Originally posted by PayItForward
Just to address the ‘spaying is like declawing’ theory…..

In the case of neutering/spaying, this gives the following advantages to the cat :-

: Females have no chance of developing cervical cancer, dying in labour or any other breeding complications.

: Males are less prone to wandering and looking for partners which decreases their chance of RTA ‘s and catching FIV & FELV. (Mainly spread though fighting and breeding)

: All cats have reduced risk of developing breast cancer and a recent study proved that cats altered before their first heat cycle live longer lives.

In the case of declawing, this gives the following advantages to the cat :-

: Well, I haven't found one yet, but the Open Challenge is still open, if anyone has any suggestions.
Reread my post??
I try to say things to stick up for myself so I will feel better about it.
I know exactly what the advantages of spaying. And I know a lot about delclawing. I've worked ina vet clinic, for one.

To me, advantages of declawing are for people who just can't/won't adapt a cat with claws. I can imagen if no cat ever got declawed ever again there would be a lot more in the shelters and a lot more put to sleep. Eventually though, things would right out again when all the people who don't wanted clawed cats have put them to shelters. I again stand by my 'I hate declawing and would never under normal circumstances EVER!!!! do it' I hate it as much as some of you do. But not enough to risk my cats life. She was older when she was declawed. She would have gone to the shelter and maybe PTS. I couldn't chance it. Also when Is aid I'd have my fingures removed to repair hers (if I said it here I dont know anymore) I ment it. I would gladly ungo unnessary pain for her safely. I will probably never forgive myself for what I did but I can't go back I guess

Thank you carole for clearing that up...I thought you were really mad at me too like some of the other people...I know you didn't say anything mean to me, but other people didn't but said they were very unhappy with me. And right now everything bothers me, i'm sorry for sounding dumb, but when my pets are envolved I'm extremely sensitive.

I ment cat gernal, not pt