Originally posted by NoahsMommy
I wonder if I could do anything about educating people and still keep my job????
What does the vet do when people bring in kittens? Is there a new kitten help package given out to new owners? When I brought Nakita in the first time to my vet, I was given a package and it gave different info on health issues and articles.

If your vet gives something like this, you could find some articles that discuss options to declawing so that new owners are presented with ALL the options rather than just the declaw option. If your vet doesn't have a package like this maybe you could suggest one. In this way you can educate people, but don't come across as a 'Crazy cat lady'.

My heart goes out to you on this issue Kelly. It is horrible when no option except declaw is given by the vet. It's such a terrible situation to be in when you know that owners aren't educated and you can't say anything about the subject.

Though, every job has pros and cons. You just have to decide whether the pros outweigh the cons with this job.

Hang in there.