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| 821.1 | Poor kitty | CIVIC::WINBERG | | Fri Oct 09 1987 13:36 | 8 |
| If you were a steak lover and came across one that was tough, would
you stop eating steak?
Whatever the planned procedure, the owner has every right (and certain
responsibility) to check with the vet ahead of time as to *possible*
adverse reactions.
Declawing is always done on *just* the *front* paws.
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| 821.2 | SYMPATHETIC | TPVAX2::ROBBINS | | Fri Oct 09 1987 14:56 | 9 |
| I really hate this subject but to be fair to the originator if
when I had brought my two kids in to be declawed... if either one
of them would have such a bad experience... I'd be doing the exact
same thing. I would have let everyone know in this notesfile what
happened to mine. I am for declawing if it's the last resort and
believe wholeheartedly that it can be done with no harm to the cat.
My two are fine and the numerous people that I've known that have
it done their's have been fine also. I appreciate the originator
for putting her story in here and hope her kitty is just fine......
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| 821.3 | | NRADM3::CONGER | | Fri Oct 09 1987 15:48 | 10 |
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re: rear declaws
No, declawing isn't done just on the front paws. I think
you mean to say you think it should only be done on the fronts.
I worked in an animal hospital, and the price list said `declaws
- front only $40, front and back $60.'
Now, this is not a flame - I don't think rear declaws are
neccesary, either. At least not in normal situations...
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| 821.4 | scratching trees | IRT::HABER | | Fri Oct 09 1987 16:27 | 14 |
| Sorry to hear about your cat. I hope he is better.
I have 2 indoor cats that I will not have declawed. To stop them
from ripping things apart, I had my brother build me a cat tree
and had it covered with carpet. These cat trees can be bought in
pet stores or probably through pet food stores. As soon as I noticed
either cat scratching on any of the furniture, I picked him/her
up and put the cats paws on the tree. It didn't take long for the
cats to use the tree as a climbing and scratching post. In fact,
it is sometimes difficult to get them off the tree.
If you don't have room for a tree, get something that they can stretch
and scratch on. They will leave the furniture alone.
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| 821.5 | Which Hospital | SALES::RFI86 | | Fri Oct 09 1987 16:27 | 4 |
| What animal hospital was this? Most hospitals will not do rear declaws.
At least not the ones I've talked with. Not a flame, just wondering.
Geoff
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| 821.6 | Huh??? | AQUA::GOLDMAN | Matt Goldman | Fri Oct 09 1987 17:31 | 12 |
| Re< Note 821.1 by CIVIC::WINBERG >:
> If you were a steak lover and came across one that was tough, would
> you stop eating steak?
I'm going to plead ignorance here. I really don't have a clue on what the
above is supposed to mean in relation to the base note or the rest of .1.
I've read both notes several times and I am still thinking "huh?".
How about enlightening me?
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| 821.7 | What hospital? | GRECO::MORGAN | Doris Morgan DTN 223-9594 | Fri Oct 09 1987 19:52 | 5 |
| re .0
Please let me know what hospital performed your cat's declawing.
I'm having my young cat declawed next week (front paws only) and
want to avoid any problems like your cat suffered.
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| 821.8 | | NRADM3::CONGER | | Mon Oct 12 1987 07:53 | 7 |
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re .5
It was NEICM in West Boylston, MA. (and I would not recommend
that place to anybody).
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| 821.9 | | TPVAX2::ROBBINS | | Mon Oct 12 1987 08:14 | 15 |
| I had my two cats declawed at the Hudson Animal Hospital in
Hudson, N.H. There were no problems at all for the noter who is
having their cat declawed. They expected my call everyday like
clock work to check up on them and were very very helpful with any\
questions or concerns I had.
As far as the rear declawing issue their policy and as far
as I know most vets will not rear declaw unless the OWNER requests
it. It is not a standard practice.
I got the steak lover example. I think the noter was just
saying if you really needed to declaw your cat would you let the
incidents that turned out bad outweigh the ones that you knew worked
out fine. And that is totally up to the owner. No FLAMES this
is too much of a personal decision......
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| 821.10 | | SKETCH::BASSETT | Retirement - Year 2034 | Tue Oct 13 1987 13:33 | 11 |
| Re: .0
Sorry about your bad experience.
I have an indoor kitty myself and thought about declawing but then
thought again and I'm glad I did. I have new furniture but it wasn't
THAT expensive. She hasn't started to claw it yet anyways but if
she did that would have to be OK. Ok, I am a push over but this
is my first baby and want her to do whatever makes her happy.
Linda
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