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From: wmartin@brl-tgr.ARPA (Will Martin )
Newsgroups: net.pets
Subject: Re: Declawing vs Amputation
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Date: Wed, 7-Aug-85 11:28:05 EDT
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Posted: Wed Aug  7 11:28:05 1985
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Summary: Me, too!

I've had the toenails on both big toes removed, due to ingrowing. It was
a relatively simple process, done in the podiatrist's office, and I went
home by bus afterwards with no real difficulty. After a while, the nail
area covers over with something like callus. The only problems I had
were that twice, not long afterwards, in two different houses, packages
of frozen food leaped out of the freezer and landed on my toes.. :-)
(ooh! ouch!)

If declawing a cat is physiologically equivalent, I would not call it
cruel. I'm sure spaying feels a lot worse...

Will