Declawing Your Cat - The Realities and Alternatives | Green | Discuss

Many people get a kitten and while having it spayed/neutered, decide to declaw to avoid problems such things as shredding furniture and curtains. The kitten undergoes a surgery, and problem solved.  Or is it?  Let's take a peek into the truth behind declawing.

Realities of Declawing

Declawing your cat is a major surgery and is extremely painful. Declawing isn't just removing the nail – it is an amputation of the tips of the cat's foot. The procedure is like having each of your fingers amputated at the first knuckle – so in effect, your cat endures 10 amputations (assuming you only do the front…

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