Fiery takes on feline declaws

“Be kind. Don't declaw.”

“Feline declaw is not cruel as long as it's done with a CO2 laser and LOTS of pain meds. Better than being euthanized in a shelter for being destructive.”

“Give me all the angry, aggressive, alligator-rolling, bitey, clawing kitties. I LOVE working with those little bastards! – Crazy Cat Vet”

“I detest vets who declaw yet don't inform clients of possible issues or explain what the surgery really is!”

“My mother-in-law (in her 80s) can't have a cat unless declawed. Severe cardiac and epidermal issues. Even a small dog causes bleeding and infection. Cat is her lifeline, and [she] takes superb care of cat into late teens. I declawed her cat with blade and pain meds. Yes, I am ‘old school.' Next morning when bandages [were] removed, [the cat was] batting toys all around. There are right reasons and wrong reasons. Right techniques and wrong techniques. No one size fits all.”