MysticFireTopaz
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Joined: 4/23/2005 From: Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX Status: offline
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ORIGINAL: xxblushesxx We have four indoor cats. Only one is declawed (because she came that way.) It is such a gruesome and hideous thing to do that many (humane) countries have outlawed declawing. When I adopted a rescue kitty, I was required to sign an agreement stating that I would never declaw the cat, and never did. Not that I would have considered doing it anyway. Another thing to consider is that despite an owner's best intentions, an indoor cat can sometimes get out. One of my former subs left the front door open just a crack for five minutes several years ago. During that time, Misty (an "indoor only" cat) slipped out and was outside for one month before I got her back. I was very glad I had never declawed her, since she was placed in the situation of having to fend for herself for that month.
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