Two dogs played tug of war with declawed cat

I always thought it was wrong to take a cat’s means of self defense away from it. It also sickens me that some one will go so far as to insult canines simply for being canines and a predator animal, just like cats. Let’s fix the real problem, the humans themselves. All animals have value, a cat is no better than a dog, a dog is no better than a cat. Both have their pros and cons. And a human has no right to insult or ruin the lives of either.

l just read the comment from the ohio woman she is an angel good on u love but as for the rest of the lowlife shelfish scumbags that live in ur county l will remember this what u said that there are no cat shelters and that no one wants to take care of a cat as far as lm concerned cats are far more intelligent than any dog and they dont stink or bark or lick which l hate and are more loyal and loving than any flea bag mutt when l ever meet up with anyone from ur area in my country l will ask them straight out if they like cats if they dont then u better run as fast as u can from me as l will cut u down to size in front of anyone that happens to be around as lm a cat lover this is my fav animal and my least fav is a smelly dumb useless flea bag mutt:)oh dont try and run me down by my spelling cause if u do that proves how pathetic u are!

This is a sad article, but it is such a significant reality that most people seem to ignore. A cat without claws has no way to defend itself, if attacked, even by a fellow cat, it will most likely die or be injured. This risk is just not worth taking. Perhaps when you home your rescued cats you should educate the new owners about the truth of declawing and how incredibly cruel it is.

You’re a good person for rescuing the unwanted cats. Keep up the wonderful work!

Rochelle what happened to that poor declawed cat made my blood run cold because it probably happens many times but we never hear about it.
No one can be certain their cat will never get outside and this was what I was trying to say in an article I wrote a while back.

https://pictures-of-cats.org/declawed-cats-in-danger.html

Maybe you would kindly put your comment on there too so anyone reading it would see it really does happen !
Cats occasionally do catch their claws in things just as our children snag their nails in things, but no one would have their child’s nails removed, they’d simply trim them.
Some good strong scratching posts and some scratching pads around enable cats to keep their claws in good shape and excercises their muscles too.

I think people forget how essential claws are to a cat. You can’t just pick and choose what piece of anatomy to remove from a companion animal.

As Finn said, why not de-tooth as well? Why stop there? Let’s modify something else – cat breeders often do through selective breeding.

Some Advice on Surgically Improving Your Cat

We really must leave the cat alone, let it be what it is meant to be, what nature created for a good reason. In our arrogance we think we can play God with other animals even those we consider to be family members. It never ceases to shock and surprise me.

And I am shocked and disgusted by the death of this cat. A terrifying and unnecessary death caused by the ignorant and arrogant behavior of the cat’s caretaker. This person was probably a good cat caretaker except for one essential and fundamental fault – she thinks declawing is acceptable. For me that makes them a bad cat caretaker.