When cats are spayed/nuetered, it helps to keep the unwanted pet population down and helps to keep them from wandering off and being killed. It is done for the weel being of the animal. Declawing your cat is just a convenience thing for the pet owner. There is no comparison.
2007-03-21 09:08:18 · 12 answers · asked by ♥Pretty♥ ♥Kitty♥ 7 in Pets ➔ Cats
Someone just said there was no good answer as to why it's not as bad to spay/nueter as it is to declaw. Another thing they never think about is that they might die before their pet does and how do they know kitty will go somewhere where he will never have to go outside? Declawing should be outlawed.
2007-03-21 09:19:27 · update #1
It is outlawed in some countries. If someone does not want to deal with claws, they should simply not have a cat.
2007-03-21 09:22:35 · answer #1 · answered by KathyS 7 · 5⤊ 2⤋
I agree with your statement on spaying and neutering, it's completely accurate. In regards to declawing, I (front) declawed both of my cats when they were less than a year old, they were achy for about a week, and then they went right back to being normal. I don't know about anyone else's opinion, but the surgery, while mainly cosmetic (saving furniture & reducing risks of kids getting scratched) I do not believe it harmed my animals in anyway. They are normal, well adjusted happy cats, they have no problems walking, no "psychological damage" as some people claim....anyway, I just think that if you are planning on having children AFTER you have pets like cats, then declawing is a safety measure you take.
2007-03-21 09:36:58 · answer #2 · answered by greenbuddha03 3 · 1⤊ 3⤋
First, you should know that declawing is pretty much an American thing, it's something people do for their own convenience without realizing what actually happens to their beloved cat. In England declawing is termed "inhumane" and "unnecessary mutilation." In many European countries it is illegal.
Millions of healthy, adoptable cats and dogs are euthanized each year in the U.S. because there simply are not enough homes for them all... spaying/neutering your animal will help end the suffering of innocent dogs and cats by reducing the number of unwanted births.
2007-03-21 09:11:47 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 2⤋
I agree. I think declawing is cruel and it is just a convenience to the pet owner. A lot of countries in Europe and other places don't declaw because it is considered amputation and to be painful.
If owners are really thinking about declawing their pet I wish they would first try "softclaws" which are vinyl caps that glue onto the nail. It is a safe, effective and humane alternative to declawing.
Also I agree with the reason to spay and neuter with the reasons you stated. Plus it actually increases the lifespan of the pet.
2007-03-21 09:16:56 · answer #4 · answered by mitsugirl 4 · 4⤊ 3⤋
Spaying and neutering are wonderful things and every pet owner should have it done. I personally have had it done not to just my pets, but numerous strays around my home.
Declawing is cruel? Perhaps, but my cats don't seem to mind it. I have had all my indoor cats declawed and it does not slow them down. And it's not just to save the furniture, but to save ME. Show of hands, how many of us have had kittens climb us like the drapes? I have more trouble w/ the cats scratching / climbing me than the furniture. I once had a person ask me how I would feel if someone cut the tips of my fingers off. My answer? They're asleep when it's done. It's not as if someone is taking a pair of pliers and yanking the tips of their toes off.
Do I gleefully take them in to have their little toes cut off? No, absolutely not. But all of my indoor cats are indoor for a reason. For health reasons, injuries, what have you, they cannot live outside. If they were outside, they would die. So which would you anti-declawing people prefer? I let them die? Or I declaw them? My eldest living indoor cat right now is 14+ years (a rescue from abuse and her exact age unknown, we've had her 14 years). Without our intervention, she wouldn't have lived.
Another cat I had was a rescue. She was lost in a blizzard and went months without food, clean water, medical treatment, anything. When we found her she was near starved and had permanent eye damage. We could not let her outside or her eye would become infected to the point it would be a danger to her life. We had to keep her inside, contained and give constant treatment to the eye injury. This went on for over 8 years before we lost her to feline HIV.
My male cat was sooooo sick as a kitten. Anyone else, I'm sure, would have let him die. Before he was 5 months old, we were well into the thousands on his health treatments. It ended up he was injected with horse steriods as a last attempt to get his immune system to kick in and save his life. It worked, and he is now 8 years old. But due to his delicate system and severe skin allergies, cannot be outside.
Do you see what I'm getting at? Declaw v. death? I think declaw.
2007-03-21 09:26:26 · answer #5 · answered by catsovermen 4 · 2⤊ 2⤋
I am SO against declawing cats. There is absolutely no reason whatsoever to do it. I believe many people have this done so their furniture doesn't get clawed....well why have a cat then? Why put it through what is essentially amputation not just its claws but the tips of toes too!
It is cruel and inhumane. I'm so glad the country I live in does not allow it.
It can no way ever be justified unless there is a proper medical reason for it.
2007-03-21 09:13:46 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 3⤋
I think it's a very good answer, declawing is unnecessary. I live in Europe and declawing is illegal here, even SoftPaws are rarely sold (I hadn't heard of them before coming to Yahoo Answers) yet we have lots of cats, lots of nice furniture, lots of babies.... if we can train our cats to use a scratching post, why shouldn't Americans be able to?
2007-03-21 12:16:11 · answer #7 · answered by Sheriam 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Declawing is wrong, I belive it's cruel, and they need them for a reason, and everyone, should get their pets fixed to cut down the unwanted pets, every cat and dog I have I made sure , They got fixed
2007-03-21 09:16:16 · answer #8 · answered by kitty 6 · 3⤊ 3⤋
You go girl!(or boy) Cats should not be declawed.
2007-03-21 10:25:12 · answer #9 · answered by xXsummndXx 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
you can;t even compare those 2.spaying and neutering is good for the cats and humans and declawing is a way of torture and i believe it should be against the law of the land.....cats get killed when they are clawless'as they have no way to protect theirselfs.....my friends cat got tore up in pieces and killed when 2 dogs jumped and climbed a 5foot fence to attack this clawless cat while he was on his own porch in his yard relaxing....all that was left was a skinned cat...that ia why i hate declawing,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
2007-03-21 09:19:24 · answer #10 · answered by Cami lives 6 · 3⤊ 3⤋