From: trish@tronsbox.xei.com (Trish)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv.soaps
Subject: Re: AMC: TAN Cats
Date: 6 Sep 92 00:10:47 GMT
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In article <Bu2AEK.IFG@scd.hp.com> susanm@hp-and.an.hp.com writes:
>Trish (trish@tronsbox.xei.com) wrote:
>: Feel free to ask me any others worrys that you may have about it and I
>: will try my best to answer you.  My four are also declawed (front
>: only) and do not go outdoors at all.
>:
>
>OK, I'll ask questions!  Trish, how expensive is declawing?
It has been a while since they were declawed and of course it depends
on the vet but I remember it was somewhere around $100 for the procedure
and then for them to stay overnight for observation.
 
>Are there 
>any reasons an indoor cat shouldn't be declawed?
Some people are dead set against it and say it is cruel to them.  But
I figured that crueler would have been to have to give them up (maybe
have to put to sleep) because I couldnt afford to keep replacing the
sofa and other furniture so I had to make a decision.  Even if they
were to get outside my vet told me that with their hind claws intact
they can still climb to get away and even fight with their hind legs.
(One of mine has learned to use his hind claws to "fight" us off if we
accidently rub his belly which he hates!) ;-)  I don't know -- it is a
decision that you must make yourself and it is a very heated arguement
on rec.pets.cats continously!  I can only tell you that for us it was
a decision that I stand behind.

>We are about to get
>some nice furniture and have unfortunately allowed Hobbes to get into
>the habit of clawing our old cruddy sofas.  I am scared he will claw
>the new ones, too, even though he now has a scratching post that he 
>seems to love.  
I had scratching posts too but nothing seemed to "do it" for them like
he sofa!  No matter what I did or said they scratch the ends to bits!

>I figure however much it costs can't compare with how much these new
>sofas are going to be and how much he could damage them!
Agreed as well as you can not have to worry about it and not have to
get upset at him! ;-)  

The tough part was when they came home, I had a problem dealing with
seeing them groggy and their feet had dried blood on them.  I was
upset when i saw that but the doctor said that was normal but to watch
to see if they continued to bleed then they would have to come back
but thank God that wasnt the case. 

The other thing that somewhat humorous but I felt sorry for them was
the first time they jumped onto the back of the sofa and expected to
catch on with their front claws and didn't....and they slid down the
back of couch.  I had to laugh cause it was humorous (and they didnt
get hurt or anything...) but I had to feel bad too.

But now they have been without the for years and it doent seem to
affect them in any way at all.

Hope that helps! ;-)


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