Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 (Tek) 9/26/83; site athena.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxj!houxm!hogpc!houti!ariel!vax135!cornell!uw-beaver!tektronix!teklds!athena!jayl From: jayl@athena.UUCP Newsgroups: net.pets Subject: Re: cat questions Message-ID: <44@athena.UUCP> Date: Thu, 20-Sep-84 04:05:36 EDT Article-I.D.: athena.44 Posted: Thu Sep 20 04:05:36 1984 Date-Received: Tue, 25-Sep-84 07:21:20 EDT Organization: Tektronix, Beaverton OR Lines: 25 >> 1. What's the general thought about declawing indoor/outdoor cats? Declawing a cat is inhumane under any circumstances, but particularly when the cat may need its claws for escape (tree climbing) or defense. I haven't met a cat yet who couldn't be taught to use a scratching post with the aid of a little catnip... Make sure the post is tall enough, 3' at least, since most cats like to strrrretch out when scratching. >> 2. Are collars more help than nuisance? I know from experience being a >> dog owner that if an animal with a collar runs away you could have him/her >> returned from the information on a collar, but I have also heard of cats >> getting hung up on trees from collars, and chocking to death. Would this >> happen with an expanding collar, has anyone had this happen to their cat? I live in a county that requires cat licenses, so my cat *has* to wear a collar, or risk getting hauled off to the pound. The collar is very loose (I can get two fingers between the collar and Mike's neck), and he *has* returned home minus collar on one, but only one, occasion. I had never considered collaring a cat before; now, I probably would even if a license were not required. No experience with elastic collars. -- Jay Lessert - Tektronix Inc., Logic Design Systems Division uucp: {ucbvax,decvax,pur-ee,cbosg,ihnss}!tektronix!teklds!jayl CSnet: jayl@tek ARPAnet:jayl.tek@rand-relay