Something else I was shocked about!!!

[Dawn (DiddyDawn)]

Dylan destroyed the back of my sofa but I'd rather have Dylan than a fancy sofa anyway.

You want to see what my little horrors have done to my house        They've wrecked all my door frames even though they have cat posts all over the house, they've wrecked my banister post and my bedding box and god knows what else.  See, I think animals are ungrateful, I take them in, put a roof over their head, feed them, give them lots of cuddles and in return, I get my house wrecked, and I get scratched and bit......where's the justice in that    The parrots have chewed my door frame and my beams in both lounge and dining room, they've chewed numerous things around the house, usually wreck anything that's on the kitchen side or anything within reach but all in all, I wouldn't change them for the world........hubby might but I know he'd miss them if they weren't here 

[Ann Clarke (Tabby cat)]

Dylan destroyed the back of my sofa but I'd rather have Dylan than a fancy sofa anyway. Throws are a wonderful invention I find  As others have said if you want an immaculate house don't have a pet (I know which one I would rather have). Some people are just unbelievably  and should never be allowed near animals.

[clarenmax]

If its a medical necessity then of course it may be the best/only course of action.

Its the people who consider it 'cos they don't want their furniture to be damaged who need their heads examining 

[Millys Mum]

I think its terrible for non medical reasons but on occasion it really helps.

[forever_missing_my_boys(Lisa)]

Even then, a goldfish may splash and make a mark on the parquet floor .............

 

[clarenmax]

Even then, a goldfish may splash and make a mark on the parquet floor .............

[forever_missing_my_boys(Lisa)]

declawing is awful 

clare :yea i agree ,if u wanna be house proud then have a goldfish lol lol

[clarenmax]

I would have to say that if you want to be totally houseproud, don't share your home with any animal, apart from maybe a goldfish 

Max has totally destroyed our old sofa, and I'm sure he has designs on the other one now    I can't believe that in this day and age people still think its acceptable to think about declawing    Just the thought of it makes me feel ill 

[Hippykitty]

Why do so many people put such a high value on furniture? It's only a bit a replaceable (sp) upholstery. I put throws over mine, which deters scratching, but I really don't care if it gets a bit scratched. My friends take me for who I am: a cat person. Only my mother (who dislikes cats grrrrr)nags me about my scratched upholstery. I don't give a hoot. My cats are happy, that's all that matters.

Bought them a scratching post, but only Sam uses it, perhaps I should by another for Polly?

 

[CurlyCatz]

i wouldnt worry about going anywhere else..i'd be happy to lay a bet there isnt a vet in the country who would do that without medical cause..that would be a big STRUCK OFF if they did and were caught..stuff like that does get out aswell !!
Plus out of so many vets ive known and or worked with etc i can say every single one would go purple at the thought with rage..even the ones who are money orientated.

[Dawn (DiddyDawn)]

Tan I'm not sure what was said but it was explained by the VN that it was illegal and mutilation of an animal etc etc.  I can't see them going anywhere else really and if they did, I think they would get the same response. 

Lynn, the VN in question is only part time and I think she does the work voluntarily so not very clued up I wouldn't have thought when it came to things they don't normally deal with.

[CurlyCatz]

Dawn sorry to say those are not uncommon requests from animal owners, Not common either but quite a few times per year if i'd been on reception and got the enquiry i'd blow my stack over the phone..I was a vn not a receptionist so i am guessing there were also quite a few calls the receptionists dealt with that i do not know about (probably more politely than me !! )

I am bewildered your vn didnt know about or had heard of declawing  and what it entailed 

[Tan]

It's one of the most horrendous things anyone could do to their so call loved cat.  and thank god vets don't do it in UK. I wish it was the same in other countries.

DD want did the vets say to the woman? Did they convince her it was awful to do or simply refuse and she has gone else where?

 

[Desley (booktigger)]

Yes, I agree completely Susanne - it would prob be used for similar reasons to US, cant be bothered to train cats not to scratch, much easier to declaw.

[Susanne (urbantigers)]

This is one of the reasons why I'm wary of declawing even being mentioned in the UK press or in forums etc as I think it's better if people just don't know there is such a thing!  Not that anyone on here would consider it, but I'm sure there are many cat owners over here would think it a great idea, unfortunately.

[Desley (booktigger)]

Can't believe some people!!
Gill - it is something mentioned in articles about declawing, although I dont remember seeing it can happen often, so maybe they haven't done anything as radical with Chester. He is probably right about calling it amputation, as that is effectively what declawing is.

[Dawn (DiddyDawn)]

Awww poor babe    The vet nurse who told me had never even heard of declawing and just thought it was a case of pulling the claw out.........I did point out the cruelty involved and how it affects the cats.  Apparently Ian was horrified that someone would ask to do such a thing to an animal so I was quite proud of him really 

[Gill (sneakiefeline)]

Oh noooooooooooooooooo 

While on this subject, when I was at my brothers yesterday he was saying that Chester his Maine Coon had to have a claw amputated........his words and suspect he has never heard of declawing................cos it got ripped out while Mr chester was up to no good and it became infected inside the bone. However Chester is having a problem with it again and apparently the claw has regenerated itself and grown about 5mms. His vet says that often happens so unless the declawing is even more radical than the amputation that Chester had, then this must happen to declawed cats and they must have ;oads of probs and pain grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.

[Dawn (DiddyDawn)]

Talking to the vet nurse today and she said a few weeks ago, they actually had a woman call in to ask if she could have her kitten declawed          She'd recently been to visit a friend in America and was saying how her cat was declawed and why should it be any different over here      And the reason for wanting the kitten to be declawed.............it was scratching the furniture      Why do these people bother getting a pet if they want to mutilate them just so they can have them just how they want them