Please help us ban declawing

[JustineNYC]

Good point Cataholic !! The docking of dogs tails is also banned now in our country thank goodness.It's so nice to see dogs wagging their lovely plumes instead of waggling a stump.
But back to declawing cats, could anyone please tell me any true stories of how cats have been affected by declawing ? I'm making a collection and would like to include them, just with your user name or even an initial.Today I've heard of a cat bleeding to death after declawing,another who lost both her back feet after the op went horribly wrong,another fully declawed abandoned by a roadside ..apparently still didn't suit his owner, cats with biting problems, litter tray problems, and back problems.
Why on earth would any true cat lover take the risk of any of these happening to their cat ?

I think the problem is all of the "I heard" stuff. You heard? What if I told you my mothers been declawing cats since she got her first when she was 18 and shes never had anything like that happen. She has 4 now all declawed.
Their feet are sore, they heal and go on with life. Her friend Nancy has declawed cats too. Wendy and Taffa were declawed and one lived to be 18, the other 21.

I think its un-necessary to declaw cats, personally, I wouldnt want my fingernails removed, but I also dont believe half of these old wives tales about declawing.

Many people have "heard" things about declawing but dont want to listen to people who actually have declawed cats.

That isnt fair, argument wise.

Cats arent the only victims of stupidness.

Anyone aware MOST breeders remove the declaw on dogs? That isnt a nail guys, its the whole thumb. The entire finger.

Why do they do it? Because the legs look better without the claw on the side.


When I bought my chocolate Lab and she came home, I was like "Where the hell are her thumbs?" How often, they remove them as puppies WITHOUT anesthesia.

[Karen]

Anyone aware MOST breeders remove the declaw on dogs? That isnt a nail guys, its the whole thumb. The entire finger.

Why do they do it? Because the legs look better without the claw on the side.


When I bought my chocolate Lab and she came home, I was like "Where the hell are her thumbs?" How often, they remove them as puppies WITHOUT anesthesia.

You are generalizing here as much as she was. I have never heard that "most" breeders remove dewclaws, in fact all our dogs have had them intact, and I never remember meeting a dog without them.

I do not believe any petition will succeed in banning declawing. Education, education, and education will. With any surgery there are risks and good and bad surgeons as well. I have know declawed cats that we fine and normal, and ones that were not.

I would never declaw a cat - but I am terribly allergic to them, so cannot own one anyway. I do dissuade anyone who talks about it from ever getting it done, and that is what everyone should do - educate, educate, educate.

[lvpets2002]

Well since I can remember people had the Dewclaws removed from a dog paws == So the dewclaw would not get hung on something & rip off.. This was done with mostly Working/Farming dogs due to they were into so much stuff.. Now my city dogs have theirs.. Yes I will agree with Karen as fas with declawing of cat is all in the Education.. I for one am so so Against it & wish it was against the Law.. I wish all Vets would refuss to do it..

[kattaddorra]

We are educating as many people about the truth of declawing, as we can too. I've eaten,drank, slept(or lain awake I should say) declawing since I discovered in November that it still goes on. I've 'met' many many people in the countries where it still happens, who are against it but no one knows how to reach everyone or what to do next to get the message over ! Thankfully we are saving cats along the way, it's true, many people don't know what declawing is,they think it's just like clipping nails and not a major operation.
I'm not enjoying doing this, but I can't turn my back on it until someone comes along in the places where it happens and gets out on the streets and educates others.
I'd be there myself but I'm too old and too poor !
Why do I bother some people say, it's not in our country ....no thank goodness it isn't ...but cats are cats all the world over, born with claws for a reason....and no one should take them away.
1113 people agree with me so far, OK not many in the scale of the world, but that's only in 3 months.....one day we'll have enough signatures and facts to present to the authorities !

[JustineNYC]

Well since I can remember people had the Dewclaws removed from a dog paws == So the dewclaw would not get hung on something & rip off.. This was done with mostly Working/Farming dogs due to they were into so much stuff.. ..

Is that ok then? What if someone said they had their cats claws remove so they didnt get hung up on things?

If doctoring animals is wrong and inhumane, it has to be wrong on both accounts.

[Kirsten]

Welcome to Pet Talk, kattaddorra. Here in Germany, where I live, declawing is also banned. Same goes for docking the tails and ears of dogs. I hope sooner or later these things will be a no-go in all countries...

Kirsten

[kattaddorra]

Hi Kirsten and thanks for the welcome and how I agree with you in hoping that one day all animal abuse will be banned worldwide. But meanwhile many animals are suffering daily.I can't understand why some vets, the very people trained to help animals, are willing to mutilate them.How come vets in countries where it is still legal, yet who know it is cruel and wrong, still do it. Surely they must know their fellow vets in the same country who won't do it,and all the vets in other countries who would never even consider doing it,have good reason not to ! I wouldn't trust any vet who will do these operations as it's purely for the money and the selfishness of the client. Of the many Americans and Canadians signing our petition, most are boycotting these practices..... hopefully they'll get the message soon.
Katt

[kattaddorra]

JustineNYC, so we should declaw all cats incase they get hung up on things ? You are joking I hope ! How many cats have you seen do that ? In a lifetime of working for vets,doing cat rescue, and having cats of my own, I've never seen that even once !! Should we remove all parts from all animals incase they hurt them, take their teeth out incase they break one ?
Maybe we should have our finger ends chopped off incase we break a nail and get it caught in something ????
Same thing !
Katt

[JustineNYC]

You are generalizing here as much as she was. I have never heard that "most" breeders remove dewclaws, in fact all our dogs have had them intact, and I never remember meeting a dog without them.

I do not believe any petition will succeed in banning declawing. Education, education, and education will. With any surgery there are risks and good and bad surgeons as well. I have know declawed cats that we fine and normal, and ones that were not.

I would never declaw a cat - but I am terribly allergic to them, so cannot own one anyway. I do dissuade anyone who talks about it from ever getting it done, and that is what everyone should do - educate, educate, educate.

I dont think I was generalizing. Just going by my own experience. I post on 3 Labrador Retriever message boards and majority of the breeders on there, and they are the responsible ones who do all the health clearances prior to breeding, remove the declaws. Many of us are friends and attend the "Labfest" had twice a year, its very very common. The 3 Labs next door are show dogs, champion lines and they do not have declaws either. I cant speak for the dogs and breeders you have met, only my own. From my understanding, Schnauser grow them on the hind legs and majority responsible breeders remove the declaw when they are puppies too. Its common. So is docking tails and cutting half of certain breeds ears off, isnt it? Boxers have their tails docked, so do Dobermans is that generalizing?

Dogs are unjustly doctored too. Which was my point.