Can I please declaw the cat?

[Anonymous]

Dogs > cats

[Anonymous]

Trim the nails so they are not sharp.
Put packing tape where they like to claw so they can’t do it no more.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would be surprised if you found a vet who would do it.

This. Plus, every shelter and rescue I know makes you sign papers agreeing not to declaw if you adopt from them. As cats age it gets more painful. I volunteer at a shelter and thank goodness we see very few declawed cats. The ones that are are older. They experience discomfort. Some have trouble walking on litter which leads to accidents outside of the box. If they get out of the house, they have no defenses.

Get scratching posts and pads. Trim nails frequently. Redirect the cat with toys. Accept that you chose a cat and this can happen. Yes it takes effort but that’s part of pet ownership.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If it's cruel, why do so many end up living happily ever after? Why would vets continuously push it? Surely they would stop after personal experience if one or two initial procedures had negative results. Even on this thread there are posts of success. I don't own a cat but I do like cats so it sounds like a good thing if the owners and cat can continue to live together with less stress and mess. Why is it the goal to rehome a destructive cat and continue the misery?

People like you make me so furious. You don't own a cat and yet you know of vets "pushing" it on owners. I know quite a few vet techs who left because they had to care for cats who had the surgery and it was a horrible recovery. I would like to amputate all of your fingers from the knuckles and see how happy you are!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Dogs > cats

Dogs can be destructive too

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is the only way to have a cat. Don’t feel bad op, do it!

You are a terrible person and someone should maim you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If it's cruel, why do so many end up living happily ever after? Why would vets continuously push it? Surely they would stop after personal experience if one or two initial procedures had negative results. Even on this thread there are posts of success. I don't own a cat but I do like cats so it sounds like a good thing if the owners and cat can continue to live together with less stress and mess. Why is it the goal to rehome a destructive cat and continue the misery?

Who lives happily ever after? The cat? How do you know?

Less stress and mess for whom? The cat is more stressed, not less.

If your fingers are removed at the knuckles, will you live happily ever after?

[Anonymous]

I am guessing none of you had your cats spayed/neutered either? Talk about inhumane……

[Anonymous]

My son is a vet. His practice does not do this and strongly discourages anyone from having it done elsewhere. No vet in the developed world encourages declawing; it is barbaric and cruel.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am guessing none of you had your cats spayed/neutered either? Talk about inhumane……

You struggle a lot in life, don't you?

[Anonymous]

Not only is it cruel, but declawed cats are huge jerks, so you’re creating a new problem.

[Anonymous]

You got a cat and now you are wondering why it's destroying all you things?

[Anonymous]

No, you can't. Sorry. Fwiw, I hate cats, like with a passion, but I would never declaw one of I was saddled with one.

[Anonymous]

My cat’s claws seem to actually be sharpened from the scratching posts; she has talons!. Are there any posts that actually decrease sharpness?

[Anonymous]

Make all the cat people happy by killing the cat.