Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/17/84; site aluxe.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxn!ihnp4!aluxe!cam From: cam@aluxe.UUCP (MASCAVAGE) Newsgroups: net.pets Subject: Re: cat claws Message-ID: <771@aluxe.UUCP> Date: Tue, 16-Jul-85 17:41:12 EDT Article-I.D.: aluxe.771 Posted: Tue Jul 16 17:41:12 1985 Date-Received: Thu, 18-Jul-85 04:25:39 EDT References: <3247@drutx.UUCP> Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories, Allentown, PA Lines: 21 > How old must a cat be befor it can be declawed? > > Thanks > Larry Roybal > ihnp4!drutx!ljr Declawing is very inhumane practice. I believe it should only be considered in the most extreme cases. It is in actuallity amputation since the first joint of the toes are removed - I guess declawing doesn't sound as bad as amputation. This practice may be detrimental to your cat's well being; the stretching/scratching ritual is an instinct that is important as exercise as well as a pseudo-emotional need. Try a cork scratching post, and teach the cat what it is for by laying it down, putting the cat on it, and encouraging it to scratch by stroking it's back (patience please). Also, if your feline is still a kitten, they do calm down a bit, and know is the time to teach them their territory. CAM