Shelter offers "unadoptable" feral cats to help control rat problems

On the other hand... I have 3 front declawed cats and they never had a problem. No crying...no walking or jumping problems.. use the liter box just fine. Fat and sassy... loved and well fed. I think one shouldn't make blanket statements about people like that Debby.

I also have 2 non-declawed cats.. No problem with them either.
 

I would say the declawing thing is a myth. Most shelter consider sterilization mandatory. Claw like tail docking and ear cropping is discouraged by vets as inhumane. A shelter wouldn't dish out extra funds for an unneeded procedure anyway. I had declawed cats in the past and wouldn't ever do it again. It's akin to having human nails pulled out at the bed...just consider how painful that would be.
 

fureverywhere said:
I would say the declawing thing is a myth. Most shelter consider sterilization mandatory. Claw like tail docking and ear cropping is discouraged by vets as inhumane. A shelter wouldn't dish out extra funds for an unneeded procedure anyway. I had declawed cats in the past and wouldn't ever do it again. It's akin to having human nails pulled out at the bed...just consider how painful that would be.
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I agree... and I also would not do it again... I had two cats declawed.. (front only) and one cat I adopted from a shelter at 4 years old and already declawed. I have to say though that neither of the two I had done have any problems walking, climbing and jumping or using the litter box.. so I take offense to some of the judgment. That said.. Both were strays and taken in as tiny kitties... but had I to do over, particularly after adopting two more fully clawed cats, I wouldn't do the declaw thing again. They don't do the damage to things that I was led to believe cats do. So long as you provide adequate scratching posts.. they are fine. I have not had them damage my furniture or draperies.

I was concerned that the fully clawed cats would hurt the declawed cats who didn't have claws to defend themselves. What I have learned is that a pride of cats usually do NOT claw one another, but instead settle their differences with a well placed punch to the head... My declawed female Belle packs a mean punch and her loyal subjects are well aware of the consequences of crossing her. lol!!
 
QuickSilver said:
On the other hand... I have 3 front declawed cats and they never had a problem. No crying...no walking or jumping problems.. use the liter box just fine. Fat and sassy... loved and well fed. I think one shouldn't make blanket statements about people like that Debby.

I also have 2 non-declawed cats.. No problem with them either.
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Well, it may have worked out okay with your cats and I'm sure glad of that for their sake, but I just don't think its right to cut body parts off for the sake of the furniture. My sister once had a couple of big dogs and she had their tails cut off because they cleared the coffee table when they wagged their tails when they were being petted. Imagine, that joyful, happy expression of love and she cut their tails off! I figure if an animal has a body part at birth, it's there for a reason. That's just my opinion.

As a matter of fact, I will be needing a vet when we move to Chilliwack and I've already been online looking for a clinic that doesn't even offer the procedure. A couple don't mention it on their website but I'll be phoning to verify when we get there and checking to be sure.
 
fureverywhere said:
I would say the declawing thing is a myth. Most shelter consider sterilization mandatory. Claw like tail docking and ear cropping is discouraged by vets as inhumane. A shelter wouldn't dish out extra funds for an unneeded procedure anyway. I had declawed cats in the past and wouldn't ever do it again. It's akin to having human nails pulled out at the bed...just consider how painful that would be.
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I knew a guy once who cut his finger off in a shop accident the day before he was going to come over for dinner and his hand was bandaged, he was on pain killers and he kept his hand raised up against his chest the whole time he was there because it hurt so much even to lower them (blood pressure against the wounded tissue) and he was afraid he'd bump it. Imagine how it is for cats who can't keep their paws raised because they have to walk on them!!!

I'm so glad that more and more vets aren't doing amputations like ears and tails and claws! Much better to teach people how to deal with any behavioural issues instead.
 

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