I want to start out by saying I am against declawing in most cases..I had my cat declawed 4 years ago, before i knew what exactly it was. I regret it now, even though he is very vibrant and playful even now. ...That being said, I have been thinking a lot lately about why it is considered to be inhumane to declaw and "break the fingers" , while neutering is perfectly excepted in all regions of the world. Even though it entails "one of the simplest surgical procedures performed in all of veterinary medicine. The cat is fasted over night so that anesthesia is performed on an empty stomach. The scrotum is opened with a small incision and the testicles are brought out. The cords are either pulled free and tied to eachother or a small suture is used to tie the cords and the testicle is cut free. "
please don't tell me so that there are no unwanted euthenasias done to street animals that will then occur. A good pet owner will keep their animals monitored at all times.
2007-12-13 19:45:38 · 16 answers · asked by Rachel 4 in Pets ➔ Cats
i don't know that it is especially now with the lasic declaw procedure that leaves the digit intact. the recovery time is only a day or two. i think that spay and neutering is needed if for nothing else than to offset irresponsible owners who let their pets run loose. my cats aren't declawed now but you can bet that if they start tearing up my stuff and i can't get them to stop they will be making a trip to the vet.
2007-12-13 19:56:02 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
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I want to start out by saying I am against declawing in most cases..I had my cat declawed 4 years ago, before i knew what exactly it was. I regret it now, even though he is very vibrant and playful even now. ...That being said, I have been thinking a lot lately about why it is considered to be...
2015-08-13 08:44:10 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Declawing is only done to preserve furniture or whatnot, unless the cat itself had some sort of medical problem. Getting a cat spayed, on the other hand, prevents them from creating kittens that may end up homeless. There are also a lot more risks with declawing - imagine having your nails removed, I'm sure that hurts more than getting tubes tied. The cats can bleed and get infections. There are other options, such as simply filing the cat's claws so they're not as sharp.
2016-03-18 04:22:05 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is Neutering Humane
2017-01-19 12:13:42 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
While people can be "neutered" as well in a sense versus there is not a medical procedure to have humans' finger nails yanked out. A good pet owner would research procedures before having something painful done to the cat. I know you regret it now, but why are you asking the question exactly? You said it yourself it's acceptable in all regions of the world, therefore making it statistically more "humane" ... really it's because of the reason you don't want to hear to control the pet population ---- there are so many abused animals in the world a few less wouldn't hurt ---- a good pet owner knows how many animals they can or allowed to handle ---- if your animal gets out they could become pregnant at least with claws they could fight back and save their lives
2007-12-13 19:57:28 · answer #5 · answered by Just Me Here in Hawaii 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Are you KIDDING me??? You seriously need to EDUCATE yourself about the pet overpopulation problem!!
"A good pet owner will keep their animals monitored at all times" How do you think would be possible? Do you really think that all the people that wrongly think the outdoors is where our cats should be will suddenly keep them indoors? Or do you think perhaps they should all put chastity belts on their cats? And do you think that people with unspayed dogs take them to dog parks and ALWAYS keep an eye on them? Is euthanizing hundreds - thousands - more unwanted kittens from unspayed cats "more humane"?
Your comments implying how tortuous spaying and neutering is are ridiculous. How much time have you spent around animals that have recently had the procedure done? Just what I thought. I, on the other hand, have volunteered with shelters for over 20 years and have seen kittens romping and playing the day after the procedure was done. Declawed cats, however, face a very long, painful and traumatic recovery period. And some cats personalities are permanently altered.
Wake up to reality. People AREN'T responsible and that is why spaying and neutering is necessary. And you're absolutely ridiculous to think otherwise. I must say you win for the most idiotic comments I've ever seen on Yahoo Answers - congrats!!!
2007-12-13 20:10:19 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 2⤋
Declawing is done to prevent destruction of furniture etc and neutering/spaying is done to prevent future babies. There is NO DIFFERENCE!!!!!!! In both cases there is a surgical removal of something the animal was born with, in both cases there is pain, in both cases there is a chance of infection etc., in both cases there is a recovery time. I'm always amazed that people call removing the nails inhumane but they believe that it is humane to remove other parts of the cats body. A bunch of hypocrites is what they are.
2016-05-14 11:27:28 · answer #7 · answered by KZ 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rachel, you've been answered in all the answers provided. De-clawing is really very cruel. You've taken away the only means of defence of the creature should he/she escape or run out of the house. It's like throwing a defenceless creature out into a world of danger and fangs and teeth!
Neutering is just a prevention of unwanted pregnancies. Animals are not humans. Humans are able to practice birth control but not animals. By neutering the animals, we prevent a lot of poor unwanted animals loitering the streets. Pls go to the internet to find out more if needed to.
2007-12-13 21:02:21 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
When you declaw a cat you take away his/her natural ability to defend itself. I think that's very inhumane. Neutering is not nearly as bad since it takes away the cat's ability to reproduce which is often a very good thing, considering that we have about ten gazillion stray cats wandering around and nobody to care for them.
2007-12-13 19:54:59 · answer #9 · answered by Richard B 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I would not enjoy living with a cat in heat or a male spraying for one thing, and altered animals will be less aggressive with each other in a multi cat home. The other is that the health of the cat is improved by desexing and adds years to their lives. If you want more then one cat, good luck keeping them apart if of mixed genders! Cats that are fixed won't want to get out of house all the time either. Fixing them won't change how they defend themselves, climb up things, or how they interact with the world. Cats need to claw to be happy, but the don't realize they miss breeding.
2007-12-13 20:16:09 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋