Declawing Cats

[EgoDeath]

Well let's see.  The PetsMart where we got our cat seven years ago had us sign a paper saying we would never have her declawed.  Since then she destroyed our couch and easy chair, and the replacements are now covered in plastic which we have to remove any time we want to sit on them comfortably.  

She also left permanent scars on both of my arms when I was trying to put her in a cat carrier for the first time.  (I learned to be more cautious.)

If we can't get a declawed cat next time, we may indeed opt for another kind of animal for a pet, or none at all.  So that will be one less cat which will find a home, and likely one that will be destroyed instead.

Oh, and my wife's niece has three clawed cats which have ruined her table cloth and drapes, and are working on her carpeting.  One is even peeling the wallpaper off the walls in her living and dining rooms.

Pluses and minuses people -- that's the real world, and not this imaginary world where there are no important tradeoffs to consider.

Boofuckinghoo. No one cares about furniture vs. cutting the tips of cats fingers off.

Tell that to the cats who have been abandoned by ignorant owners and/or put down because they didn't know how to deal with the cats behavioral issues.

I'd rather see a cat declawed then thrown on the side of the road or given away by owner after owner because it's a bit unruly. Would I do it? No. But that's why I don't plan on having pets.