To ban or not to ban? More people believing declawing is animal abuse

[davsand]

55. Was the pot for me or her?

Just asking cause I want to be clear about the subject...




I think that if I was facing that same situation now, there are probably more options available than there were back then. Dunno for sure, but it seems to me like things like soft paws and even phermone sprays were just not around at the time. I'm pretty sure that if they had been, her vet would have suggested it and I'd have tried it. Her vet was the chair for the local animal shelter board and he provided free care for the critters while they were in the shelter. I chose him as her vet for that very reason. He understood what she had been thru and he had experience with other animals like her.

Literally, that cat was in a place where I either took her or they were gonna kill her. She was a kitten, badly abused, malnourished, flea covered, and full of worms. I took the cat--in spite of being in a "no-pets lease"--figuring I'd be able to find somebody that would take her. Her physical condition was so poor that none of my friends could afford either the expense or the time it was gonna take to re-hab her.

Literally, I think maybe I was that cat's last chance and I just could not let her die. I still miss her even if she was a complete bitch.



Laura