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Originally posted by: nakedfrog
Yes, pretty easy. Food, water, change litter, pet. That's about it.
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Clean up vomit
Yell at them for getting into things they're not supposed to be in
Yell at them for scratching the furniture.
 
Originally posted by: Darkstar757
Hey does declawing the cats really hurt them?
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Does circumcision hurt babies?

I'm sure getting their paws sawed off does indeed hurt but it's short-lived pain and by far in most cases there are no after affects permanantly. Be prepared for the animan rights posters to show you gruesome pictures of botched declaws though.

Cats are pretty cool. Medical expenses are low if you get a healthy cat when you adopt it. The only vet expenses I've really incurred were either related to worms that my 2nd cat had at adoption and a scratched cornea resulting from a fight with my 1st cat. Other than that, they are very low maintenence. They poop and feed themselves. Get an automatic litter box and you don't even need to sift litter. Refill food and water 2x a week, maybe. Pet them when they want petted.
 
Cats are awesome if you get a good one. Go to the humane society and find one that likes you right away.

Cats are the easiest animals to take care of. All you need is a litter box and some food and water. Don't have to walk them, bathe them, clean up the back yard, etc.

Cats are very snuggly and are great for reliving stress and keeping you company. I'd highly recommend them.
 
Originally posted by: Lucky
Originally posted by: Darkstar757
Hey does declawing the cats really hurt them?
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Does circumcision hurt babies?

I'm sure getting their paws sawed off does indeed hurt but it's short-lived pain and by far in most cases there are no after affects permanantly. Be prepared for the animan rights posters to show you gruesome pictures of botched declaws though.

Cats are pretty cool. Medical expenses are low if you get a healthy cat when you adopt it. The only vet expenses I've really incurred were either related to worms that my 2nd cat had at adoption and a scratched cornea resulting from a fight with my 1st cat. Other than that, they are very low maintenence. They poop and feed themselves. Get an automatic litter box and you don't even need to sift litter. Refill food and water 2x a week, maybe. Pet them when they want petted.
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Not true. There are numerous permanent after effects. Just not major health concerns. I have one cat who is declawed (got her that way from the humane society) and one who isn't. The declawed one is unable to play with many of the toys that the other cat is, can't climb up on some of the cat furniture, and tends to dig in with her rear claws into things. It is not like circumsizing your baby, it's like cutting off your fingers at the first knuckle.

There are also in between stories, though rare, of cats with behavioral problems after getting declawed, as well as back problems.

Feed them and water them 2x a week? Ugh... I hope you have a drinkwell or freshflow fountain, otherwise that sounds pretty bad to me.
 
Originally posted by: torpid
Easy to take care of, but expensive. Especially if you actually "do the right thing" when it comes to their health. Vet bills can be quite ridiculous.
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Expensive? I've had this huge beast (beware barrel distortion, but he really is that long!) for ten years, and he's never cost me more than, at most, $.50 a day. Indoor cats don't generally have expensive vet bills.
 
cats are great and are easier to take carte of then dogs by far and are JUST as loyal, or at least every cat I have had is, they wont rip appart all your stuff if you train them not to as a kitten, much like you train a dog not to sh!t in your shoes, it does not take much, they are great for every reason allready posted above and many more, and they arnt any more exensive then a dog to take care o, vet vbills and such
 
Originally posted by: Electric Amish
Originally posted by: nakedfrog
Yes, pretty easy. Food, water, change litter, pet. That's about it.
Click to expand...

Clean up vomit
Yell at them for getting into things they're not supposed to be in
Yell at them for scratching the furniture.
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walking on the counter with paws that just were in their nasty sh*t box
Cat fur everywhere
stinky house
 
Originally posted by: Citrix
Originally posted by: Electric Amish
Originally posted by: nakedfrog
Yes, pretty easy. Food, water, change litter, pet. That's about it.
Click to expand...

Clean up vomit
Yell at them for getting into things they're not supposed to be in
Yell at them for scratching the furniture.
Click to expand...

walking on the counter with paws that just were in their nasty sh*t box
Cat fur everywhere
stinky house
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we have 4 cats, house does not smell, if you clean the box then you will have no issues
our 4 cats RARLEY throw up, mabye liek 2x a month is that, short haired cats dont shed as much
 
Originally posted by: DonVito
Originally posted by: torpid
Easy to take care of, but expensive. Especially if you actually "do the right thing" when it comes to their health. Vet bills can be quite ridiculous.
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Expensive? I've had this huge beast (beware barrel distortion, but he really is that long!) for ten years, and he's never cost me more than, at most, $.50 a day. Indoor cats don't generally have expensive vet bills.
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Mine are probably < $1 or so a day for regular maintenance. But it's impossible to resist cat toys for your cat or warm and fuzzy cat furniture to replace your old cat furniture. Also, those occasional health problems can add up as well.
 
If you get a cat, please don't let it out. There are way too many stray cats already, and if you get them fixed (which you should) they lose some of the ability to defend themselves.

On top of that they live much longer if you keep them inside.
 
Originally posted by: Anubis
Originally posted by: Citrix
Originally posted by: Electric Amish
Originally posted by: nakedfrog
Yes, pretty easy. Food, water, change litter, pet. That's about it.
Click to expand...

Clean up vomit
Yell at them for getting into things they're not supposed to be in
Yell at them for scratching the furniture.
Click to expand...

walking on the counter with paws that just were in their nasty sh*t box
Cat fur everywhere
stinky house
Click to expand...

we have 4 cats, house does not smell, if you clean the box then you will have no issues
our 4 cats RARLEY throw up, mabye liek 2x a month is that, short haired cats dont shed as much
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HAHAH you didnt mention the fur and dirty ass paws all over the kitchen counter.
 
It's all about training. My cats don't go on the counter, don't scratch furniture, don't throw up much (except for one). Vet bills are next to night... Just a shot every year or two.

If you are going to declaw, do it when they are youg so they can heal faster and adjust but it's really not necessary as long as you put up scratch pads or scratchign psots and get the cats to use them.

All in all, not real difficult. And if the litterbox is too much for you, you can always get those autmoatic ones too...
 
Originally posted by: torpid
Originally posted by: Lucky
Originally posted by: Darkstar757
Hey does declawing the cats really hurt them?
Click to expand...

Does circumcision hurt babies?

I'm sure getting their paws sawed off does indeed hurt but it's short-lived pain and by far in most cases there are no after affects permanantly. Be prepared for the animan rights posters to show you gruesome pictures of botched declaws though.

Cats are pretty cool. Medical expenses are low if you get a healthy cat when you adopt it. The only vet expenses I've really incurred were either related to worms that my 2nd cat had at adoption and a scratched cornea resulting from a fight with my 1st cat. Other than that, they are very low maintenence. They poop and feed themselves. Get an automatic litter box and you don't even need to sift litter. Refill food and water 2x a week, maybe. Pet them when they want petted.
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Not true. There are numerous permanent after effects. Just not major health concerns. I have one cat who is declawed (got her that way from the humane society) and one who isn't. The declawed one is unable to play with many of the toys that the other cat is, can't climb up on some of the cat furniture, and tends to dig in with her rear claws into things. It is not like circumsizing your baby, it's like cutting off your fingers at the first knuckle.

There are also in between stories, though rare, of cats with behavioral problems after getting declawed, as well as back problems.

Feed them and water them 2x a week? Ugh... I hope you have a drinkwell or freshflow fountain, otherwise that sounds pretty bad to me.
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Well, the problems you describe don't automatically mean that the declaw was responsible for his problems. Maybe he's fatter, maybe he's got arthritis, he's not as flexible, etc. Kind of hard to know when he was already declawed when you got him. One of my declawed cats can jump 8 feet no problems. The other can't, mostly because shes fat and lazy. Regardless, even if the declaw was botched, one declaw does not mean that that's typical. I've got 2 declawed with no problems, though I know that problems can occur and I don't defend declawing as an absolutely failsafe procedure.

 
I love cats, but i don't like having indoor pets.

Outdoor pets (if you live in teh country) are awesome though.
 
Originally posted by: Lucky
Well, the problems you describe don't automatically mean that the declaw was responsible for his problems.
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They aren't problems, they are observations. My cat can't play with anything that involves claws, and can't climb up really tall furniture meant for climbing with claws.

Anyway, congrats on the new cat pliable.



 
i have a couple barn cats.
easy to care for them, food in an auto feeder once a week and fresh water every couple days and they are fine.

dogs are better....
 
screw cats i hada cat one that was a shadow assasin. he would come out of a shadowed area and pounce at u. and u cant c him/her (i dont know if its m/f and i dont want to know). and he would cut ur leg up like knife in butter. dont even mention at night man he/she will scare the hell out of u when its dark.
 
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