On Thu, 31 Mar 2005 01:25:27 GMT, "FD701"
wrote:

snip troll


You seem pretty annoyed about this, but why on earth would you have a cat
declawed ? Indoor or not ? Would you like to have your fingernails ripped
out, because you dont need them ? Against a pit-bull not even claws would
help, but against falling from furniture they certainly do. Being able to
climb and being able to scratch behind their ears also seem quite necessary
functions for which claws are needed. Declawing is painful and can lead to
serious problems. Ok, when the cat kneads your tummy with claws, it's
painful as well, but thats what cats do. My cat doesnt scratch the
furniture, but then I do let it out, and trees are far superiour in
sharpening those claws for the next tummy-trample..... Yes,you have a point
in saying that snipping them is as unnatural, but with the amount of feral
cats about, it's the only way to avoid unwanted litters which may need to be
destroyed. Declawing has no other function than to make your life easier,
when your cat is indoors all day, bored to pieces. Cats scratch. It's a fact
of life. If you dont like it, you will have to look for a pet which doesnt
do that. But a warning: Hamster-Bites are more painful than a cat-scratch !


Buzzard is a troll. He is trying to be funny, or something.

I would just ignore him.

Justin