I_Love_Cats,

Toby is such a sweet cat! I hope he's gotten better with his biting.

Although this topic is a little outdated, I just wanted to reassure everyone here that I was by no means trying to offend anyone. I am in no position to.

My first two cats, Mollie Rose and Casey, were scratching my new furniture. This was nearly 10 years ago, looooooooong before I ever knew what the procedure involved and when I was so VERY ignorant about it. I had them front declawed. When they came back from the vet, Casey who is buff and white, was a bloody mess. I regret having it done every single day of my life. I've been very fortunate in that they never developed any behavioral problems, arthritis, or litterbox problems that go along with declawing. And from that day on I swore I would never, ever do it again.

I have 6 cats and the other 4 I adopted since Casey and Mollie are all intact. I took the time to train them to use the scratching post. So there ya go folks, I'm guilty as charged.

Knowing then what I do now could've prevented it. I also believe that vets need to stop thinking about money and need to inform their clients exactly what is involved and what to expect.

To Mollie Rose and Casey, please forgive me.