I'm not going to flame you over this but I do want to explain my viewpoint...since you asked!Originally Posted by JuniorxMyxLove
It's not just a matter of them having problems with it afterwards.....I'm sure many don't. In fact, my current 4 yr. old cat is declawed because up until about 3 yrs. ago, no one had taken the time to explain to me how terrible and barbaric of a procedure this really is. When I paid for the pain medication for the girl's cat that she wasn't even going to provide for him, I noticed it said right in the info. about the pain meds that the cat would receive pain meds "before, DURING, and after" the procedure. That right there should tell you something. Putting a cat under anesthesia is NOT like putting a human under anesthesia for surgery. They still feel the pain of the first joint of their toes being cut off. Many cats, even though they are too paralyzed to be able to move will still let out a horrendous growl/moan/cry sound as each toe joint is being removed because of the excruciating, unbearable pain they are feeling.
Because of this, some cats have endured such incredible agony that they will end up being mean, scared, and many other character traits they would not have had if it hadn't been for the torture they were subjected to. The pain they have after the surgery is no cake walk either and most declawed cats eventually suffer from very painful arthritis in their declawed feet when they are at or above 10 years.
I'd highly recommend you get further information from www.declawing.com and also do some YouTube searches for cat declawing and SEE first hand what is involved. I know once I did, I swore I'd NEVER do that to another poor kitty again and I feel so awful every time I look at my poor Molly and know that I let that happen to her.
Here is another site that will answer your questions about why so many of us are emphatic about NOT declawing.
http://community-2.webtv.net/zuzu22/...clawtemporary/
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