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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / October 2007Discovery Channel's "Dirty Jobs" on declawing cats.
Mike Rowe, host and willing participant of Dirty Jobs just asked a "master groomer" what his opinions on declawing cats were, while they clipped a cat's claws. The groomer only said that cats who have been declawed are definitely meaner. "When those cats come in I never turn my back on them." I found it strange that he said nothing about his personal preference on whether or not they should be declawed. I guess him saying that they do have behavioral problems afterward was opinion enough.  Signature-Lost Remove the extra words to reply by e-mail. Don't e-mail me. I am kidding. No I am not. > Mike Rowe, host and willing participant of Dirty Jobs just asked a > "master groomer" what his opinions on declawing cats were, while they [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > I guess him saying that they do have behavioral problems afterward was > opinion enough. My guess would be that he might have made a personal comment, but it was later edited out. >>Mike Rowe, host and willing participant of Dirty Jobs just asked a >>"master groomer" what his opinions on declawing cats were, while they [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > My guess would be that he might have made a personal comment, but it > was later edited out. Why? Is there some kind of media consiracy re declawing? Google it And lets not start this debate here <why always a newbie> >>>Mike Rowe, host and willing participant of Dirty Jobs just asked a >>>"master groomer" what his opinions on declawing cats were, while they [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Why? Is there some kind of media consiracy re declawing? > Google it > And lets not start this debate here > > <why always a newbie> ---------------- I didn't take his comment to mean that he was taking any kind of position regarding declawing. Rather, I understood him to say that unless you think the media is pro-declawing, why would someone think there is a (media) conspiracy to edit out negative comments about it? Best regards, ---Cindy S. >>>>Mike Rowe, host and willing participant of Dirty Jobs just asked a >>>>"master groomer" what his opinions on declawing cats were, while they [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] >> >> Why? Is there some kind of media consiracy re declawing? >>Google it >>And lets not start this debate here [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > the media is pro-declawing, why would someone think there is a (media) > conspiracy to edit out negative comments about it? That's exactly what I meant. Thank you. And, for the record, I am vehenently against declawing. >>>>>Mike Rowe, host and willing participant of Dirty Jobs just asked a >>>>>"master groomer" what his opinions on declawing cats were, while they [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] >>> >>>Why? Is there some kind of media consiracy re declawing? We had one declawed & she is very gentle and loving. Another that we adopted when she was about 3 yrs old, was already declawed & she has a miserable personality. So who knows? I clip the claws of our third one that we adopted when he was very little. I'll never declaw another cat. It makes them unable to defend themselves Zippy > Mike Rowe, host and willing participant of Dirty Jobs just asked a > "master groomer" what his opinions on declawing cats were, while they [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > Remove the extra words to reply by e-mail. Don't e-mail me. I am > kidding. No I am not. Response from Zippy <joandeaver@comcast.net>: > We had one declawed & she is very gentle and loving. > Another that we adopted when she was about 3 yrs old, was already [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > very little. I'll never declaw another cat. It makes them unable > to defend themselves Yeah I have already learned in my one short month with our new kitty that "cat behavior" is not an exact science and it is not consistent. Or that it may be fairly consistent, but it is not constant in the least. Signature-Lost Remove the extra words to reply by e-mail. Don't e-mail me. I am kidding. No I am not. > Response from Zippy <joandeaver@comcast.net>: > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > Or that it may be fairly consistent, but it is not constant in the > least. Yes it is you just have not adjusted your life style to it yet ;-) Response from "Matthew" <Iamacatslave@proudtoserve.com>: >> Response from Zippy <joandeaver@comcast.net>: >> [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > Yes it is you just have not adjusted your life style to it yet > ;-) You're probably right. There are two things though that I have noticed. 1. A cat swishing or thumping his tail ALWAYS means that they are agitated. Nope, not in Gabby's case. In Gabby's case he is pleased as punch. When I first wake up in the morning and let him out of the kennel he pounces on me for a vigorous and lengthy rubbing and affection session. All the while his tail is thumping, swishing back and forth, and constantly curling back and forth from straight to a question mark. Then he tells me to feed him. 2. A cat's primary instinct is to run from a dog. Again, not true. Not once in a month has Gabby EVER ran from the puppies. In fact he has always stood his ground and on more than one occasion attacked. Now that he is comfortable with the family (the puppies, rabbits, ferrets, lizards, snakes, snails, birds, rodents, and assorted farm animals) he makes it a point to attack every household critter at least once a day. Speaking of which I need to order a new battery for my camcorder so I can catch some of this on tape. Today I watched as one of our larger rabbits and two ferrets mauled Gabby. It started by Gabby leaping off of the couch onto Odo's (ferret) back. Of course that prompted Podo (ferret) to join in and help Odo beat Gabby. Then Sweet Pea (rabbit) saw the ruckus and joined in since she plays daily with Odo and Podo. Seeing a kitten-rabbit-ferret tornado is the coolest and funniest thing I have ever seen in my life. Signature-Lost Remove the extra words to reply by e-mail. Don't e-mail me. I am kidding. No I am not. > Mike Rowe, host and willing participant of Dirty Jobs just asked a > "master groomer" what his opinions on declawingcatswere, while they > clipped a cat's claws. > > The groomer only said thatcatswho have been declawed are definitely > meaner. http://www.stderr.de/funstuff/crazy-cat.gif
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