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I guess I don’t understand why people feel so strongly about this issue. The cats I interacted with growing up were mostly declawed indoor cats and seemed happy
by fossuser 7y ago
I guess I don’t understand why people feel so strongly about this issue. The cats I interacted with growing up were mostly declawed indoor cats and seemed happy and playful.
It was less about furniture and more about not getting scratched (or having dogs get scratched).
- nkrisc 7y agoIf one is afraid of getting scratched, don't get a pet with claws. Fish are pretty harmless.
- fossuser 7y agoI just suspect this is something humans care a lot about, but doesn’t actually bother cats that much. Based on the descriptions I read from the people against declawing cats - it doesn’t seem like their arguments are very accurate. It feels a lot more emotional and more like they’re making up arguments to back their existing position (rather than actually looking at harm done).
- asdff 7y agoYou are also supposed to be regularly trimming nails so they aren't sharp, back paws too.
- mips_avatar 7y agoMy childhood cats were declawed on their front paws. And they still caught birds somehow, and you could snuggle with them safely. My cats now never had to go through the pain of declawing, but they are very dangerous to snuggle with.