Sorry to tell you Victor.....unfortunately it is legal in Canada also. I
personally think that it is cruel, and would never subject my cats to
such mutilation, but I know for a fact that in Canada it is quite a
common practice.

"Alison" <alison@XYZallofus2.fsnet.co.uk> wrote in message

Marley, as upset as you are with us here for telling you off, I do hope you
read and take aboard the help people here HAVE provided , besides the
angryness. I know you don;t wanna be yelled at, nobody does, but you HAVE TO
now start putting yourself in your pet's position and understand things from
HER point of view. I completely agree with what Alyson said, your cat has
been through so much trauma since she came into your house, that she is
simply SCARED of you and what will you do to her next. So she has found a
refuge in the basement and is hiding there. She is not happy. She might be
in pain as well from declawing. I jus hope she didnt suffer any permanent
damage which declawed cats mostly do. But what's done is done. Lets make the
future better.

So pls if you do love her, really really love her, do something for HER, cos
declawing was for YOU. Give her love, LOTS of love. Bribe her with best
foods. Best toys. Lots of scratches. Big playhouse/cat tree, stringy toys,
ping pong balls, cat bed on top of the cupboard. Prove to her nothing bad
will happen to her ever again. Make this a home SHE will enjoy, by giving
her pleasurable time. Make sure those paws of hers are not hurting.

And make sure you change a vet. A vet who thinks more of getting money of
you, then giving you a decent advice about, and worse, performing declawing,
is NOT a good vet, and I wouldn;t trust him with my used tampons, let alone
my beloved pet. Think about this next time you take your pet to him, can you
really trust him with any diagnosis/medication, now that you know he only
wants your money and doesn;t give a hoot nanny of the wellbeing of your pet!
Please reconsider!

Its a shame you didn't visit the boards here before you decide on the op,
the disaster could;ve been prevented. People here might be (rightly) angry
about animal abuse in any form(and yes declawing IS animal abuse, which is
why is banned in most countries,just like tail docking, ) but people on cat
boards are very knowledgeable about the cats cos its what we love the most
in the world, and are spending our time learning more about them every day.

So what happened happened, you didn't know how bad declawing was, but I do
hope you will educate yourself now more about declawing, and if you really
love your pets, that you will do best for THEM and not you in the future.
You have a hard work in front of you, but you said you love your vats and I
believe you so I'm sure that with a lot of your reassurance and displays of
love and affection,  your new girl will come out of basement and that you
can have a happy rest of life together.

Gee + 5 happy kitties

PS:
And this is the advice for any new reader in general-(NOT aimed at Marley):
Anyone who prefers furniture to a living creature, should not have pets, or
kids, end of the story. Scratching post is a must for any cat owner, and if
you are really bothered with nails, get cat scissors and do some work. Don't
punish a cat for being a cat. Learn about them and adopt to them, cos God
knows they have to adopt to us. If you are of opinion that cats are "JUST A
CAT" then you are not the best person to have a cat. You will not be happy
with them and they will certainly not be happy with you. If you are number 1
in your life, you are not a good parent. Kids and Pets HAVE to go first. I
respect people who understand this much more then people who have pets and
kids and make their lives miserable. Finally, you will NEVER experience
bigger love  then the unconditional love you get from your pets. Unless you
pay attention to your pets and learn about them more, believe me , you WILL
be missing out on so much joy and happiness. They are the best TV I could;ve
ever asked for :)

Mother nature is fascinating and amazing. But humans unfortunately have no
time anymore to notice it.