Here's a few of my thoughts here.
I really appreciate how honest people are being here. It really wasn't about weather you are pro declawing a cat or not.
I hope there wasn't a comment about just have a groomer or vet do it meant for me like I don't take my dog to the groomer or the vet to do it already and it cost $35 actually.
Like debarking it's not mainstream and it's being done.
Dew claws, tails ears should only be done when medically necessary but a vet, with a local in the least; not a breeder with a pair of scissors IMHO.
I prefer docked tails to prevent tail injury. I've seen too many tail injuries so I see the reasoning & beleive in it. But I do like the Biewer fluffy tail and how it looks-yes I feel torn on it personally.
My mini schnauzer has fully hair coated ear canals, I asked her breeder not to crop ears I had no interest in showing her, and at the time only thought it was some inhuman procedure and associated it with dog fighting.
Of course I pluck hers, she has never had an ear infection. My vet has considered we still are giving Scoobers a later ear cropping he get 3-7 infections a year even with minimal hair and a rigorous routine in hygeine, treatments. I'm very torn on it and my vet says it a last resort because she'd never consider it normally but Scoobers ears really are problematic and a rare case. I LOVE how funky floppy his ears are but if it's needed I'll have it done. So far we are dealing with the issue.
So I see where ear cropping is medically necessary at times. I despise the look of cropped ears but am for it now after understanding why.
Scoobers had an emergency dew claw removal. It was by far the most disgusting thing ever I'm blood phobic too (Hemophobia). I grew back hasn't been done since I'm not up for changing bandages again.
Cat declawing:
I'm confused about this whole amputation thing!
I read about it last night (I just had no real understanding or information on it thus no opinion). I have seen them in rescue being listed as indoor only because of it. Actually I have known someone who had it done to their cat and their cat had the back claws which I remember thinking was kind of strange but worked out last night obviously they need their back claws to itch themselves right?
It says it's like removing a fingernail in people but you clip it directly at the bone and sever a ligation. I had no idea about actually removing part if the end of the bone which is the older produce Ellie May is explaining.
I'm still running this all through my own head trying to process how I feel about it. |