Skunks are exotic....

sugarpop · 03-28-2009, 10:23 PM

I would never declaw a cat. I had a cat once that a friend found. It had been hit by a car. We thought she would die. She didn't, and I had her for 15 years. Anyway, whoever she belonged to had had her completely declawed, both front and hind feet. I can't even imagine why a veternarian would declaw the back feet, even if they did do the front. At least leaving the hind claws allows them to climb and protect themselves somewhat. And jazzy (my cat) always was weird about me touching her paws. I love cat paws, I can't help it. I think they're soooo cute! but she would never let me play with her feet. I think she had some kind of memory pain there. After all, they aren't just taking the claws out, they are amputating part of the joint, like if someone amputated the tops of all your fingers.

03-28-2009, 10:23 PM	#35
sugarpop Professor Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: the edge of the abyss Posts: 1,947	I would never declaw a cat. I had a cat once that a friend found. It had been hit by a car. We thought she would die. She didn't, and I had her for 15 years. Anyway, whoever she belonged to had had her completely declawed, both front and hind feet. I can't even imagine why a veternarian would declaw the back feet, even if they did do the front. At least leaving the hind claws allows them to climb and protect themselves somewhat. And jazzy (my cat) always was weird about me touching her paws. I love cat paws, I can't help it. I think they're soooo cute! but she would never let me play with her feet. I think she had some kind of memory pain there. After all, they aren't just taking the claws out, they are amputating part of the joint, like if someone amputated the tops of all your fingers.

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