What if you declawed a dog as a newborn? Would that make a difference?
Just thinking here but if you can remove the dewclaws at birth with no continuing pain and it doesn't affect them, could you do the same with the rest of the nails?
I personally would never do it even if it was an option. I see no reason for declawing whether it be cat or dog. If you want to declaw your cat that is your decision, it just isn't for me.
I've done dewclaws before as that is more of a safety precaution for the dog as those nails grow long, curl and can easily tear/break. So there is a very good reason for doing dewclaws.
Having said that I have had one cat years ago declawed and won't ever do it again. For the rest of his life that cat suffered from having sour paws because of being declawed.
I now have 2 cats and neither of them are declawed. I give them their trees, scratching posts and never have a problem with them wanting to destroy furniture or anything. |