Recently adopted a stray cat...

[DeesBalls]

Originally Posted by Lankyrob

Is there any benefit to declawing?? We have had cats for the last thirty years and never declawed one yet?

as stated there isnt, my mom just dont want the to tear up her leather couches.. they have all the scratch posts ans stuff, but better safe than sorry i suppose.

[NennaMeerkat]

They make these rubber caps that go over the cats claws...you glue them in. It is safe for the cat and the furniture.

http://www.pawdigs.com/buzz/wp-conte...-39905-cat.jpg
» Soft Claws – nail caps for dog and cats

[DeesBalls]

Originally Posted by NennaMeerkat

They make these rubber caps that go over the cats claws...you glue them in. It is safe for the cat and the furniture.

http://www.pawdigs.com/buzz/wp-conte...-39905-cat.jpg
» Soft Claws – nail caps for dog and cats

those are nice! too bad she already got them de clawed...

[Sapphyr]

Nenna is absolutely right. On top of what she said, it can have other life long effects such as back issues, walking changes, etc. My mother has this friend with a declawed cat. Sad thing will sit on its hind legs when idle to avoid the pain of its declawed paws. I'm imagining whoever did it did a sloppy job of it for the pain to last long term. Either that or it has sensitive paws.

Always recommend claw caps instead of declawing. To declaw is just cruel.

[Lankyrob]

To deworm a cat is dead easy - take it as far from the house as possible and feed it some raw pigs liver, my grandad used to do it for all his domestic animals (we dont anymore!!). The cats LOVE liver and wolf it down but ummmm lets say it doesnt stop in their system long!!

[DeesBalls]

Originally Posted by Sapphyr

Nenna is absolutely right. On top of what she said, it can have other life long effects such as back issues, walking changes, etc. My mother has this friend with a declawed cat. Sad thing will sit on its hind legs when idle to avoid the pain of its declawed paws. I'm imagining whoever did it did a sloppy job of it for the pain to last long term. Either that or it has sensitive paws.

Always recommend claw caps instead of declawing. To declaw is just cruel.

i want to stress that i dont want to argue about this:

but my parents have always declawed their cats, and we never had any problems?? im just saying we havnt experianced it...

but i am against it, just doesnt seem right to take away their defense...

[Lankyrob]

Sorry if questioning brought up the argument! Just something i have never heard of happening. Our cats have access to woodland and open fields and the wildlife that goes with that (foxes, badgers etc) i wouldnt want them to be defenceless either and because they have that opportunity to run their claws wear well and they dont tend to be destructive.

[DeesBalls]

Originally Posted by Lankyrob

Sorry if questioning brought up the argument! Just something i have never heard of happening. Our cats have access to woodland and open fields and the wildlife that goes with that (foxes, badgers etc) i wouldnt want them to be defenceless either and because they have that opportunity to run their claws wear well and they dont tend to be destructive.

i dont think it will be like other threads lol. i was just saying i never seen/heard of it being bad and in my experiances never noticed it.

[Sapphyr]

I'm not saying it happens with everyone, but it can have negative effects in some cats, and, sometimes, the effects aren't really noticeable, either.

At any rate, it's not just taking away defenses, but it's essentially cutting off their toes, as well. I just think it's cruel, personally.

[infernalis]

I have had many cats, and I would never declaw one. Personal preference, but nonetheless, not for my pets.

[DeesBalls]

Originally Posted by Sapphyr

I'm not saying it happens with everyone, but it can have negative effects in some cats, and, sometimes, the effects aren't really noticeable, either.

At any rate, it's not just taking away defenses, but it's essentially cutting off their toes, as well. I just think it's cruel, personally.

I understand what you are saying. That is a good point. Like I said, not my animals, view are my moms, I wouldn't get them de clawed either...

Any way, my kitten seems to be making a coughing sound sometimes. Any idea what that could be?

[marvelfreak]

I need to have my cat de clawed. Then maybe i stop finding dead rabbits and squirrels in my yard. He murder on my black squirrel population.

[Lankyrob]

We get regular supply of dead mice, rabbits, slow worms, birds etc etc etc left either on our bed or on the bedroom floor. Its great to wake up with a dead pigeon on the bed!!