tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2604919255879575307.post6454297809084563352..comments2024-03-27T06:50:53.152-05:00Comments on Momma Kat and Her Bear Cat: My paws have clawsMomma Kat and Her Bear Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04254210236142173792noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2604919255879575307.post-25480550612032200102016-10-25T00:41:37.915-05:002016-10-25T00:41:37.915-05:00Yes.Yes.Momma Kat and Her Bear Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04254210236142173792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2604919255879575307.post-71518194839317942392016-10-24T22:27:41.886-05:002016-10-24T22:27:41.886-05:00Wow, just wow... We need to continue to educate pe...Wow, just wow... We need to continue to educate pet parents, as vets don't seem to be doing this! Thank you for sharing this exchange.Three Chatty Catshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09237191425729502487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2604919255879575307.post-61449256182168912132016-10-20T21:01:57.046-05:002016-10-20T21:01:57.046-05:00We have a couple AAHA accredited vets around here ...We have a couple AAHA accredited vets around here ... and all of them are more run as businesses. I don't know what's better or worse. Most unaccredited vets declaw too. It just seems like the organization that claims so much honor bestowed to the practices it accredits would be more focused on quality of life vs. popular opinion. I had no intention of bringing this up during that chat ... but I noticed they were cage-y with other questions and it made me wonder. I'm not a rabble-rouser at all ... but the more they talked, the madder I got. Momma Kat and Her Bear Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04254210236142173792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2604919255879575307.post-32935141279523817862016-10-20T20:32:18.951-05:002016-10-20T20:32:18.951-05:00True.True.Momma Kat and Her Bear Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04254210236142173792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2604919255879575307.post-47007756972230958592016-10-20T20:31:58.800-05:002016-10-20T20:31:58.800-05:00Exactly!Exactly!Momma Kat and Her Bear Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04254210236142173792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2604919255879575307.post-16911782303326671832016-10-20T20:29:27.904-05:002016-10-20T20:29:27.904-05:00They want to claim they have a firm position but r...They want to claim they have a firm position but refuse to do anything more than say the right words.Momma Kat and Her Bear Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04254210236142173792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2604919255879575307.post-58928960724032226802016-10-20T20:28:22.531-05:002016-10-20T20:28:22.531-05:00Hopefully sooner than later.Hopefully sooner than later.Momma Kat and Her Bear Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04254210236142173792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2604919255879575307.post-89674048094357568502016-10-20T20:27:59.661-05:002016-10-20T20:27:59.661-05:00Us too.Us too.Momma Kat and Her Bear Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04254210236142173792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2604919255879575307.post-52310446610852406592016-10-20T20:24:07.201-05:002016-10-20T20:24:07.201-05:00She's okay sometimes ... don't tell anyone...She's okay sometimes ... don't tell anyone ;) ~Bear CatMomma Kat and Her Bear Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04254210236142173792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2604919255879575307.post-1216707868617003632016-10-20T20:20:17.610-05:002016-10-20T20:20:17.610-05:00We'd love that!We'd love that!Momma Kat and Her Bear Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04254210236142173792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2604919255879575307.post-84482563060919371832016-10-20T20:20:05.873-05:002016-10-20T20:20:05.873-05:00Exactly! They only want a cat that fits their desi...Exactly! They only want a cat that fits their desired traits. Once it's a real cat ... they're not interested.Momma Kat and Her Bear Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04254210236142173792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2604919255879575307.post-7208792270566590522016-10-20T20:05:19.007-05:002016-10-20T20:05:19.007-05:00Their response to you was awful. Thank you for sha...Their response to you was awful. Thank you for sharing your story, I can see why that is something you would never forget. Poor Kitty. I feel if someone wants to declaw a cat, they shouldn't be owning a cat because they clearly don't want a real cat.pilch92https://www.blogger.com/profile/12263559408792146826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2604919255879575307.post-65594664960899258612016-10-20T19:03:19.418-05:002016-10-20T19:03:19.418-05:00Our paws are crossed that declawing will be illega...Our paws are crossed that declawing will be illegal very, very soon! Lola The Rescued Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16469508026355552617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2604919255879575307.post-17744330056036529742016-10-20T17:46:20.427-05:002016-10-20T17:46:20.427-05:00Just the thought of declawing makes me feel sick t...Just the thought of declawing makes me feel sick to my stomach. Four paws up to your momma for taking a stand!Melissa, Mudpie and Angel Truffles (Mochas, Mysteries and Meows)https://www.blogger.com/profile/10018684568201043569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2604919255879575307.post-27586410554498144812016-10-20T17:46:08.900-05:002016-10-20T17:46:08.900-05:00Well it seems to us from readin' their letter ...Well it seems to us from readin' their letter dat they don't have any mandatory standards fur any VETs accredited by them. Least dat's what they say in da furst pawragraph. Of course with all da knowledge we have these days we are fur sure against declawin', so we're not tryin' to be argumentative here. We also live in an area with no accredited VETs. All da VETs 'round here are only concerned with da bottom line, so we assume they all declaw when asked. Mommy was a tech many many years ago and had never heard of declawing at da time of a spay as a typical purractice. She was aware dat ifin peeps wanted declaws it was recommended to be done at da same time just so kitty wasn't put under more than needed. We didn't attend dat chat cuz we aren't fans of AAHA and couldn't have used any of da purrizes ifin we'd won. But dat is innerestin' Fanks fur shrin'.<br /><br />Luv ya'<br /><br />Dezi and RaenaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2604919255879575307.post-55127786719424863422016-10-20T16:42:52.469-05:002016-10-20T16:42:52.469-05:00I believe you are correct in presuming money is at...I believe you are correct in presuming money is at the heart of why this cruel practice is continued. Until owners pressure the AAHA to take a closer look at this, sadly I suspect it will continue. *Sigh* Cat owners and vets will need to demand this practice is outlawed.Tails Around the Ranchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11385964459822157749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2604919255879575307.post-11579246809316517232016-10-20T16:08:06.232-05:002016-10-20T16:08:06.232-05:00Declawing is barbaric! It is illegal here in the U...Declawing is barbaric! It is illegal here in the UK and many other countries. For the life of me I cannot understand why a country like the US still allows a practice that should have been outlawed long ago.Memories of Eric and Flynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07895995542393169845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2604919255879575307.post-29234629969773505602016-10-20T13:44:04.482-05:002016-10-20T13:44:04.482-05:00Dang! We think declawing is evil!Dang! We think declawing is evil!Brian's Home Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08809631273441407139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2604919255879575307.post-65502848194056952552016-10-20T13:32:44.269-05:002016-10-20T13:32:44.269-05:00Declawing is illegal and forbidden in Switzerland....Declawing is illegal and forbidden in Switzerland. We hope one day it will be the same everywhere in the world. PurrsThe Swiss Catshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13252977204473056970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2604919255879575307.post-16840131393548293102016-10-20T11:49:03.529-05:002016-10-20T11:49:03.529-05:00Although I've never had any of my cats declawe...Although I've never had any of my cats declawed, Annie's front paws are declawed. This was done by her previous owner. It sounds like AAHA doesn't have a firm position on declawing. That is such a shame. Like others, I hope one day declawing is not allowed. Annie Bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06401355285263563945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2604919255879575307.post-64108509677006546322016-10-20T07:40:48.506-05:002016-10-20T07:40:48.506-05:00I wish I'd known what it involved 25 years ago...I wish I'd known what it involved 25 years ago when my parents made the choice for Kitty - so I could've talked them out of it (she's the only cat I had that was ... and only in the front)! Yay for your Mom's purrfect record!Momma Kat and Her Bear Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04254210236142173792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2604919255879575307.post-64065129814343173472016-10-20T07:35:59.982-05:002016-10-20T07:35:59.982-05:00Like the Island Cats, we purr for the day declawin...Like the Island Cats, we purr for the day declawing is not allowed. None of Mom's kitties have ever been declawed.<br /><br />The Florida FurkidsThe Florida Furkidshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14708483531149879310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2604919255879575307.post-50060534163501674112016-10-20T07:31:34.992-05:002016-10-20T07:31:34.992-05:00Agreed!Agreed!Momma Kat and Her Bear Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04254210236142173792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2604919255879575307.post-42907910282739778062016-10-20T07:26:22.297-05:002016-10-20T07:26:22.297-05:00We purr for the day that declawing is not allowed....We purr for the day that declawing is not allowed. Our paws have claws and we should keep them. :)The Island Catshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12916103855538422451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2604919255879575307.post-68154996827638773942016-10-20T06:59:15.358-05:002016-10-20T06:59:15.358-05:00You are right. Things are pretty screwed up over h...You are right. Things are pretty screwed up over here. The vet association in New York opposed a ban on declawing. It's insane. Some vet groups claim cats won't be adopted - or that they'll be surrendered to shelters - if they can't be declawed - but the evidence at shelters shows declawed cats are surrendered at a ridiculous rate as well. You'd think at the very least that a vet accreditation group would try to set a good example - but they choose not to.Momma Kat and Her Bear Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04254210236142173792noreply@blogger.com