declawing

[catchat]

well there are a couple threads about this... and in one the other day, I mentioned that I had never considered it, but that I might now. well after reading just some about it, not even that much yet, I think I am going back to my first way of thinking, and that is no way. I just can't do it to them. thanks for your posts, made me forget about ever getting it done to them!

it would make things so much easier around here, but I don't care, I just can't do it. I really don't think I would ever have really gone thu with it anyway! my brother said the other day well what about when they neuter them? doesnt that hurt? I said well I'm sure it does but it's for a greater good.

they are better behaved and don't add more homeless cats to the world.

[aly]

I'm SO glad you decided not to!!!!!!!!!!!!! You should tell your brother that neutering is not mutilation and does not affect their behavior or instictual tendencies. With neutering, there are a couple days of discomfort and then kitty is back to normal. Declawing has a much longer recovery period, much much much much much more excruitiating pain, and can affect the cat in negative ways for the rest of its life

[toughCookie]

actually neautering does affect the behavior, but in a good way, and it saves more animals being homeless.

I wish it was not so, because it would really help to not have to do that. but it is too mean to do to the kitties(declaw that is) and I can't.

[aly]

Neutering slightly affects behavior, and not even all the time. And as you said, it is positive and healthy for the animal, not mutilating and cruel.

[toughCookie]

I agree with you, I had only meant that neutering stops some spraying or aggressiveness, or I thought it does anyway I could be wrong. but anyway, no declawing!

[I_love_cats]

I glad you decided not to get your cat declawed, it is horrible and very pain for that cat to go through. I have a cat and he is declawed on all four paws and broke his foot. I would never get a cat declawed. I glad you thought the same way.