What affects us affects cats
There are no pro-declaw cats. This page is part of the PoC website. You can use this poster with the permission of Ruth, who made it. Please use it “as is” and credit Ruth: “poster by Ruth AKA Kattaddorra”. Thank you. You can download it by right clicking on the image and selecting “save …
Note July 2012 – this page will be updated in the near future. It still works, just! Sorry for the inconvenience. Sebastian’s Diary – Notes about declawing: Declawing is non-essential surgery for the convenience of the cat’s caretaker. It harms the cat. Veterinarians who do the operation are almost always in breach of their …
As the title says, these are posters about declawing. They speak loudly about the unethical and immoral process of declawing cats. They were created by Ruth, AKA Kattadorra, who has kindly allowed anyone to use them, in any way i.e. online or by printing hard copies. They are licensed for use under a creative …
by Deb T (Minnesota, USA) My husband recently saw a cat who was freezing (he kept putting one foot down and then the other back and forth) and he let the cat come in the van and warm up. The cat was really appreciative and very affectionate like he was so grateful somebody would …
by Michael Cosmic Alpine Scratcher Cosmic Alpine Scratcher – sounds super. And it works. Forty-two reviews on Amazon.com give it an average of 4.5 stars. And the delicious Christie Long, AKA The Pet Doctor, on coloradon.com recommends it. She is a vet who is against declawing but does not go so far, regrettably, as …
by Michael Trimming a cat’s claws is necessary if the cat is inactive for whatever reason, usually old age, and/or because your cat is a full-time indoor cat. Cats that go out do not need their claws (nails) trimmed but I would still check. In fact the first step is to routinely check your …
by Ruth (England) My inspiration for this article and poster was this comment: ‘My cats claws grew curved and she kept getting them stuck in fabrics and the furniture and I was constantly having to unhook her. The vet told me that if I didn’t declaw her, she would probably end up pulling them …
The post that I refer to, on a forum at The Cat Site (a competitor, by the way!), is a story based on first hand experience of what might happen when cats are declawed. The sort of declaw complication described does not always happen, granted (as far as we know). But American vets do …
