New Law Will Make Cat De-clawing Illegal

great_lakes_mom
Sun, 21 May 2017 11:35:39 +0000

I had one cat declawed. He was a lovely boy, who did not know how to use his claws responsibly and would climb my blue jeaned leg like a tree. Declawing made me appreciate him far more and made our relationship more peaceful. But that was several cat generations ago. He adapted just fine to the declawing.

One of my current pair has little needles for claws, though I trim them regularly. My thighs have little scabs where she sits and grabs hold if she slides off in her wriggling around. When I sit, she is usually on my lap. Despite the scratching post and guiding her to certain carpets, she attacks one couch and an oriental rug regularly, despite efforts to retrain her. I’m not going to declaw, but in someone more picky, declawing would keep the peace. My old lady cat is more responsible with her claws, and only uses the scratching post.

MaryGJ, I appreciate many of your points, and had never thought about the elderly needing declawed cats. I work with so many elderly folks who are bruised due to anti coagulants from normal activities, much less a cat with claws.