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Post by Vene on Nov 28, 2010 10:22:48 GMT -5
If I was honestly concerned* about a cat needing a weapon, I would not go that route, because it sounds like the cat wouldn't be able to use its claws if it needed to, anyway. *=We don't have outside cats. And really, if they got out, claws wouldn't help them much against bears. Dogs, foxes, other cats, large birds, raccoons, and such don't live in your area?
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Post by Aqualung on Nov 28, 2010 11:14:32 GMT -5
I dunno, in that case my money's on the cat!
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Post by Admiral Lithp on Nov 28, 2010 16:10:33 GMT -5
If I was honestly concerned* about a cat needing a weapon, I would not go that route, because it sounds like the cat wouldn't be able to use its claws if it needed to, anyway. *=We don't have outside cats. And really, if they got out, claws wouldn't help them much against bears. Dogs, foxes, other cats, large birds, raccoons, and such don't live in your area? Dogs, birds, & possibly raccoons. I don't see why my cat would fight a raccoon, though. Anyway, if I have an outside cat, he's keeping his claws, no question about it. The thing I'd be most worried about is something going wrong. My sister had a cat recently who died after the operation for no apparent reason. As in, the operation went just fine, but later that night, the cat died. Well, I suppose if you don't have any claws, that's the natural solution. I don't believe I've ever had a cat try to seriously bite me before. What are those?
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Post by Spark on Nov 28, 2010 16:52:52 GMT -5
In ear cropping part of the ear cartilage is trimmed off, and the ears are taped to encourage them to stand straight up. In tail docking most of the tail is removed so that it has a bobbed appearance. Basically, it's the reason for the narrow and erect appearance of many Doberman and Great Dane ears and stubby Rottweiler tails. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Docking_%28dog%29
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Post by Admiral Lithp on Nov 28, 2010 17:20:42 GMT -5
How the Hell is it that Wikipedia has more information on that than declawing?
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Post by Aqualung on Nov 28, 2010 18:32:14 GMT -5
My mom is a veterinarian and used to do declawing as well as tail docking. She doesn't do that stuff anymore though and near as I can tell she never liked doing it. I've watched her do declawings but I think I was too young to really register what was happening to the poor cats.
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Post by Vene on Nov 28, 2010 19:01:13 GMT -5
Dogs, foxes, other cats, large birds, raccoons, and such don't live in your area? Dogs, birds, & possibly raccoons. I don't see why my cat would fight a raccoon, though. Anyway, if I have an outside cat, he's keeping his claws, no question about it. Territory is always a valid reason.
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Post by Spark on Nov 28, 2010 19:03:05 GMT -5
My mom is a veterinarian and used to do declawing as well as tail docking. She doesn't do that stuff anymore though and near as I can tell she never liked doing it. I've watched her do declawings but I think I was too young to really register what was happening to the poor cats. I watched ear cropping surgeries being done on two Pit Bull puppies one day, and one of the puppies died under anesthesia. It was sad.
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Post by Mlle Antéchrist on Nov 28, 2010 23:47:25 GMT -5
How the Hell is it that Wikipedia has more information on that than declawing? Docking and cropping are more socially acceptable in a lot of places than de-clawing for some reason, likely due to being included in breed standards in some regions. It also has a much longer history. It's often done to pit bulls, dobermans, rottweilers, and similar breeds, and occasionally other breeds, but with less frequency nowadays. Traditionally, it was done to prevent injuries to working dogs and make guard/watch dogs look more fierce. Un-docked/un-cropped: Docked/cropped:
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Post by Shane for Wax on Nov 29, 2010 6:32:10 GMT -5
My poodle has a bobbed tail. My schnauzer has cropped ears.
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Post by Napoleon the Clown on Dec 4, 2010 23:25:13 GMT -5
Dogs, birds, & possibly raccoons. I don't see why my cat would fight a raccoon, though. Because raccoons are mean little fuckers.
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Post by tgrwulf on Dec 5, 2010 22:08:26 GMT -5
My cats are rescues and indoor cats and they both still have their claws. When cats get declawed, they don't just rip out the claw. They actually CUT OFF up to the first knuckle on each "finger" of the paw. This not only keeps the claws from growing back, but can also affect a cat's balance as well. And we were actually told this by our vet. And I don't believe in docking ears and stuff like that on dogs. Though that could also have to with "mutt" being my favorite breed. My last dog didn't have her ears docked and I think that they gave her character.
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Post by Shane for Wax on Dec 6, 2010 0:11:24 GMT -5
Awww wook at da fwoopy ears.
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Post by wmdkitty on Feb 1, 2011 21:56:08 GMT -5
I had an incident as a teenager, where one of my cats managed to kill a rabbit bigger than her, rip up a patch we had on a hole in the window, drag it through the hole, through the living room, and into the dining room where she was about to eat it, when my sister found it. She threw a FIT. Wait, your sister, or the cat?
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Post by Random Guy on Feb 2, 2011 18:46:49 GMT -5
Both of my cats have had their front claws removed, but we adopted them, one from the SPCA and one from a coworker of my mom's who had too much going on to provide a good home, and both were already declawed at that point. Due to their lack of defenses, we keep them on leashes while they're outside so they don't wander out of sight.
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