IIN I'm not sure whether to declaw my cat or not?

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  • davesumba
    10 years ago | pl

    this^
    if you can't handle a cat doings its perfectly natural and beneficial behavior of scratching things, or can't train them to only scratch a scratching post, then DON'T GET A FREAKING CAT.
    it's extremely cruel to declaw a cat, you are taking away their only defense / sense of security, you are cutting off the ends of their 'fingers' at the knuckle (not just the claws), and all of this can mess up your cat in the head. Especially doing all this with no anesthetic?!

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    • mviglianese
      9 years ago | pl

      that's complete bullshit. declawing only takes the claw off, it doesn't affect theknuckles in any way. you need to read up on your cat anatomy.the claw is a seperate structure that grows independent from the knuckles, so there is no reason to remove the knuckles. I agree with declawing because it opens up a lot more possible homes, especially for people with weak immune systems due to a disease like me, who are terrified of getting a dangerous infection from a cat scratch. my cats love me and I love them. I am not cruel to them. I want to keep them and give them a loving home, but I also don't want to fucking die. there are justifiable reasons for declawing

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