furniture and dogs that live in close
proximity with my cats i would never do it, but I have adopted out
cat to people I knew would, but I also knew what wonderful cat
parents they are.
Braces a cruel and frequently put on our kids for only cosmetic
reasons, we subject our kids to years of discomfort,
I would opt for a declaw rather than to have a cat tossed outside by
one or the other care giver.
and to euthanize a cat instead makes me see red.
Kelly
Beth, it's not my "never declaw ideal" that made me say that, it is
my genuine belief that declawing causes long term physical and
psychological suffering, and I do not think putting a suffering cat
through more things to make it suffer more is a correct course of
action. Two wrongs don't make a right. Declawing is 100% cruel and
inhumane, and euthanasia is 100% humane when done correctly. To me,
there is no gray area there, it's black and white. To eliminate
suffering, yes, I will euthanise an animal. I do not have those
strong no-kill ideals others have these days. My son bites his
fingernails until they bleed sometimes... would I ever THINK to even
consider amputating his fingers to solve that problem? True, it
WOULD completely eliminate the problem, and his self-mutilation, but
at what cost? That's how I feel about it. That's just me,
personally. I'd like to see a $1000 fine and mandatory 90 days in
jail for felony animal cruelty for anyone that has a cat declawed -
that and the revoking of veterinary licenses for any vet that does
the surgery. But I admit, I'm totally way on one side of the fence
on declawing - probably to the point of being impractical and even a
bit of a lunatic.
Phaewryn
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