Originally posted by Uabassoon
I'm against declawing cats. Esepcially now that their are alternatives such as soft claws. In my opinion if you don't want an animal that scratches don't get a cat. That's what they do. I feel the same about people that debark their dogs. If you don't want a pet that barks then don't get a dog. If you really want a cat that is declawed then just wait until one shows up at the shelter, that's what my sister did. Her roommate wouldn't let her get a cat unless it was declawed and my sister refused to get a cat and put it through that procedure. So she went to the shelter and put in a request form, everytime a declawed cat came in they were call her and she kept looking at cats until she fell in love with one declawed cat.
I believe IF it for health reasons for the cat then & only then should it be declawed .Also I do not see how it would not be degradeing to the cat as well as painful & one person I know who got their cat done said she thanks hers died of shame because hers would not eat & so it died shortly .plus what about infections etc.