Would you put someone that you love through 10 separate and extremely painful amputations? That is exactly what happens to cats when they are submitted to onychectomy, or declawing. This is an excruciating and irreversible procedure, that alters the life of your beloved feline, usually to save your couch from being used as a scratching post. You have to remember that declawing a cat means that you are taking away something that all cats are born with. Cats are born with claws for a reason. They use them to keep their balance, defend themselves, mark their territory, stretch and exercise. Scratching is a behavior that cats are born with.
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