The Association of Veterinarians for Animal Rights (AVAR) has stated that “declawing is generally unacceptable because the suffering and disfigurement it causes is not offset by any benefits to the cat. Declawing is done strictly to provide convenience for people.”
A cat spay prevents a cat from going into heat & prevents pregnancy but additionally to the individual cat's advantage it also...
-prevents the cat from getting uterine infections later in life
-significantly helps prevent the cat from getting breast cancer later in life
Declawing is not a "minor" surgery comparable to spaying and neutering procedures, it is 10, separate, painful amputations of the distal phalanx at the joint (disjointing).
from http://www.cowtowncats.com/Declawing%20Your%20Cat.htm
Please do not even try to compare the two.
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