“it argues that politicians shouldn’t regulate the medical procedures. And the organization’s director worries the proposed law could actually lead to more abandoned or euthanized...”
substitute humans for cats and you have Obamacare...
If this declawing ban passes can we expect a dramatic rise in back-alley coat-hanger declawings?
I had no choice but to declaw my 2 cats back in 96 since my husband had been diagnosed with chronic lymphocitic leukemia. Even a small scrape which most of us wouldn't even notice had the potential to kill him.
Twice it almost did, once as he barely scuffed the top of his hand and the scuff turned into a staph infection. The other minor scratch was one he didn't even realize he had and it too turned into a staph infection. Both times he was hospitalized for close to 2 weeks and there was talk of having to amputate his arm if the IV antibiotics didn't work.
Since we never knew when the staph would follow a small injury there was no way to be proactive. As a consequence he had to always wear long sleeves (in Houston and Dallas where it gets pretty hot), pants or jeans, turn in his razor for an electric model along with other changes.
I suppose it would have been more humane to kill the cats rather than to take them in and have them declawed.
Having them declawed didn't stop them from catching mice and lizards or climbing a 6 foot wood privacy fence or running off any cat interloper who ventured into their territory. These cats were indoor cats but on occasion they'd go outside with us when we were out in the backyard. We had a running joke as we could always tell which lizards were backyard lizards and which were front yard lizards since the backyard lizards had no tail. Both cats would kill the mice but would only ‘play’ with the lizards.
I am against cat declawing because it is just as cruel as it is portrayed. If you don’t want your stuff clawed up then don’t have a cat, they can be broken of it btw, I’ve done it with my cats. I just don’t think the gov’t should be involved in the decision.
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San Francisco. Declawing cat: banned. Full term abortion: allowed. Figures.
When declawing is outlawed, only outlaws will declaw.
Anyway, to be practical, if you life in SF and want your cat declawed I supposed you can take him over to Pacifica or Daly City or San Bruno, there are all but about 15 minutes away.
Without thinking much about it, years ago I had a cat declawed. Turns out it is a lot more complicated issue than the vet’s office explained. Cats use those claws for a lot of things. Little things like coaxing a bug out from under the carpet, and big things like getting up a tree a few feet ahead of that 110lb dog that the neighbor lets run loose. And, a lot of other things just like you would use the ends of your fingers and fingernails.
I am mortified that I made such a thoughtless decision on the spur of the moment. I’d never do it again. It should be banned. People who are concerned about their lace curtains should take the time to train the cat or get a goldfish.
It seems to me that a cat would feel more confident with its claws, but I can see both sides of this issue. We have three cats and we’ve been through three sofas ... I thought of declawing a few times, but instead, I picked up a sofa that is wooden and we put throw pillows on it. Our chairs are iron with throw pillows and a couple others are plastic. The cats’ claws come in very handy to keep our two dogs at bay when they decide to become overly playful as well. So while we may not be as comfortable as others, it keeps us from watching too much TV, so we have more time to keep the litter box clean (and walk the dogs!). Pets are wonderful. The government should definitely stay out of this. If they want to put an end to pain and sorrow, they can put a stop to the horrific killing of children and wounding of their mothers through abortion.
I think declawing is cruel. Some cats never get over the psychological damage it causes.
I had my sweet little “sainted” cat Allegra for almost 11 years and I had a beautiful leather chair, which she never touched. She never clawed anything. Why? I learned a trick that worked for me. An empty soda can with about 10 pennies in it, sealed with duct tape. Whenever she started doing something inappropriate, such as jumping on my kitchen table or counters, I would shake the can, with no eye contact of course, and she’d run. The noise rattled her. After a while, all she had to do was see the can and she’d take off. Worked for me.