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Is declawing cats inhumane?
Posted on 6/7/16 at 12:21 am
Posted on 6/7/16 at 12:21 am
I want to buy new furniture, but my wife's cats scratch everything in sight. I want to cut their fingers off, she thinks it would be a horrible thing to do. I certainly don't want to spend a fortune on new furniture just to see it get messed up in the first week. What says the ot?
Posted on 6/7/16 at 12:23 am to bee Rye
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wife's cats
If they're your wife's cats aren't they your cats?
Posted on 6/7/16 at 12:24 am to SlowEasyConfident
quote:the day she claims my dog is the day I claim her cats
If they're your wife's cats aren't they your cats?
Posted on 6/7/16 at 12:24 am to bee Rye
When she leaves the house without you one day, drop the cat off at the nearest park. Then say the cat bolted out the door when you opened it for a sec.
Posted on 6/7/16 at 12:24 am to SlowEasyConfident
Grow a pair and do what you want
Posted on 6/7/16 at 12:26 am to blue_morrison
Take dem claws out son. Tell her Ctiger said it was ok. Go on now.
Posted on 6/7/16 at 12:26 am to bee Rye
No it's not. Just leave their rear claws in case it gets out and needs them but get the front claws removed.
Posted on 6/7/16 at 12:29 am to bee Rye
It hurts them for a while, but as long as they stay inside it's not inhumane. If the cat spends any amount of time outside though, it won't be able to defend itself.
Posted on 6/7/16 at 1:33 am to bee Rye
Not if it's strictly a house cat.
Posted on 6/7/16 at 1:46 am to bee Rye
Bunch of dickheads in this thread.
Yes, it's inhumane.

Yes, it's inhumane.
This post was edited on 6/7/16 at 4:44 am
Posted on 6/7/16 at 1:46 am to jcaz
Well it seems the women in this thread have already down voted me
Posted on 6/7/16 at 1:52 am to bee Rye
My parents have always declawed their cats and they have been fine. Inside cats don't need their claws. 

Posted on 6/7/16 at 1:55 am to bulldog95
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No it's not. Just leave their rear claws in case it gets out and needs them but get the front claws removed
Dude, if it gets out, it's going to need those front claws, to claw with.
Posted on 6/7/16 at 2:35 am to bee Rye
The way their paws are set up, declawing would essentially be cutting off all your fingertips at the last knuckle...and same for the toes if you do the back paws, too.
I don't know how much it'd really hurt a cat, but I'd imagine it'd be hell pretty much having to relearn how to walk and do other cat shite. And as some others have mentioned, if it does actually get out, without claws it has no chance against predators or other cats.
My advice would be to get a good scratching post, rub in a generous amount of cat nip, and make sure to clip the claws every week or two.
But at the end of the day, adopting a cat from a shelter and declawing is relatively humane compared to a cat living its life in a shelter or out on the streets.
I don't know how much it'd really hurt a cat, but I'd imagine it'd be hell pretty much having to relearn how to walk and do other cat shite. And as some others have mentioned, if it does actually get out, without claws it has no chance against predators or other cats.
My advice would be to get a good scratching post, rub in a generous amount of cat nip, and make sure to clip the claws every week or two.
But at the end of the day, adopting a cat from a shelter and declawing is relatively humane compared to a cat living its life in a shelter or out on the streets.
This post was edited on 6/7/16 at 9:47 pm
Posted on 6/7/16 at 3:31 am to bee Rye
No for inside cat but then putting outside yes.
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