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Posted: Sat Oct 27, 2007 8:28 pm
by rudel_ic
I hate claws that decat people.
Posted: Sat Oct 27, 2007 9:42 pm
by zatoichi
lawls. Seriously though, cats need their claws. You know, for killing stuff.
Posted: Sat Oct 27, 2007 9:59 pm
by David
It is not that hard to just keep the claws trimmed so that they are not too sharp.
Posted: Sun Oct 28, 2007 2:44 am
by BunnyWithStick
David wrote:If you 'liberate' domestic animals into the wild, most of them will live short painful lives and then die.
Yes, indeed. Good thing this one was lucky.
Better to go the whole way and liberate 'em to somewhere safer than, say, off a cliff, or down a volcano.
*reads up*
Wait, trimmed claws? Ugh, they need those! If you're getting scratched, it's you who's doing something wrong.
Posted: Sun Oct 28, 2007 2:52 am
by invertin
My ginger cat seems to think it's a dog, because it completely ignores the catflap and instead runs to the front door and starts scraping at it like a dog.
He can do it for up to half an hour before he gives up.
Seriously, I'm sad enough to count.
Posted: Sun Oct 28, 2007 3:08 am
by Zantalos
BunnyWithStick wrote:Zantalos wrote:That cats are some how totally aware you're calling them Fluffy, and that is some kind of modern day slavery.

You sick bastard…
Ha ha ha ha
BunnyWithStick wrote:And FYI, the resident cat here came to live here without any transaction of any kind, and originated probably on the back of some guy's trailer, before being cat-a-pulted into the bush.
Let me see if I have this right.
You found a cat, it was on some guy's trailer, then you threw the cat into the woods.
No wait I got it, you found it literally in some bushes and now you feed it and stuff.
We found a stray cat once, took it to the pound, I think it's alright, 90% chance it got lethal injection though, it was kind of ugly and like not a kitten.
I'm kidding
Posted: Sun Oct 28, 2007 4:05 am
by BunnyWithStick
*flags earth as CBFI*
Posted: Sun Oct 28, 2007 10:14 am
by zatoichi
Our local shelter has a no-kill policy. They have a lot of cats.
Posted: Sun Oct 28, 2007 10:23 am
by v-nix
damm that policy!
Posted: Sun Oct 28, 2007 11:53 am
by David
BunnyWithStick wrote:Wait, trimmed claws? Ugh, they need those! If you're getting scratched, it's you who's doing something wrong.
They grow back; I trim my nails too. If you don't trim a cat's nails it will file them down itself. On your furniture.
Posted: Sun Oct 28, 2007 12:05 pm
by invertin
My cats seem to enjoy "filing" their claws on various random bits of paper and card.
They also enjoy brushing their teeth on them.
Posted: Sun Oct 28, 2007 12:33 pm
by zatoichi
Actually, the correct word is "stropping". Clipping their claws isn't really the same as clipping your nails, but I don't see a problem with it, as long as they're not outdoor cats. Outdoor cats need their weapons.
Posted: Sun Oct 28, 2007 2:45 pm
by invertin
The only cat that isn't an outdoor cat in my house uses his claws for climbing, and considering how small he is, he needs those.
Posted: Sun Oct 28, 2007 7:59 pm
by David
BunnyWithStick wrote:That is what scratching posts (or any kind of post) stop from happening.
Do you seriously think it is unethical to dull an indoor cat's nails occasionally?
Posted: Sun Oct 28, 2007 8:06 pm
by zatoichi
Nope. Unnecessary, yes, unethical, no.