Sentences with phrase «on declawing»

These include breed - specific bans, restrictions on declawing, and trap - alter - and - return programs for cats.

A review of the veterinary literature on declawing found evidence of behavior problems after surgery.

Most studies on declawing have been very short - term (hours to days).

So, your cat is declawed: maybe it was done prior to adoption; or a landlord or family member may have insisted on declawing, your veterinarian may have talked you into it, or you just didn't know at the time how...

: The Truth About Manufactured Dog and Cat Food) has very graciously allowed us to reprint his essay on declawing.

This summary presents the main arguments against a legal ban on declawing (of cats and other animals), and the documented, scientific facts about each one — as opposed to the opinions expressed by the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) and various other...

My opinion on declawing cats with an update about recent legislation banning this horrific practice.

The American Association of Feline Practitioners (AAFP) has revised its previous 2015 position statement on declawing to strongly OPPOSE DECLAWING CATS as an elective procedure.

(DENVER, Colorado) July 29, 2014 — The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) has amended its policy on the declawing of domestic...

In a nice way, educate your friends and family, or people who are adopting and planning on declawing.

(DENVER, Colorado) July 29, 2014 — The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) has amended its policy on the declawing of domestic cats to clarify that the procedure is a major surgery that should only be performed after alternatives have been sought to prevent destructive clawing.

(For more info on declawing, see Declawing: A Rational Look, and our many other articles).

At the October 1996 meeting, the CFA Board unanimously approved this guidance statement on the declawing of cats:

Opponents of the Cat Declawing Ban Many San Francisco residents were surprised when the city's SPCA did not support the proposed ban on declawing.

The Board supports and approves the ASPCA Policy on Declawing Cats.

In a commentary of the Yeon article, Professor Nicholas Dodman, DVM, MRCVS, DACVB of Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine writes, «It is amazing that none of the studies to date on declawing has addressed the right questions to the right persons and drawn the right conclusions.

Recently, the Canadian Veterinary Medical Association released a statement on their views on declawing cats.

If you want to learn about declawing, please read this excellent article on declawing written by a veterinarian.

Read the ASPCA's statement on declawing here.

What are the positions of the American Veterinary Medical Association and the American Association of Feline Practitioners on declawing?

A legal ban on declawing is the only way.

If — after knowing the facts — you still have your heart set on a declawed kitty, please choose to adopt a cat who has already been declawed.

Update on Declaw Bans in California

Primarily in the days and weeks after the surgery, using the litter box can be painful on declawed paws.

Typically, we've zeroed in on declawed adults (which is a story for another day) and kittens, either full litters or lonely orphans.

Not exact matches

You should be concerned that the guy you flak for — Dirty John Flanagan can get to agreement on issues like mimosa's for brunch, cat declawing, and other non-sense when his Senate Ethics Committee does not even meet.

After 97 % of those surveyed by Siena indicate they desired real ethics reform measures be enacted we get Beagle bills, cat declawing legislation, Daily fantasy sports, the right to drink on Sunday morning and a lot of sorry excuses and finger pointing concerning ethics in government.

Along the way they'll also budget tens of billions of dollars of state spending on education, health care and roads and bridges, and decide the fate of hundreds of other bills, including proposals to ban the declawing of cats, end the practice of prosecuting and imprisoning 16 - and 17 - year - old offenders as adults and authorize people with terminal illnesses to request life - ending drugs from a physician.

What matters is that your usage of credit cards has been completely declawed as a potential hazard to your score thanks to the limits on your cards.

Cat owners should be more aware on how declawing impacts a feline.

This entry was posted on Saturday, November 24th, 2012 at 6:25 pm tagged as cat tales, declaw and is filed under All Past Articles, Cat Tales, General Interest.

Declawing refers to the surgery performed on cats to remove their claws to prevent them from scratching.

In spite of the lengths and expense to which some people will go to declaw their cats, many declawed cats are found abandoned on the street.

The most valid justification for declawing is to prevent injury or infection to a member of the household who may be elderly with thin skin, on blood thinners, or whose immune system is compromised.

Even cats that have been declawed will put their paws on an inviting surface and scratch away.

Some instances when declawing may be necessary might include cats scratching elderly owners or those owners on debilitating medications or situations where the cat may lose his or her home unless the procedure is performed.

Most people aren't aware that declawing does not simply remove the claws; the traditional process actually involves amputating the first joint on each toe.

Cats qualify based on health and age and the absence of discrete disqualifying factors, like being declawed or having a known history of life as an indoor cat.

If you are planning to add a cat to your feline family, focus on compatible personalities, not whether one cat is declawed and another is not.

If you are unsure, please state that you will need information on training or if you plan to declaw:

Surgeries take place on Monday to Friday, pets receiving declawing surgery stay overnight after their procedures, pets can be picked up the following day after 1.00 pm.

But since their little paws ache so badly when they are declawed, many kittehs stop using their litter boxes and instead pee on the floor.

Cat declawing, the removal of part of its toes, causes it to walk on the wounds left behind, the result... pain.

On April 8 2003 West Hollywood City Council voted 5 - 0 to prohibit declawing of cats within their city limits, becoming the first council anywhere in the United States to enact such a ban.

If you know you want to declaw your cat, ask about the veterinarian's stance on the procedure.

I adopted these kitties on the assumption that I would have them declawed.

When they are declawed, they are forced to bear weight on the cartilage that was meant to shield joint space, and could be why cats would choose to urinate in a soft surface like a carpet instead of a rocky gravel like a litter box.

*** BELLA IS A COURTESY LISTING AND IS NOT IN THE POSSESSION OF THE ANIMAL ADOPTION CENTER *** PLEASE CONTACT THE INFORMATION PROVIDED BELOW Cat's name is Bella / Age around 1 1/2 years old Up to date on vaccines in January 2018 / declawed / spayed Very bright / curious / needs to be in a home with out other pets (that is my opinion) / has previously been an indoor / outdoor cat / loves to eat The only reason I am looking to re-home her is that she just isn't getting along with the other cats in the house.

Please note: All declawed cats are marked with a yellow triangle on their photo.

Instead of declawing your cat, which can be very painful to him, you can just put a vinyl nail cap on his claws.