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43. Perhaps you're unfamiliar with how a spaying works

Wed Feb 10, 2016, 10:01 PM

Feb 2016

Looking at a cat's snatch won't tell you if she's had been sterilized, though many will have belly tattoos to indicate that they have been spayed, which for cats is a hysterectomy.

Likewise, I've been sterilized twice yet my external genitalia shows no signs of this.

Male cats are given an orchidectomy but retain their scrotums. Head size is actually a more reliable indicator; an intact tom will have a massive head compared to a neutered one.

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All in favor of declawing cats... [View all] Flying Squirrel Feb 2016 OP

Oh hell NO! B Calm Feb 2016 #1

There was a petition I signed recently against tail docking and ear mutilation in dogs. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Feb 2016 #2

Mine wears gloves. BlueJazz Feb 2016 #3

Kitten Mittens? temporary311 Feb 2016 #19

They're sorta' like that but I think he got revenge by pooping in my headphones. BlueJazz Feb 2016 #23

LOL! I love that show. n/t Zing Zing Zingbah Feb 2016 #34

LOL, I love Charlie. "MEEE-OW!" TwilightGardener Feb 2016 #66

Nope. postulater Feb 2016 #4

Hell no!!!! Autumn Colors Feb 2016 #5

It's getting really hard to find a vet who will do it Warpy Feb 2016 #8

Thanks for the good news. It's needed. n/t Judi Lynn Feb 2016 #12

Great! catrose Feb 2016 #59

never. it's mutilation. DesertFlower Feb 2016 #6

Please consider a great alternative Warpy Feb 2016 #7

Those are great! herding cats Feb 2016 #16

I use those on my kitteh. Laffy Kat Feb 2016 #31

We used something like that on my last cat mythology Feb 2016 #42

what cat is going to allow this?? grasswire Feb 2016 #56

Most vets will do it Warpy Feb 2016 #58

Militant cats says. JonathanRackham Feb 2016 #9

oh no demtenjeep Feb 2016 #10

Not any worse than circumcising little boys, to be perfectly honest. Crunchy Frog Feb 2016 #11

Can circumcised boys go outside? KamaAina Feb 2016 #24

Not an issue if it's an indoor cat. Crunchy Frog Feb 2016 #25

Really, no cats should be outside, clawed or declawed NickB79 Feb 2016 #35

Every declawed cat I've met has been insane catrose Feb 2016 #60

My cat was declawed in the front feet when I got him. Mariana Feb 2016 #61

I'm glad to hear a success story! catrose Feb 2016 #70

Great pic! tammywammy Feb 2016 #13

All in favor of spaying/neutering your cats, show us your genitals! Orrex Feb 2016 #14

I'm so glad you're here. kwassa Feb 2016 #15

From each according to his ability. Orrex Feb 2016 #20

! nt ohnoyoudidnt Feb 2016 #17

Perhaps you're unfamiliar with how a spaying works REP Feb 2016 #43

Well no shit. Actually, I think you don't understand. Orrex Feb 2016 #45

Oh sorry, didn't mean to step on your gonads there. REP Feb 2016 #49

You didn't step on anything. You're simply wrong. Orrex Feb 2016 #50

I see. You ARE taking the piss. REP Feb 2016 #51

Post removed Post removed Feb 2016 #54

Good poster ... but hard to see. Arugula Latte Feb 2016 #18

I've always viewed it as animal abuse. Vinca Feb 2016 #21

My kitty has her claws gollygee Feb 2016 #22

I am in favor if they would grown back after giving them a bath. I get tired of full body armor just LiberalArkie Feb 2016 #26

Fortunately Flying Squirrel Feb 2016 #27

Someone needs to make a cat washing machine, although just getting the cat in the carrier was about LiberalArkie Feb 2016 #28

Luring them in works better :) Flying Squirrel Feb 2016 #29

Yea that is what the aide showed me take the top off and grab the scruff of the neck and LiberalArkie Feb 2016 #30

Cats everywhere hate you now. Quackers Feb 2016 #32

None of mine had any aversion to water as long it was their decision. When they saw my dog come LiberalArkie Feb 2016 #37

I agree Mnpaul Feb 2016 #40

I had cats growing up. Zing Zing Zingbah Feb 2016 #33

One of my rescue cats had been declawed... joeybee12 Feb 2016 #36

I know, my late tuxedo cat Lucky was declawed and abandoned. Archae Feb 2016 #38

Lucky sure was lucky! joeybee12 Feb 2016 #39

Mostly because I stopped a dog attack on her. Archae Feb 2016 #41

Poor thing. joeybee12 Feb 2016 #63

Mostly it's not wild dogs here in WI... Archae Feb 2016 #64

Declawing is barbaric and should be illegal everywhere. n/t Little Tich Feb 2016 #44

I live in the UK; declawing cats is illegal, here. (So are tail docking and ear cropping in dogs.) Spider Jerusalem Feb 2016 #46

If you want to declaw your cat, please, Le Taz Hot Feb 2016 #47

My dog is all for it. bluedigger Feb 2016 #48

Never considered it. My furniture shows it. I probably will never buy anything new. brewens Feb 2016 #52

Difficult decision HassleCat Feb 2016 #53

One nice compromise is to build a catio (if you have the space & resources of course). Arugula Latte Feb 2016 #68

Never want to cause pain to, or maim, any being. nt Zorra Feb 2016 #55

Nope. Lost more than one couch to claws but I'd never declaw applegrove Feb 2016 #57

I've taught my cats well as far as what they are allowed to scratch. phleshdef Feb 2016 #62

I had a cat that loved to claw a $3 floor mat. Mariana Feb 2016 #69

Yeah, mine loves to claw the sisal door mat n/t TexasBushwhacker Feb 2016 #74

Ahh hell no kwolf68 Feb 2016 #65

Nope. NaturalHigh Feb 2016 #67

I've never done it xmas74 Feb 2016 #71

Have you tried the plastic caps Flying Squirrel Feb 2016 #72

I've tried the caps. xmas74 Feb 2016 #73

That is a GREAT sign. And here is an IKEA sofa TexasBushwhacker Feb 2016 #75

A Big No, Here! ProfessorGAC Feb 2016 #76