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vulcanplomeeksoup:nerdwhalxd:cisnowflake:tiredassassin:furlockhound:berettasalts:shady-mami-is-shady:celticpyro:thepawproject:Please share this with anyone out there who thinks that declawing isn’t amputation. It most certainly is amputation. #pawproject #stopdeclawingYes please share this! When you declaw a cat, you’re actually cutting off joints a bit like human fingers. Declawed cats are in near constant pain or at least are very uncomfortable afterwards.A better alternative are Soft Paws, which don’t hurt your pet and keep them from tearing things up.My first cat was declawed and I feel so bad for her.Or regular nail trimming that works tooDeclawing also makes it more difficult for cats to use the litter box. They often need special litter that won’t hurt their sensitive paws. They let their owner know the litter box is hurting them by not using it or going right outside it, and the owner thinks the cat is doing it just to spite them. Litter box issues result in in thousands of cats becoming homeless every year, and it’s heartbreaking that some of them become homeless because of something careless and awful the owner themselves did. It restricts cats from doing everyday cat things. If they’re outdoor cats, they can’t climb. They can’t defend themselves from other cats or predators. They don’t even walk properly, because cats naturally balance using their claws and removing the claws forces them to walk flat on the pads of their feet, which causes posture and joint problems. Declawed cats often become more aggressive and can lash out more often, because they feel as though their primary method of defense has been taken away from them. They will hide and cower in fear instead of walking tall and confident and become territoriality insecure, which results in behaviour problems. When they feel threatened, they will often default to biting without first giving you the ‘warning’ swipe that most cats will use to let you know when to back away. These behaviour problems make them them seem more vicious to humans, which gives them a bad reputation and results in yet more cats losing their homes and being surrendered to a shelter, if they don’t simply end up on the street. Cats can be trained not to scratch your furniture. They can be trained not to scratch people. Their attention can be redirected to toys, to scratching posts, to cat trees, to blankets, to anything other than people and the things you don’t want scratched. Put towels and blankets out over the things you don’t want ruined. Teach your kids not to pull tails and to respect the cat’s space, give the cat an escape route (preferably up high) where children and other pets can’t get to them and they feel safe. As long as they know they have the option to get away, a normal cat will not lash out at people or other pets. If your cat absolutely cannot be trained not to use it’s claws on people or your furniture and if you are worried about the safety of children or toddlers, if the cat has a severe medical or psychological issue that causes harm to themselves or to other animals and people, regular trimming and soft paws are still an option.There is never a good reason to declaw a cat. I’ve honestly been against declawing ever since I found this out YEARS ago.Another tip:I think most vets only charge like $10-$15 to trim nails on cats or dogs and I imagine it’s similar pricing at a pet groomer.I had a student placement at a vet clinic in Canada, and I sat in on a declawing. It was disgusting. I didn’t know much on declawing then, but I knew when I saw the procedure, and the poor cat with their paws wrapped up in gauze and in so much pain and discomfort, that I would NEVER put one of my animals through something so needless and hurtful. When I found out all of the negative side effects of declawing afterwards, I felt even worse, more so because my family cat had been declawed when I was very little.Thank god declawing is illegal here in Australia, but it needs to be illegal everywhere. It’s abuse, no doubt about it.If you have a problem with your cats scratching you or your belongings please consider claw caps. They slide onto your cats claws easily and don’t hurt the cat at all. They’re also only about 15 dollars a box.Ewwwwww why would you amputate your cats claws!?!?!Would you cut off your own fingers just to avoid trimming your nails? Declawing is just disgustingly cruel don’t keep a cat if you can’t accept their behaviour or spend some time to groom and train them jfc knowing that there are still people declawing their cats makes me angry. -- source link