For animal lovers - Page 930

queenb · 03-23-2008, 06:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Rattus

Anyway, he's not an entirely clean cat, and it never occurred to me that his lack of attention to hygiene might be a result of the declawing.

I don't think so. I didn't have it done, but both of mine, Zippy and the majority of the declawed cats I looked at when I wanted to adopt were as clean as any cats--a few appeared not to groom themselves so well, but so did some that had all their claws.
I've seen some of the web pages describing the horrible behavior problems encountered in declawed cats, and I have to say I believe the authors are trying to further their cause of outlawing declawing by attributing any and all problems to the procedure. I've seen just as many, in fact more, neurotic kitties with claws, and I'm sure other people here can also share that declawed cats are not generally these poor heartbroken creatures the animal rights people depict.
I even saw one website that discourage even adopting cats that are already declawed. I sure don't understand that at all! The given reason? "look how many 'normal' cats desparately need a home".

it's weird how these same folks will describe cats that have been hit by cars, near eaten by dogs, etc. or whatever as now being such wonderful pets, but claim declawing does all this horrible stuff.

Anyway, off of the soapbox now!

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Unklescott · 03-23-2008, 07:18 AM

The boys are declawed and they are fine. My boy Tigger made it 17 years before having kidney failure and Cinnamon made it 15 years. I'm not here to debate the merits of declawing as it is a personal decision. I'm just putting to rest the "not clean" myth.

gabriel · 03-23-2008, 09:16 AM

I'm not going to debate it either, as my position is to not declaw and as you may recall both Mona & Joey were declawed against my wishes while I was working one day, but as for the cleaning -both of them were and Joey continues to be spring time fresh.

myrosiedog · 03-23-2008, 09:49 AM

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Originally Posted by gabriel

I'm not going to debate it either, as my position is to not declaw and as you may recall both Mona & Joey were declawed against my wishes while I was working one day, but as for the cleaning -both of them were and Joey continues to be spring time fresh.

Reminds me of the Irish Spring soap commercials.

prhoshay · 03-23-2008, 11:52 AM

Clean, well-groomed declawed gurls here! And I'd adopt a declawed baby in a minute.

And, as with people, you never know which one is going to be neurotic.

gabriel · 03-23-2008, 12:14 PM

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Originally Posted by myrosiedog

Reminds me of the Irish Spring soap commercials.

Fresh as a spring IRISH morning!

myrosiedog · 03-23-2008, 12:18 PM

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Originally Posted by gabriel

Fresh as a spring IRISH morning!

Well Joseph is a nice Irish name, so he should be fresh as a spring Irish morning!

Waldo wants Easter candy so bad he can't stand it. He has made a HUGE pest of himself trying to get to the Easter basket.
And the dog treats are only temporarily distracting him.

He has spring fever bad this week! That's the only explanation for his extra exuberant behavior!

Miss Rosie was a very bad girl last night and got on the table which she NEVER does and ate some chicken wing bones. I was freaking out, but she seems ok so far. She was NOT giving them up either. Those jaws were clamped shut. Hubby joked that we'd need the car jack to pry them open.

Newfherder · 03-23-2008, 12:22 PM

Try unclamping a Newf's jaws

gabriel · 03-23-2008, 12:24 PM

Well I can add try unclamping a cats jaw also.....

Jewelsy · 03-23-2008, 02:12 PM

HOLY SMOLEY, Unk! I can't believe how big your boys have gotten!

I love how their paws curl up like that.

03-23-2008, 07:18 AM	#9292
Unklescott Pay attention to me boy! Join Date: May 2003 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 20,957	Re: For animal lovers The boys are declawed and they are fine. My boy Tigger made it 17 years before having kidney failure and Cinnamon made it 15 years. I'm not here to debate the merits of declawing as it is a personal decision. I'm just putting to rest the "not clean" myth. __________________ We'll get a monkey drunk and push him down the stairs. Homer Simpson

03-23-2008, 09:16 AM	#9293
gabriel Being a good fella Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: My dad shares my apt Age: 51 Posts: 7,124	Re: For animal lovers I'm not going to debate it either, as my position is to not declaw and as you may recall both Mona & Joey were declawed against my wishes while I was working one day, but as for the cleaning -both of them were and Joey continues to be spring time fresh.

03-23-2008, 11:52 AM	#9295
prhoshay Signed, Sealed, Delivered Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Right Here, Right Now Posts: 10,396	Re: For animal lovers Clean, well-groomed declawed gurls here! And I'd adopt a declawed baby in a minute. And, as with people, you never know which one is going to be neurotic. __________________ "...each affects the other, and the other affects the next, and the world is full of stories, but the stories are all one." - Mitch Albom, one helluva writer You are the only person responsible for your happiness.

03-23-2008, 12:22 PM	#9298
Newfherder Resident curmudgeon Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Enchanted by a beautiful Soprano Posts: 2,756	Re: For animal lovers Try unclamping a Newf's jaws __________________ Are you arguing a point, or just arguing??

03-23-2008, 12:24 PM	#9299
gabriel Being a good fella Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: My dad shares my apt Age: 51 Posts: 7,124	Re: For animal lovers Well I can add try unclamping a cats jaw also.....

03-23-2008, 02:12 PM	#9300
Jewelsy From the corner of my eye Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Santa Cruz, California Posts: 11,540	Re: For animal lovers HOLY SMOLEY, Unk! I can't believe how big your boys have gotten! I love how their paws curl up like that. __________________ "Among the blind, the squinter rules." ~ Gerard Didier Erasmus