help me understand!!

I am just guessing here. Totally guessing...

Do you think that she didnt like the idea of declawed cats? Some folks have very strong opinions about that topic.

JMHO

I hope you find a kitty!

 

I feel a person should get a cat first THEN choose to declaw a cat if it is needed. I have 2 cats that haven't caused any issues at all with scratching, we have 5 kids and they have never been scratched by the cats. Declawing is a "last" resort sort of thing if you can't find away to spot the scratching issues.

 

I'm so sorry for your rotten experience. As a volunteer for a rescue organization I can see both sides, although there is never any reason to be rude to someone who may be a potential adoptive owner.
Many of these cats come from a hard life and some rescue organizations and rescue people can be ...welll...a bit over-protective. Some get downright militant. They do not want to ever take a chance that the cats they have rescued will ever be abandoned, abused or homeless again. This attitude turns many people off and it is a shame because their hearts are in the right place...just not their heads. We all want what is best for the pet, that is why our rescue group ALWAYS will take back a cat no matter how long it has been adopted out for, no questions asked. We screen carefully but we also want to find loving homes for these kitties.
THAT SAID, I would suggest that you look up Petfinder and see what is out there in your area. With the economy the way it is many families have had to rehome their pets and you could perhaps find a declawed cat. I'm not sure why you would want a declawed cat, most vets (I'm a vet tech) discourage it as current views on it are bent towards it being cruel. It is the equivalent of cutting your nails off by axing through your first nuckle. It is painful. Cats who escape to the outdoors (all declawed cats must be inside only!!!) are ill-equipted to deal with outside dangers without their claws. Many rescue organizations will not adopt to you if you plan to declaw.
AND THAT SAID, I would rather have a cat in a good home and declawed then hungry on the street or euthanized in a shelter. If you do declaw and have good reasons for it then please, please make sure your vet sends you home with 10 days worth of pain medicine (meloxicam at the least). Declawing an adult cat is very, very hard on them but it is a bit less so on a kitten. A kitten will heal faster and does not have as much psychological attachment to depending on it's claws.
I hope you find a kitty to love, respect, protect and provide for him/her for the rest of his/her life. Choose your rescue group carefully and make sure all cats have been tested for feline leukemia. Local shelters always have cats and with kitten season coming up will be filled. You can also try there.
Good luck.

 

Quote:100% on the mark! It should be the last resort.

 

If you can't find a declawed cat, maybe buying glue-on nail covers would be better? I know people that have them. The cats hate them at first, but after a while get used to it. They can't scratch up anything, don't have to be declawed, and you just glue another one on each time they shed a nail. Something to think about.

 

Declawing is a LAST resort. It is a major "hot button" for cat lovers. It is a painful procedure for the cat as part of the bone is removed that the claw is attached to. Many cats are pretty good about not using claws on people but if not other methods can be tried such as frequent nail trimming, lots of well placed scratch posts (to prevent using furniture as one),and nail caps (replace every 4-8weeks depending on cat).

If a person really wants a cat (they are excellent for folks with stress and health disorders) and has a severe immune disorder or diabetic they may try to get a declawed cat because a simple scratch can be a serious problem as they cannot heal. If for a good reason it MUST be done then it is recommended to do it when the cat is still a young kitten as it speeds the healing, less painful and less chance of an ongoing issue as they age. It is imperative that it is done by a good, reputable veterinarian that uses pain medication the first few days. I worked in a "cats only" practice for twelve years and had seen this done many times as well as how easy it is to use nail caps instead.

Bottom line, don't do it for anything other than a bona- fide essential reason.

 

Well- besides the fact that it's painful- if by chance the cat gets outside (and they do!) it has no way to defend itself. You might look in your local newspaper and find one that needs a home that is already declawed. We've always had indoor-outdoor cats that were not declawed and I had no problems with them except scratching the sides of the couch. I got this double-sided sticky stuff and that put an end to it.