what a week

[romeoandjulietlovies06]

well this week has been well kinda crazy. Joey the quaker parrot is sitting on her 2 infertile eggs and the crazy thing is she is nicer when she is sitting on eggs then when she isn't. weird bird but anywho. today a neighbor knocked on our front door and hand me a box and inside was a wild rabbit that had a broken leg and more than likely internal injuries. he said that it was just lying beside the road and he knew me and my mom would take care of it. well we put it in one of the dog carrying bags and took it to the vet but it passed away in the waiting room:cry: but at least it is in a better place and won't be in anymore pain. Then tomorrow we take our new cat and dad's dog to the vet so that the cat can be declawed and neutered and the dog can be spayed so they are going to be needed extra loven this week. the only pets that are gonna have a normal week is my 2 lovies, my dog, and my cat. lol can't wait for this week to calm down and have everything back to normal.



:merry: :holi:

[Asue]

:cry: I'm sorry about what happened to the poor bunny. Unfortuately, sometimes just being handled can cause enough stress for them to expire.
You'll be happier with a fixed cat than one prowling and meowing for some love :p

[ottermom]

I know it's too late for the kitty in question, but I just want to take this opportunity to put my pitch in to NOT declaw your cats unless absolutely necessary. A lot of people (myself included at one time) do not realize that to do this the vet needs to actually remove part of the toe (like the last little bone of your finger where the nail is attached). I believe this is cruel unless necessary (e.g., the cat ruins furniture and will be rehomed unless declawed).

I hope everyone understands this post how I intend it. I'm not judging anyone for their decisions, as this is not life changing or threatening surgery. I just want to take this opportunity to pass along something that may not be common knowledge.

I'll get off my soapbox now, at least for a little while!

[romeoandjulietlovies06]

the cat was not going to be declawed because he was doing fine with us clipping his nails, but he was climbing the walls, curtains, tormenting our other cat and dogs and us everytime we would walk by so we decided that it would be best for everyone that he gets declawed.

[Asue]

I don't think I've got a problem with declawing - I'm not really a cat person... Like posted before, some cats just don't leave any other option for owners.
It does seem to affect them mentally. The only declawed kitty, is a 16 year old Miss Peaches, she's a meek little soul. It's kinda sad.... The bi*ch Prizm is the one who'll sink her front claws into your legs while bracing against the chair arms with her back feet. >: I make sure she knows I've got my squirt bottle handy when we're in the same room :evil:

The only thing about declawing is I wouldn't declaw the back feet, if declawing at all. Just incase the cats ever got outside, they'd need some sort of defence.
I've given up on clipping the nails... for some reason cat nails are so brittle when cut with nail clippers. I just snip off the very tips every so often.

[ottermom]

the cat was not going to be declawed because he was doing fine with us clipping his nails, but he was climbing the walls, curtains, tormenting our other cat and dogs and us everytime we would walk by so we decided that it would be best for everyone that he gets declawed.

Yeah, it's much better to declaw than rehome!

Sorry - didn't mean to hijack the thread! Back to the lovies.

[Angelwing]

Declawing cats is very inhumane (thank god some countries realise this). Not only is the claw removed, but nerves are destroyed and bone is also removed. As you can imagine, this is VERY PAINFUL. There are alternatives to declawing, and before you actually go ahead and just decide to declaw, you should look into the alternatives and take the time/money to utilise them, or find the cat a suitable home.

[Janie]

Declawing cats is very inhumane (thank god some countries realise this). Not only is the claw removed, but nerves are destroyed and bone is also removed. As you can imagine, this is VERY PAINFUL. There are alternatives to declawing, and before you actually go ahead and just decide to declaw, you should look into the alternatives and take the time/money to utilise them, or find the cat a suitable home.

I haven't had cats for years and never had one declawed but everything I've read about that procedure in the last few years tends to make me agree, I would not have a cat declawed.

[kimsbirds]

Declawing a cat used to be the normal thing to do with an inside cat, just as circumcision used to be automatically done on little boys after their birth. As time has progressed, we've learned more about these procedures and doctors (both human and veterinarian) don't just "DO" them because they're supposed to.
Each person is entitled to their own feelings on any surgical procedure and all we can hope is that they make these decisions after they're fully informed and learn all they can in regards to them. The cats I own now are not declawed and thats my choice. Midnight (our old cat who died just a few weeks ago) was declawed and she led a full healthy life. She didn't hate us for having her claws removed. She still "clawed" at furniture and "swatted" the other cats. I don't feel it did her any damage, but who am I to say?
I would much rather see a cat declawed and kept in a home where it is loved and pampered, than left clawed and thrown outside to fend for itself because it scratches furniture and makes a mess!

:2cents: :2cents:
K

[bird_luver24]

Im sorry about the little bunny, and thats weird about your lovie being nice right now...

About declawing cats...
I do believe alternatives are out there..One I know of is Caps you can put over dog or cat claws...You just clip your dog/cats nails and place these caps over them. It would have been worth a shot but, the deed Im assuming has already been done. Just a thought! :D
My fiances parents were wanting to declaw their VERY NICE/BEAUTIFUL Himalyan kitty...He has no problems what so ever never tearing up anything and just lays around really, and doesnt bother a thing. I talked them out of it because he has gotten outside before, If he didnt have his claws then he would have most likely been eaten by predators. We found him in a tree. Now everyone is just MORE careful about watching the doors.

Anyways. It was wonderful for you guys to take the bunny there to get
help! :D

[romeoandjulietlovies06]

Yeah our house is the house in the neighborhood that for some reason all the stray and injuried animals just migrate to. One year we had a stray cat to make our back porch her home while she had her litter of kittens. all of which were given away to good homes when they got old enough and was using the litter box. most of our cats that we have gotten have been strays and they make the best pets IMHO. We always take injuried animals to the vet my mom and I are soft hearted when it comes to animals. We hate to see them in pain.