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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. :roll:

*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. 8)
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. :roll:


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.