crbx@pyuxa.UUCP (C. Rauh) (09/04/85)
My cat was recently declawed. His personality has become much more low key. Is this normal or is he just neurotic? He is a year old and we have had him for two months. Thanks for your experiences. crbx
jcp@osiris.UUCP (Jody Patilla) (09/06/85)
> My cat was recently declawed. > His personality has become much more low key. > Is this normal or is he just neurotic? > He is a year old and we have had him > for two months. > > Thanks for your experiences. > > crbx Might be simply a result of the surgery. Until our male cat was neutered, we couldn't let him in the bedroom to sleep with us as he would run up and down the covers, jump on our heads, chew on our feet, etc. After he came home from the vet, we took pity on him and he was much more subdued. Let me take this opportunity to make yet another pitch for getting your pets spayed or neutered. This is so important that I can't believe people argue that it is cruel and unnatural. Having umpteen kittens is natural too, but having half of them end up being destroyed at the animal shelter most definitely isn't. Last year the Montgomery County animal shelter destroyed 7000 animals that they could not find homes for. This is a disgrace. One employee mentioned that some parents want one littler of puppies or kittens so that their kids can see "the miracle of life", etc. The employee's response was that she's like to have them all come in and witness the tragedy of death for all those animals not lucky enough to have good homes. -- jcpatilla "At night, the ice weasels come."
bjc@drutx.UUCP (CampbellBJ) (09/10/85)
Hooray for Jody Patilla! It is absolutely vital to have your animal spayed or neutered. It is not cruel, but a kindness. Here in Denver, the figure is unfortunately not half that is destroyed at the Denver Dumb Freinds League (Humane Society), but 70-75% according to their newsletters. As for declawing, I would strongly recommend a tight-weave carpet- covered kitty-condo or scratching post, as my cats who were going for the stairway carpeting, took right to it. They don't touch the shag carpet covered one I have. [O.K., off soapbox] Thanks. BJC
ayers@convexs.UUCP (09/16/85)
/* Written 8:13 am Sep 10, 1985 by mroddy@enmasse.UUCP in convexs:net.pets */ [] We are thinking of having her digestive system removed, any experience on the net with that? -- /* End of text from convexs:net.pets */ We were going to do this, but the cost was enormous. For awhile, we simply poked baggies down ahead of the food -- everything came out neatly packaged. Finally, though, we just had her stuffed...Life's a lot easier now. ::::::::::::::::::: :: :: :::::::::::: :: :: ::::::::::::::::::: :: :: :: ::::::::::: :: :: : :: :: :: :: ::::::::::: :: :: : :: :: ::