Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site brl-tgr.ARPA Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!brl-tgr!wmartin From: wmartin@brl-tgr.ARPA (Will Martin ) Newsgroups: net.pets Subject: Re: Declawing vs Amputation Message-ID: <489@brl-tgr.ARPA> Date: Wed, 7-Aug-85 11:28:05 EDT Article-I.D.: brl-tgr.489 Posted: Wed Aug 7 11:28:05 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 10-Aug-85 23:45:24 EDT References: <750@water.UUCP> Reply-To: wmartin@brl-bmd.UUCP Distribution: net Organization: USAMC ALMSA, St. Louis, MO Lines: 12 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