Quote Originally Posted by kattaddorra View Post
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.