Every Cat's Claws, Their Fingers and Toes

Scalpel or Laser? the Cruel Choices You Should Never Make

Although veterinarians in most other countries, and many veterinarians in the US and Canada, consider declawing cats and kittens cruel, unethical, unnecessary, even illegal, there are still far too many here in the US and Canada who continue to find excuses to perform this still legal cruelty. Since many cat owners still do not realize it is not only unnecessary, but wrong, they will continue to demand this surgery without a single thought. Eventually it will be illegal here as well, but that time may be too late for too many cats.Laser declawing is simply a more expensive, less bloody method of maiming a cat for life!

Many veterinarians, fearing loss of money into their clinics as some people slowly began to realize the problems connected with amputation of claws, bone, ligaments and veins, initialized still another idea to coax unaware pet parents into their clinics. The Laser! Sadly, there is still a great amount of pain connected with laser, though tests show the pain comes later with laser and two days later you couldn't tell a scalpel declaw from a laser declaw, people somehow have been lead to believe this is OK. Because there is less bloody mess? It's still actual bone amputation, and long-term effects both physical and psychological may ruin the pet person's chance of enjoying a healthy, happy, well behaved kitty. Because undue stress leads to health problems, and because simple logic should deduct that this surgery, no matter how it's done, is unethical, cruel, unnecessary, and may carry with it potential long-term problems...still...Unfortunately you will even see advertisements all over the internet, newspapers and magazines saying this method is Guilt Free. Picture this: a smiling child holding a just laser-declawed cat or kitten! The reality is, the child is smiling, the cat isn't! Of course cats don't smile, but this picture prompts thoughts of a *happy* ending. What's wrong with this picture? It portrays barbaric cruelty as normal, good, right, OK.