Banned or severely restricted in more than 24 countries, veterinarians with the most basic ethics refuse to declaw cats. The operations involve ten separate, painful amputations of the claws, bones and cartilage that help cats to balance and climb as well as defend themselves. Besides the obvious cruelty, declawing has many potentially terrible side effects such as persistent pain, nerve damage, even hemorrhage and/or gangrene.
Declawed cats are usually kept indoors but are completely helpless if and when they do get outside. They are easy prey to dogs, other cats, raccoons etc..., unable to climb a tree to escape an attack, or to fight back.
There are ways to protect your furniture without mutilation. Trim claws, have adequate scratching posts, or cover areas of furniture with different fabrics(try various coverings; cats don't like the feel of slippery material). If nothing works for you, find a loving home for your cat(s) where they come before the sofa, and get yourself a stuffed toy animal.
Declawed cats are usually kept indoors but are completely helpless if and when they do get outside. They are easy prey to dogs, other cats, raccoons etc..., unable to climb a tree to escape an attack, or to fight back.
There are ways to protect your furniture without mutilation. Trim claws, have adequate scratching posts, or cover areas of furniture with different fabrics(try various coverings; cats don't like the feel of slippery material). If nothing works for you, find a loving home for your cat(s) where they come before the sofa, and get yourself a stuffed toy animal.
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