Chasey_Lane
Salt Life
Awwww! You have to send me a picture of him - I never got to see him. I wanted Nala (sister) too, but one was enough.gwa said:
Declawing
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happyappygirl
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Chasey_Lane
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dems4me
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Chasey_Lane said:
very adorable doll baby!!!! How cute!!!
mAlice
professional daydreamer
I didn't read all of this, but declawing is a tough decision. The first thing I had done to Jack was to have him fixed. When we got home he bit me. His memory wasn't quite short enough.
I never would have considered having him declawed if he hadn't become aggressive because I would always be concerned that he would slip outside when the door was left open by a kid or something. He was a very clever escape artist. Anyway, he would grab gurls arm and dig in with the claws and chew. Freakin' vicious. It was either his claws or gurls arms. All 4 paws...whack, whack, whack, whack.
He was about 3 when we had it done.
He still escaped, but he still kicked kitty ass.
I never would have considered having him declawed if he hadn't become aggressive because I would always be concerned that he would slip outside when the door was left open by a kid or something. He was a very clever escape artist. Anyway, he would grab gurls arm and dig in with the claws and chew. Freakin' vicious. It was either his claws or gurls arms. All 4 paws...whack, whack, whack, whack.
He was about 3 when we had it done.
He still escaped, but he still kicked kitty ass.
Chasey_Lane
Salt Life
elaine said:
Thanks for your opinion, E.
teverheart2002
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I have both my kitties declawed on their front paws only, Tonga (male) I had done when he was 2 years old and D.C. I had done when we got her spayed (she was a kitten). They both did extremely well even though "mom" was a nervous wreck about what it might do to them. I will say that DC was less tender and sore than Tonga was, but they say that age can affect how sore they get and how fast they get back on their paws, so to speak.
barncat
New Member
I had my Oscar declawed in the front. He was (and still is) a bit wild and was very fond of climbing curtains. Funny that some have mentioned the biting happening after the declawing because Oscar is fond of attacking the husband and I each once a day. It's nothing terrible, he just grabs on to a leg and gives a quick nip. Otherwise he is a complete love and seems no worse for wear. He's also an indoor/outdoor cat, only will use the potty outside and never has any trouble climbing fences or trees, I guess different cats adapt differently.
teverheart2002
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barncat said:Funny that some have mentioned the biting happening after the declawing because Oscar is fond of attacking the husband and I each once a day. It's nothing terrible, he just grabs on to a leg and gives a quick nip.OMGThis is too funny, my Tonga does the same thing to me and my husband!!
OrneryPest
lower life form
We had our cats de-clawed (front paws only) at Three Notch Vet. They appear to suffer no ill effects. A cat, by the way, walks on the next joint back from the end joint of each toe, instead of the end joint like most other carnivores do, so you don't cripple a cat by de-clawing. (You'd cripple a dog or a ferret if you de-clawed it.)