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Anyone ever declaw their cat?
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Lifer
Alright, imagine this. Your parents decide to have you "declawed" at a young age. They bring you to a hospital and remove down to your first knuckle. It hurts, but you can complain about it because you're weak and you get painkillers. Cats are not weak, they dont complain because if they do, it's a sign of weakness and they might get jumped while they're out chasing the muff around. Secondly, could you function the same way if you didnt have the ends of your fingers? Forget typing like you do for starters...
People get "fixed" all the time so they can still have sex and not have kids, they just keep their balls.
And Pliable, your cat is goofy looking.
People get "fixed" all the time so they can still have sex and not have kids, they just keep their balls.
And Pliable, your cat is goofy looking.
Pliablemoose
Lifer
That's it, how dare you call my cat goofy looking? That's all the sh1t I'm gonna take off you😉
He can't help that he was born in the reactor chamber of a nuclear power plant, he's cool, like Spiderman or the Hulk😀 (cept for that whole cold naked cat thing.) He's currently squirmed under daughter # 2's blankets.
Pliablemoose
Lifer
I want to have him knocked out & tattooed, but my wife thinks it'd be cruel
StageLeft
No Lifer
We have two indoor cats. Neither have front claws. Both were nice cats before, and are nice cats now. Call it mutilation all you like, but with their front claws still on them we'd not have kept them. Furniture, SKIN would both be destroyed. So, it was either have a great home (they get love, food, rest time), minus claws that they don't need, or they could have gone elsewhere.
One of our cats, 6 years later, still sharpens her front claws - except they don't exist. It's kind of sad/funny at the same time, but it's just instinct I guess.
One of our cats, 6 years later, still sharpens her front claws - except they don't exist. It's kind of sad/funny at the same time, but it's just instinct I guess.
I need my fingers. My cats don't, and why would they? All they do is eat, sleep, crap, and snuggle, and play with each other.
PingSpike
Lifer
Our cat scratches stuff up...but how am I suppose to take her claws off? I mean...thats part of what makes her a cat. And it would cripple her hunting ability I would think. Sure, she's indoor only...but I don't want to take her claws from her.
I used to have a lot of outdoor cats, most of them died because I lived out in the country and they had to be smart to survive. Me got them fixed and gave them thier shots and everything, but there's a lot of other animals out there. The ones that did well were great hunters, and caught all kinds of crazy things. I remember looking out on the deck, my burly but small tomcat was sitting quietly while two large racoons ate his catfoot. He didn't seem to pay them any mind. But when one came to close to him, he sprang up and laid its face open. Man I loved that cat, he was a total badass...and a big pet too. He lived a remarkable 14 years. Outside, that was a lot.
So, based on my childhood, a cats claws are an important part of a cat I guess.
I used to have a lot of outdoor cats, most of them died because I lived out in the country and they had to be smart to survive. Me got them fixed and gave them thier shots and everything, but there's a lot of other animals out there. The ones that did well were great hunters, and caught all kinds of crazy things. I remember looking out on the deck, my burly but small tomcat was sitting quietly while two large racoons ate his catfoot. He didn't seem to pay them any mind. But when one came to close to him, he sprang up and laid its face open. Man I loved that cat, he was a total badass...and a big pet too. He lived a remarkable 14 years. Outside, that was a lot.
So, based on my childhood, a cats claws are an important part of a cat I guess.
Pliablemoose
Lifer
Our cats seem to prefer some textiles over others, they really like denim, coudura & suede. Anyone else's declawed cats have preferences about what they sharpen their imaginary claws on?
Pliablemoose
Lifer
I just learned something, thanks😀 I thought the phermone marking was limited to their smearing their spit all over me😀
PingSpike
Lifer
They do it in a lot of different ways actually. The scratching in one way. There's also glands on their face I believe, thats why they rub on everything. And of course the infamous pissing on everything male cats sometimes do. 🙂
Licking I think is the only true form of affection...I think everything else is basically marking territory. In other words...they are saying "I pwn j00!"
My wife has two cats, both of which have been spayed/neutered and have had their front paws declawed. They are primarily indoor cats, but they also go outside. Even with no front claws, both of them hold their own very well against cats that have not been declawed. I don't see what the big deal is...
my mom had her kitty spayed & declawed in the front since they had just purchased 2 expensive leather couches. I will say that the experience definitely affected the cat. She used to be highly entertaining, free spirited, and had a cool personality(for a cat) all the time. Now maybe those moods only strike her once every couple of days. She still likes to get away outside and eat grass even though she is strictly a house cat, which is unfortunate, since my other cat who was much larger/stronger/and a much better fighter got his ass kicked on couple occasions by the racoons, foxes, & other wild cats in the area.
we have 2 indoor-only cats, both spayed/neutered & both declawed.
it hasn't caused any problems; no personality changes, no
physical or psychological trauma, nada. they're both as
happy as an animal can be, considering that they don't have to work
for their food, sleep in a nice, warm, comfortable place,
and have someone else take out their litterbox.
OTOH, if we'd not had them declawed, then the first time they
went at the furniture i would've tossed them out the front door
permanently.
it hasn't caused any problems; no personality changes, no
physical or psychological trauma, nada. they're both as
happy as an animal can be, considering that they don't have to work
for their food, sleep in a nice, warm, comfortable place,
and have someone else take out their litterbox.
OTOH, if we'd not had them declawed, then the first time they
went at the furniture i would've tossed them out the front door
permanently.
Pliablemoose
Lifer
Kelemvor
Lifer
As long as you have scratching post type things in your house, you do't hwave to worry about the cats clawing at thigns they shouldn't. We have 3 cats, none of which are declawed. We have some rope wound scratcting things that you hang from a doorknob or screw to the wall and they use them all the time. Only furniture they scratch is an old seat for a desk because the material it's made out of appeals to them.
They never scratch any of our other furniture though.
If you do declaw, you should NEVER declaw the back paws. Just in case the cat gets outside, they need some way to escape from danger which they usually do by climbing a tree or something. They can't do this with no claws...
They never scratch any of our other furniture though.
If you do declaw, you should NEVER declaw the back paws. Just in case the cat gets outside, they need some way to escape from danger which they usually do by climbing a tree or something. They can't do this with no claws...
PowerMacG5
Diamond Member
I have three cats, and all were neutered and had the front claws declawed. All of them were happy and fine beforehand, and they are still lovable after it happened. THey still have there rear claws. Even with no front claws, you piss them off, and they scratch you pretty good.
azazyel
Diamond Member
My roommate took ownership of his g/f's cat when she moved into an apartment. He had no front claws and was the nicest cat I have ever been around. He was a sweet little furball but during the summer we got he a lion cut. I am not sure if you have seen this but it is funnier than hell.
Kinda like this except he was white and puffier. He looked like Valcor from The Never Ending Story.
Kinda like this except he was white and puffier. He looked like Valcor from The Never Ending Story.
Pliablemoose
Lifer
Spot got outside once wearing a sweater & got beat up by a neighborhood cat, it was right outside our back door & we rescued him immediately. He didn't even get scratched, thankfully. We still laugh about it...
"Spot, did that cat think you were a sissy in your sweater?"
"Spot, did that cat think you were a sissy in your sweater?"
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