Posted by Phil on October 24, 2006, at 14:41:31
In reply to Re: My Cat has Good Taste lemme count the ways » Meri-Tuuli, posted by Phil on October 24, 2006, at 14:37:39
Too often people believe that declawing is a simple surgery that removes a cat's nails, the equivalent of a person having her fingernails trimmed. Sadly, this is far from the truth. Declawing traditionally involves the amputation of the last bone of each toe and, if performed on a human being, it would be comparable to cutting off each finger at the last knuckle.
Declawing can leave cats with a painful healing process, long-term health issues, and numerous behavior problems. This is especially unfortunate because declawing is an owner-elected procedure and unnecessary for the vast majority of cats.
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