What affects us affects cats
by Cheryl (Michgan, USA) I disagree with your stance on declawing cats. My experience has been that those cat owners, including myself, who have their cats declawed keep their cats indoors and for the life of the cat. Unfortunately, many people that I know of kick the cats out of the house due to …
by Michael Extra thumbs – photo by fingle (Flickr) Selective declawing is a relatively rare procedure so I thought I would write a short post about it. There is no need to declaw the extra claw or whole toe in polydactyl cats where the exit toe is a thumb (mitten-toed) that may be off …
by Ruth (England) The first part is a commentary on a declawing poll that is on another website. The second part gives you a chance to vote on declawing using this site’s poll. Poster by Ruth The article with the poll was written by someone whose ex-husband gave her an ultimatum years ago, that …
by Ruth (England) Definition of double standards: A set of principles permitting greater opportunity or liberty to one than to another. Montage/poster by Ruth So in Dr Doublestandard’s clinic, a dog has the opportunity and liberty to keep his nails and have regular nail trims, but a cat doesn’t have the same opportunity and …
by Michael Dr. Churan of the Animal Clinic Of South Elgin is the homely, friendly unassuming vet who could be your mom. She is the leading veterinarian at her clinic. She sets the tone and creates the culture. She advocates automatic declawing of cats bundled together with spaying and neutering and all three surgical …
Understanding cat behavior | Home Page Wild Cats A-Z Cat Breeds A-Z Written and edited by Michael @ Pictures of Cats org (PoC) with contributions from Barbara Bates, Ruth Ockendon Laycock (retired vet tech), Maggie Sharp, Susan Sullivan, Finn Frode and Valley Girl who are all highly experienced cat caretakers. Photos of …
by Elisa Black-Taylor (USA) Good morning readers. Today I’d like to talk to you about the emotional problems of declawed cats. I chose this aspect of declawing to counter those who believe laser declawing doesn’t cause as much damage or pain to a cat. It sounds reasonable when you think about it. Lasers are …
by Michael Vets justify declawing using a single argument; that it benefits cats on the basis that it stops cats being given up to shelters and therefore it helps create a better bond between cat and human. Whenever I have heard vets or their representatives defending the process of declawing that old and tired …
