Declawing can also result in litterbox issues Sent from my iPhone
On Oct 4, 2012, at 10:25 AM, Edna Taylor <taylore...@msn.com> wrote: > Lorrie, I agree with you 100%. My Mom has wanted to adopt several kittens I > have had in the past and I have always told her "NO" because she declaws, > then she complains that her cats aren't as sweet and social as they were when > they were kittens and I say "that's because you tortured and mutilated them, > good going Mom". That is one position that I will NOT back down from and I > don't care if it hurts my Mom's feelings because she should have never done > it in the first place and for what? furniture? > pppppppfffffffffttttttttttttt. Don't get me wrong, I love my Mom but I don't > agree with what she did. Declawing is cruel and inhumane :( > > Joslin, I am sorry for your loss of Zoey :( > > Edna > > Date: Thu, 4 Oct 2012 06:10:58 -0700 > From: joslinir...@yahoo.com > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Declaw > > I no longer declaw my cats, Zoey passed away a week ago, I no longer declaw > my cats. > > From: Lorrie <felineres...@frontier.com> > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Sent: Thursday, October 4, 2012 7:45 AM > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Declaw > > You declawed your cat? I will send you some information about > this. It is NOT a good thing to do. > > People don't realize what's involved when a cat is declawed. They > think it's just a "manicure", but it's actually amputation of the > digit of each toe along with the nail. It's a very serious and > excruciatingly painful surgery to inflict on cats and kittens. It > is in fact ten different amputations! > > Because some veterinarians advocate it, to make extra $$$, people > believe that there are no risks involved and think it's merely a > "simple procedure". It is NOT. > > Veterinarians who perform this surgery do not tell people that this > surgery can cause all or a combination of all the following........ > Personality changes, such as withdrawal, unpredictability & biting > (they now feel helpless, as biting is their only means of defense). > The most common problem with declawed cats is urinating and > defecating outside of the litter box. The reason is that it is > extremely painful to step on litter after the surgery, and in many > cases a cat will never use it's box again. > > Walk into any shelter and you'll see many declawed cats there who > have been given up, due to one or more of the above reasons. > > Here's a perfect example: We know of a couple who, when expecting a > baby, had their two adult cats declawed; what they got instead, was > far more dangerous to a baby than scratching - unpredictable and > serious biting! They had no choice but to have their cats of 6 > years killed because no one in their right mind would adopt them. > > Cats need claws for many reasons........ During play her claws snag > flying toys out of the air and hold them in place. A cat uses claws > to scratch an itch, manipulate catnip mice, grip a narrow catwalk, > hoist her body up to a high-up perch. Most important of all, claws > are lifesavers, enabling a cat to climb to safety or thwart an > attacker if she should get outside by accident. > > All this and much more is lost when a cat is declawed. > > Unlike routine recoveries, including recovery from neutering > surgeries, which are fairly peaceful, declawing surgery results in > excruciating pain. Cats huddle in the corner of the recovery cage, > immobilized in a state of helplessness, overwhelmed with pain. > Declawing is a major operation. The "patient" is first put under > general anesthesia, as the pain would be torturous without it. A > tourniquet is placed around the first paw to be declawed. The > veterinarian then performs a series of ten amputations. Each > amputation removes the claw and the bone into which it is firmly > rooted. The supporting tendons and ligaments for each claw are > severed. The surrounding soft tissue and flesh is cut off, and a > veterinary technician bandages up kitty's paws to soak up the blood. > Kitty is now declawed. The retractable claws that she would have used > throughout her life for scratching, playing, walking, and self > defense lie in a heap on the table, waiting to get thrown out > with the trash. > > Declawing Sites > > www. stopdeclaw.com a powerful anti-declaw site. > > http://www.declawing.com/ -- veterinarian Christianne Schelling describes > declawing in plain English. > > http://www.de-clawing.com/ > > http://www.declaw.com/ > > http://www.catscratching.com/ > > Declawing has been banned in over 20 other countries. I think the > only reason it's still done here is vets make a lot of money from it, > plus people are uninformed about how cruel and painful it is. > > > On 10-03, Joslin Potter wrote: > > You make a good point Natialie, When we took Zoey in to be fixed and > > declawed we didn't realize that in a few months when he was dx with > > FeLV that we would be seeing them a lot more often then planned, I also > > recommened them to everyone and sometimes get discounts for refering > > friends. > > > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > > > _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
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