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Please do not de-claw your cat. It's not only extremely painful and inhumane, but it also changes the way a cat walks. It's uncomfortable and can lead to long-term pain and arthritis ❤
Never did.. never will.
All my 16 babies get a trim..
But one of them gets caps on his Hind legs because he self harms due to years of abuse and trauma.
There is no need to declaw any cat at all.
Thank you for saying this :)
I am very against and outspoken when it comes to declawing a cat. Luckily more and more places are making it illegal.
My cat loves to jump on my back whenever I bend over. He’s scratched me hundreds of times by accident but I still refuse to declaw him
Thank you for talking about that- my rescue cat was declawed on all 4 paws by one of his previous owners. He’s almost 13 years old and really struggles with things like play and climbing. Declawing is so inhumane and cruel.
“If you don’t want a cat to scratch your furniture, don’t get a cat” THATS WHAT I’VE BEEN SAYING THANK YOU FOR INCLUDING THAT
Or get scratch boards and tape your couch...this is not hard people. People just don't want to do the bare minimum. Maybe don't get pets!
@@emhu2594 get them enough adequate scratching places and teach them not to scratch your furniture. Its really that simple. Ive had my cat for almost 2 years now and she never scratches the furniture, she tried when she was younger, now shell sometimes go for a light scratch on the carpet but its just a signal that her flat carboard scratchers are doing it for her anymore and she needs new ones. Sisal cat tree scratcher for vertical murder dagger sharpening and shes good.
It also helps to put up scratching poles so they have something better to scratch then your furniture (but there is no guarantee they will obey our wishes and commands ;)
Some people cant even bring themselves to train their dog basic behaviour.
You'd think somebody getting a dog rather than a cat wants to physically engage with them because thats what dogs do,
but then again being very stupid sometimes is what humans do.
We put hand towels on the arms of our couch. The cats like to sit on them an make biscuits 👏🏻😂 other than that, they don’t claw the furniture.
Just want to chime in with the story of my de-clawed cat, Abby.
I've owned her since I was 10, and at the time both her and her sister were precious little troublemakers. I wasn't aware that kittens could be trained, and I trusted that my parents knew best when it came to cat care (they never did). Of course, my parents hated the schemes they got up to. Climbing the Christmas tree, scratching couches and making a competition out of clawing at drywall. Her sister was unfortunately let outside before being spayed, and given up to humane society after becoming pregnant. (Not my choice, I begged to keep her and promised to look after the kittens and find them homes. No dice.)
So then it was just Abby. The clawing worsened, because of course it would when a cat is stressed about losing a companion and not being given proper enrichment. So, my parents gave me a ultimatum. Either she would also be given away, or she would be de-clawed. Back then, I was told it was a simple surgery, that it wouldn't hurt after healing, and was in no way aware of just how inhumane the procedure is. So I let them declaw her.
Abby came back home with stiches in her front paws, and couldn't walk on anything that wasn't carpet. I was worried that she was in pain, and wasn't being herself. my parents offered the comforting lie that she would be fine after she healed. (To be fair, I don't think they were aware of the cruel reality of de-clawing either)
She changed after being de-clawed. Her old confidence and playfulness became rare to see. She became an anxious cat that was incredibly attached to me because I was probably the only human she felt safe with.
I regret letting them do that surgery every day, and I hold a quiet fury at my parents, who still hide behind the excuse of "property damage" when faced with the fact that what happened was unethical, irresponsible and cruel. It's hard to hold back the tears when I think about how that choice is something that can *never* be taken back. She will never have her front claws again. I desperately wish I knew about nail caps back then, that I did research as I should've.
So, as someone who had their cat de-clawed, please don't ever consider that surgery. Find a different solution, be patient. If you can't properly care for a cat, it's the right choice to give them to an adoption center.
As for Abby, she's dozing off beside me as I write this. While I can't reverse the harm done upon her, I can do everything in my power to make sure the rest of her life is full of love and educated care.
This isn't something I expect to be read, but something I feel I need to say. A confession of a sin, in a way. Every creature on this planet deserves compassion, respect and proper care, and it fucking sucks that I couldn't give that to my cat when she was young.
I hope she's doing well.
You were just a kid back then so it's not your fault it's both traumatic for the cats and you. Glad Abby has you with her. And again we human learns from our mistakes or other people mistakes.
You can’t blame yourself you were a child, blame your parents for not educating themselves. You’ve learned from your parents mistakes and provide good animal care.
I read the entire read and you're not to blame... Bless your heart for never giving up on Abby!
This has been read. Just so you know.
“If you don’t want a cat to scratch your furniture, don’t get a cat.” Exactly.
It’s like someone once told me: “You can have a cat, or you can have nice things. You cannot have both.” lol
That’s the reason I don’t like cats lol
owner: please scratch the things i put up specifically for you to scratch. i covered the sideboards up for a reason
cat: but i liiiiiiike theeeeem :(
(tbh if i ever got a cat i would do everything i could to give them nice things to scratch. even if they tore my clothes i wouldn't declaw them bc that's just mean)
Oh, you can have nice things. They just have to be made of the right stuff.
You can have both. They have these plastic cover things on Amazon you place on the sides of your couch
@@HelloSherry37 yea because that looks and feels nice in a house
Omg she's so polite 😭 every meow is just like "Excuse me. I'm not very happy with this situation." but she just behaves anyway.
My cat meows in the same way when I give him a bath and it is the sweetest thing 🥰 I like meowing back like she did to make him feel heard and acknowledged.
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Such an angel
What's she gonna do, scratch her?
Part Ragdoll, I bet. I’ve had lots of cats, but our Ragdoll is the only one that could be bathed, clipped and nails trimmed with both hands free and only the occasional small meow of protest😾
I love it. The statement "if you don't want a cat to scratch your furniture, don't get a cat." Is the most true thing ever. Declawing is CRUEL, but I'm glad Luna found a home that actually loves her.
Exactly! "Just amputate those silly claws, what does she need them for anyway? My furniture was way too expensive!" - It makes me so angry!
TBH I wish we could breed cats that naturally don't have claws, not for the furniture but so they can't climb trees and hunt for sport. Pet cats have been known to reduce and even eliminate some bird species from their territories
@@aryabluebird1 that's a fucking cruel thing to say. Cats are just born predators, it's just biology and nature! They have claws and fangs because of that. Would you say this about stopping the breeding of big, vicious dogs breeds because they have the known tendency to attack humans and other animals?
Before stupid humans tried to intervene, nature does its own job.
I never approved of breeding cats such as the munchkin or Scottish folds coz those breeds don't have the natural physique of a cat (the stumpy legs and folded ears). It's just not right no matter how cute they look.
@@aryabluebird1 pet cats destroy bird populations because people let their cats outside, which is a shitty thing to do
@@UncleSmithers well animals are outdoors they have always been outside until humans domesticated them. We also take them away from their parents and siblings…
I have an 11 year old cat. She's incredibly loving towards all my family, constantly seeking affection and physical contact.
All I can say is that every pulled string on our clothes, every scratch on our furniture is a ridiculously low price to pay in exchange for what she provides to us just being around.
Amen 🥺♥️♥️
❤️
I'm very fond of the scar on my hand
very much in agreement with this ❤
I have a 13 yr old cat
Aw she’s such a sweetheart her little polite meows of “I don’t like this but I’ll deal with it” is adorable
Her little meow is so sweet
So polite!
She's so polite
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I thought so too until I ran her meow through a translator. She’s actually complaining that the bath is the worst torture any cat has ever endured and that her dignity will never recover from this transgression.
So dainty and delicate ❤️
My heart breaks for this little girl-- my roommate and I adopted a 2 year old kitty in a similar situation to Luna. Declawed by her first owner, given up for free because she "was spitefully peeing on everything." The dear was just anxious at her old home and has been such a good girl with us.
We're in the process of having her meet our other two cats, and it's slow but I hope we can get them all to get along soon
It might have been the litter they were using, not her being spiteful. Some litter types hurt their feet when they have been declawed, so they choose to go somewhere that doesn't hurt. Which is understandable. I just don't understand why this is even legal anywhere anymore. It isn't where I live, neither is cropping ears and docking tails. Even neuter and spaying is only done on dogs when there is a medical reason for it. Although it's legal to spay/neuter cats, to avoid getting a higher stray cat population.
@@msSweety
Considering how she's been since she started living with us, it definitely wouldn't surprise me. The previous owner gave us the litter they were using and it's akin to packing peanuts. It just looks uncomfortable.
That's just it! I have no idea why it's legal either. I don't understand why someone would hurt these cats like this... like, she was kneading my stomach once and I could feel how different her paws were compared to our other cats and I wanted to cry... she deserves so much better
@@msSweety Spaying the females reduces cancer risk considerably thereby increasing her life expectancy. But, I am deeply opposed to the animal shelters' typical requirement that even very young male cats be neutered before they can be adopted. Many of these cats develop hip problems because they don't have the correct hormonal balance when their bones were growing. A friend has a cat that will be semi-crippled for life because of this. I would not adopt a male cat from a shelter because of this risk especially given the number of kittens who need a home.
@@YTSkeptic I would actually consider the opposite. Disabled cats need love too, and the older shelter animals are often just as loving as a small kitten. Kittens are often frequently adopted (at least where I live) while older cats don’t always get that chance just because ‘they’re old’ or ‘are disabled’. Of course, I don’t personally know your life, nor where you live, but I would really recommend getting an older cat! I got my cat at two years old while already neutered, and he’s never had problems!
@@YTSkeptic a big part of spaying and neutering is population control. shelters and fosters are already overpopulated so making sure all animals are sterilized before they leave decreases the amount of animals that are put into shelters or abandoned in the streets
of course there’s the problem of proper development like you mentioned, but in order for shelters to have room they need to adopt out animals. in order to prevent more animals coming into the system they have to make sure the animals they adopt out can’t contribute to the problem. it also makes them more adoptable etc
it’s a tricky situation, for sure
“Don’t even think about it. I see you thinking about it.”
😂 I’m positive that’s something every cat parent has said 😂
Literally me, ten times a day, between two cats.
Have you seen the cartoon with the cat owner staring at his cat saying, "Never, EVER think outside the box!"?
"She didn't like her paws being touched"
I don't blame her, poor thing. As much as it was annoying when my old cat Polo clawed the sofa, he was just an old man who struggled with the scratching post he had. Declawing him and Patch would have been unthinkable
Thank you for the anti-declawing message. I don't think most people realize that "declawing" is actually "we cut off the last joint on each one of their toes." We adopted two older, declawed cats and they both had deformed toes & litter box issues (because of the pain of scratching with their toes cut off).
Some people are really nasty and cruel and just can't understand the pain they cause to their pet, because they don't actually love and respect it as an animal. They treat it as an accessory, an object that has no feelings and it honestly sickens me.
@@floweryunicorn8888 I'm glad that some people have a heart.
@@floweryunicorn8888 some people use the excuse that its a domestic animal its not suppose to be able to live in the wild anyways
@@sapphirestar3978 What a bullshit excuse is this. Even if it doesn't have to live in the wild, those are parts of their nature they forcefully take away. Animals can get depressed too.
@@floweryunicorn8888 yup i feel you, sometimes its valid excuse but definitely not in this case, some people use it as an excuse to save pet baby snakes if they cant hatch cuz the snakes are gonna be pets anyways, which is fair but then that same excuse is used to do things that will affect the creature's entire life
The human urge to meow back to a cat is adorable
and doing so can keep a cat more calm.
If I recall correctly, cats became domesticated when they learned to mimic human babies with their cries.
What a sweet cat! I'm not surprised she doesn't like having her paws touched. We had a declawed cat when I was growing up (done in 1992, Mom didn't know what the surgery really did) and Smudge would absolutely not tolerate any touching of her paws. I thought that was a cat thing until we got more cats in later years and they grew up with intact feet. Some of them don't mind. That was a wake-up call!
0:29 0:38 1:09 those little “mows” back to Luna is so sweet. I chat with my cat like that all the time!
I like the look of " what?...like, I appreciate you trying lady, but you're talking gibberish"
Luna acted exactly like my little girl would when I'd give her a bath. Calm, relaxed, and gently whining about the wet fur. Luna made me miss my girl, Mystie Sue.
I’m sure mystie sue missed you too 💖 but you’ll see each other soon 🌈 and have so many stories to tell
I feel you. My Laila was just the same.
@@Aalienkidd I know you're offering condolences and support but I can't help but read that "you'll see her soon" as a threat lmao
@@codex_jinora reading that back you right lmaoooo
Mystie sue is such a cute name 🥺❤️
"She didn't like having her paws touched..."
Yeah, I would imagine. Thank you for explaining why declawing is bad. I never knew why because most people don't explain it when asked.
Yeah, it’s rough on them because they actually have to remove the toe joints that they grow from. That deforms their paws and that’s why it leads to problems later. Just clipping claws like with dogs does the trick just fine.
Thought the same thing.
yeah my cat was previously declawed and she would never let me touch her paws. we've been working up to it lil by lil bc id love to give her some gentle joint massages to ease discomfort
If you go to Jackson Galaxy's youtube channel, he posted a video 3 weeks ago going into detail about how cat declawing is done and why it's really bad.
i'm so glad de-clawing is illegal in my country, this sweetheart didnt deserve that
I have 3 cats and they don’t really ever scratch the furniture. Whenever I see them scratching a post or their cat tree I give either treats, extra pets, or extra play time. They are 9, 7, and 2. The youngest is becoming a lot better behaved very quickly via this method. Sometimes I feel like my 9 year old cat can read my mind because if she’s doing something she’s not supposed to and I say her name in a firm voice, she immediately stops. I don’t have to do anything else except praise her.
In short: frequent nail trimmings, positive reinforcement, 15+ mins of playtime (the younger they are, the more active they are), and any sort of enrichment. My cats love it when I put treats and catnip into a crumpled piece of paper (your cat may eat the paper so be careful. I haven’t had that issue though). For some reason they love to rip it to shreds and collect their goodies. You can also let them outside depending on your situation. We have an 8 foot cinder block fence and they just sunbathe and chase bugs. They can’t get out and there aren’t any birds in my area.
Unbleached brown paper isn't too terrible if they ingest tiny bits of it. Your encrichment methods sound lovely. My 12mo boy finds entertainment in anything I put down (breakable or not... sigh) and I am lucky enough to benefit from his... _enthusiastic helping_ with any little task such as changing the bed, putting away groceries, flushing the toilet, etc etc. He will also drag his dangly feather teaser pole toy to my feet behind my desk chair and mew winningly until I notice him. :D
I hunted for a year to find something that would keep my cat from scratching my furniture. Turns out he LOVES those cardboard scratching toys. Haven't had an issue since.
@@suitov that's so cute oh my god. tell your furry son i love him
It isn't much different than teaching a puppy to only chew on approved items. Cats need places to scratch just like dogs need things to gnaw on. It helps them relieve stress and anxiety. A bit of catnip and some positive reinforcement is all it takes. You can easily get a cat to only scratch approved items.
@@KraftyKat93 Those things are great, I bought those cardboard scratchers for a kitten I fostered. I sprinkled a little bit of catnip on them and always gave him affection and praise every time he used it. He never took claws to the furniture.
Honestly just having 4 or 5 scratch surfaces around the home and a firm "No" anytime kitty scratches something besides them is all you need to keep a leather chair intact.
That hasn't worked with my family's cats, but some scratched furniture is worth the joy of having happy, healthy kitty cats.
I've raised lots of cats and they really aren't impossible to train. They just take a lot of consistency and a few adjustments for them to divert their attention elsewhere
This was true with most of the cats I've ever known, but I had one tuxie who was the Genghis Khan of clawing. I live in an old house with old growth redwood door frames, REALLY hard wood, and yet, she turned one doorway into a scratching post and did serious damage. I let her; it wasn't worth the fight and now that she's gone, I have it as a cat art installation and memorial to her wonderful personality. I miss her so. I would never have declawed her. I did put my leather chair in my office and kept the door closed, lol. I had to add a hook and eye to keep it closed, because she was clever with doorknobs too!
@@legendaryworrier I guess you haven’t met my lovely black kitties with pumpkin colored eyes. Thor and Loki have destroyed my leather couch and love seat, have laid waste to my antique upholstered bench in the foyer, and have even decided the first step on the stairs makes an EXCELLENT scratching station. I’ve had indoor cats my entire life, and I’ve never had such a destructive pair. We have scratching posts everywhere, we have cat towers for them to climb with sisal wrapping, we have cardboard scratching pads, and they do use them. They just seem to love leather and that one carpeted step more. I have used all my cat training experience and talked to their vet, but nothing has helped. So we just throw another afghan over the scratched parts and let them be the best cats in the world. My Siamese cats have never scratched the furniture, so I have no idea why these two are so incorrigible. But we love them all equally and accept that we are doomed to shabby sofas for the next 15+ years.
Regular playtime helps too.
When I was a teen, my sister had a cat that was so laid back that the hardest part of giving him a bath was keeping him from laying down in the warm water. He loved the blow-dryer too.
😂😂😂
I had an elderly kitty like that. She would give a grumpy meow now and then, but she did enjoy getting all clean and fluffy and the warm blow dryer air felt good on her bones, I am sure. She would purr and go to sleep!
We had a huge Maine Coon who loved the blow drying. He was so easy to wash they were always surprised. It was a place that had windows so people in the pet store could see the grooming tables. People would stop and be amazed at the giant cat ignoring all the dogs ,just enjoying getting brushed and any and all attention.
Love how you won't do their feet if they personally don't like that instead of forcing it on every session and having them have a tougher experience. That's a level of caring that I appreciate
My cat was a feral rescue. My parents, who were overeducated Boomers, chose to declaw her when she continued to scratch me and my brother. I would learn years later how absolutely cruel this was, but I was powerless to stop them in my youth.
The irony is that she didn't let it stop her. That cat would go on to still climb trees and become the neighbourhood top dog (so to speak). She was a tough old girl who didn't let anyone step on her, let alone our dogs, whom she constantly put in their place even without those claws. Sadly one day she came back to us having lost her first fight ever in the outdoors and passed shortly after due to liver failure. I'll always remember her as the roughest, toughest gal without fingers to ever live.
And if you're feeling bad that she lost that fight, I'd like you to know she lived to be 18 years old. She was a brawler until her last.
Can't blame your parents, they were protecting you and your sibling. And, nobody or very few probably know any better then.
@@johnlucas6683 They were more concerned about their furniture than us.
@@johnlucas6683 I can, if you think your pet is gonna become a problem why get one? Also op didn't seem much bothered, that declaw excuse sounds like something a manipulative parent would say when in truth, what they cared about is that expensive furniture, and a fluffy cute cat to toy with and show around
You don't let a cat fight outdoors. They don't want to fight. They should not have to be "tough". That is why they are domesticated.
@@michaelvanderford4630who are you to say what they want or don’t want to do? Not all cats are the same. I’m all for their safety, but Im also for their qualities of lives too, and letting them do what they wish to do within reason (which, I recognize, is a subjective judgment)
I love that you meowed whenever Luna meowed. I do this to every new cat I meet and some people find it odd. I'm glad to know I'm not the only one who does this!
Same!! I can't help myself! 😆
I do that too!! I'm always wondering if I'm saying something funny in cat-lenguage
I imagine Cat: Meow:"Who are you? What are you doing here?" Me: Meow "Potatos and stones". Cat: Meow "What are you saying?" Me: Meow "Flower wall water"
@@Lulacia Girl same ! They must think I am weirdo
@@Lulacia 😆I just assume I am speaking perfect cat language and being polite, but after reading this, I am now convinced I am very wrong haha.
My cats scream for attention, so I chat right back.
You know instantly who's a cat lover when a cat meows and they can't help but meow back every time 😆😄😂🥰🥰
I have always thought that my neighbors must think I am insane, or suffering from some sort of dementia because I speak cat fluently and frequently!
@@almostthere2884 So do I, and my cats know it, too. I know everyone is different, but I can't imagine not being an animal person. They add so much more enjoyment to life. My mother wouldn't dream of any kind of pet in her house, but my dad was an animal lover, and I'm so glad he influenced me in this way. I believe I would have loved them anyway, though.
The moment i heard you you: “she was de-clawed”, i was speechless. I don’t understand why vets can’t just educate pet owners who wnat to de-claw their cat, on what it can do, how it’ll change the cat, behavioural changes, etc. Why isn’t it just banned globally? It’s so sad! :(
How a veterinarian can perform something like this is just as much of a mystery to me. It's like cutting off the fingertips of a human being because he has annoying fingernails.
BUT compared to all the other cruel things that are done to animals every day, this is still harmless.
the thing is that most would do whatever they could to avoid it, but the type of people that would declaw their cat at this point, with the cruelty of it being practically general knowledge by now, almost always just keep trying with different vets until one agrees. the owners usually know how cruel it is, they do it anyway because they are selfish
My parents were told by the vet that it was humane, wouldn't hurt the cat once it healed, and would prevent him from destroying the furniture. This was all the way back in the 2000s mind you, and my cat Max was a happy snuggler up until his passing last year. If the owners don't know and the supposed experts are telling them it's fine, they end up going through with it. My parents are more aware now and while they have no plans of getting a cat (they only got Max because of me), they definitely wouldn't have another one declawed
@@magmat0585 My childhood cat was declawed back in the 90's and the cruelty of it DEFINITELY wasn't as common knowledge as it is these days! I My mom was also deceived and has felt so guilty ever since she found out the truth about it. Kitty definitely had some behavioral issues that totally could've been caused by the declawing :( but she lived to be 19 and was thankfully a very happy cat. Sorry to hear about little Max, but its great that he had a long and happy life despite it!!!!
@@Chuck_vs._The_Comment_Section I agreed with you till the last bit, its not harmless, EVEN when compared to other cruelties cats may face
I like the way you know when an animal has had enough and end the grooming before they get very stressed. Not every groomer is so empathetic.
"Can you put your tail in the bath, I can't get it wet." Pretty sure that was Luna's design!! What a sweet kitty.
Poor Luna :( It breaks my heart how her first owners were so cruel to her. I'm really happy she's found amazing humans like her new family and Vanessa! Don't declaw your cats, people. It's like you're cutting off the first joint of their fingers.
I'm going to give the previous ones the benefit of the doubt and assume they were miseducated by the vet or friends since that's common with people who declaw.. a lot of them don't realize it's an amputation... of course you should always research before going into a surgery for a cat, but a lot of people don't realize that either since they understandably think they can trust the vet, since that SHOULD be the case, but thanks to declawing alone, it isn't.
My first cat, Sam, was front declaw when I adopted him. He never had any issues using the litter box--unless how much he stunk it up counts 🤣--but nipping was his first line of defense. My second cat, Maya, I adopted as a kitten so no one ever had a chance to maim her, and my third cat, Jasmine, had all her claws when I adopted her at the end of '18 (after Sam and Maya were gone). Throwing paw would be the first line of defense with them, but I don't recall Maya doing it much and I don't know if Jazz ever has.
As someone who has never owned a cat and never will own one (several, life-threatening cat allergy), I wonder sometimes if owners are just ignorant and don't realize what declawing actually is.
@@catpoke9557 Yes, I believe it is mostly ignorance and not cruelty. I was ignorant about declawing before, too, especially as a child. Thankfully I never personally had any cat declawed because as an adult I did learn the truth about declawing and of course I'd never do that to any cat. I believe most people would change their minds as well if they knew
@@Princessk8 Yup! Most people do change their minds. People don't generally want to put their cats through pain. That's why vets need to just stop declawing. Many of them actually choose not to do it. Wish all of them did.
thank you for spreading the word on declawing! i think it's finally becoming common knowledge just how cruel it is. just 10 years ago, my cat was declawed along with her spay and my family didn't even question it! it was so routine, it seemed absurd *not* to do it. i'll never again let this happen to any of my future pets. my cat is my best friend, and thankfully she gets along alright these days, though she hates having her paws touched as well. if i could take it all back, i would.
That's crazy that a vet treated it as routine, and so sad. I'm grateful that there is much better information circulating now about how damaging it can be to a cat to be declawed.
as a fellow cat owner that had my cat de-clawed when I was a kid (oddly enough, also 10 years ago) I understand that regret deep in my bones. It hurts to know that I failed as an owner back then, but the only thing I can do now is work on improving and giving her the safety and care she deserves. She tends to bite when unhappy with someone (especially when being pet by an unfamiliar hand. I try to teach them to read her cues and not touch her without my supervision for both of their sakes, but hearing can be selective :/) Her love for me is infinite, and I hope she knows I have the same for her. Wishing you and your cat a lovely day
"Despite her polite meows of disapproval, she continues to be a classy lady."
It's like a Rammstein song. It sounds great until you learn what the lyrics mean.
what?
As a German capable of understanding Ramstein lyrics I have to say it's still great
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care to explain?
@@Eli-ou8sq Sure. Take Heirate Mich for example. It's a banging rock song, right? Kicks a lot of ass. The translated title reads "Marry Me." Sounds wholesome, right? Until you realize that he's asking the dead body of his passed lover that he literally just dug up from the grave to marry him.
Such a shame and so cruel to have de-clawed her. Judging from her behaviour she would have never in a million years used them for unnecessary aggression anyway. She kind of looks like a Norwegian mix (like DD from Kittisaurus). A gentle giant she is❤️
Yeah, I have a Norweigan Forest, and love seeing them at shows. Luna looks like a purebred Norweigan to me.
Turns out he’s not a Norwegian 😓
@@spleens4200 yeah apparently he's just a well baked bread 🍞🤍😂
@@lilkitty9344 he’s a huge loaf!
My mother declawed our wonderful ragdoll calico named Calliope... I was only a teen, but if I knew how bad it was, I would've protested up and down. That poor baby could barely move after the surgery, especially as an older cat, and I cried seeing how different she acted afterwards. It was an especially stupid decision because, at the time, my mother and family would let the cats roam the land we owned, though I was against that.
My dad declawed my sweet Kitty a few months ago and I didn’t know it was bad at the time but now I feel insanely guilty for not trying to object to it.
F you both and your stupid parents
@@Layla-tg2qe i can't believe declawing is still around. Your poor cat 😭💔💔
@@gfcm4210 maybe just their parents idk
My mom did the same when I was like 10 as well. Now I'm scared people are going to judge me.
Years ago I had a Himalayan kitty. When I got her at 5 weeks, she went straight to my groomer. She went once a month and was an indoor cat. My groomers told me she was the only cat they would groom. They all loved her.
You meowing back at the cats is absolutely precious to me
Luna is absolutely gorgeous! Look at her coat! And her meows, oh my heart!
P.S: She definitely looks set to go to the moon. XD
Why the moon?
@@TreiPG Because her name's Luna XD
I think it's funny how she was wearing an air muzzle and was called an Astrocat, while her name means "Moon" in Italian while being groomed by an Italian lady who's out of this world :)
That’s astronomically cool!
You are cleverly funny!!! Love it!
whoaaaa
I thought "Luna" meant "Moon" in spanish
@@piretiris8223 Italian and Spanish are very similar languages
She has such a sweet voice, such a sweet "meow"
She's such a sweetheart, I hope her owners are taking good care of this sweetie and keeping up with grooming appointments because she needs those spa days with all that fur, how beautiful!
Luna looks nothing like my cat but feels too much like my cat, if that makes sense. Also, if you want a cat that doesn't scratch furniture, get a teddy cat, as in, a doll.
Yes having 2 cats I got used to my sofa being scratched, never bothered me at all
I’m on permanent disability assistance and will never be able to afford a support animal, it’s SO frustrating to me that it’s seemingly more common than not for people to treat their pets like toys or social media content, rather than appreciate them properly :( Does no one try scratching posts anymore?!?
@@bunnyfrosting1744 yes, I think most cat owners have scratching posts and many have quite a few. However this still does not guarantee that your cat will not scratch the furniture. More scratching posts help if you have the space, but often, cats will just be cats.
@@katlap3101 We got our cats little mats where they like to scratch and they love them. And as they spend their days outside, we have plenty of trees they use as scratching posts as well.
There are soft claws or caps that can help. Jackson Galaxy had a few episodes on getting cats to not destroy things. It IS possible. You just need the right tools (like scratchers/scratching post). I owned wicker things once and never had trouble. Older cat mighta been lazy, too.
"If you don't want a cat to scratch your furniture, don't get a cat".
Can't I just get rid of the furniture instead? 🥺 So fluffy....
Or buy new furniture just for them to scratch! /hj
That's basically what cat trees are lol
We buy some second hand furniture just so our kitties have somewhere to scratch. Furniture is replaceable, but your pet isn’t
@@lucialovecraft I heard that. If I had to pick between that beauty and some furniture, well you already know what I'm picking. 🤗
What a sweet, patient girl! I've never seen a cat be so calm during a process like this. Even if she was de-clawed in the past, it looks like she is VERY well taken care of and loved now. Definitely a pampered princess!
Omg you removed the“Peppercorns”. So funny. But seriously, what a docile cat!
I love how you adjust your technique based on the individual needs of each animal. You really care for these pets while providing care for these pets. ☺️
So sgree
She’s so sweet! And yes! Don’t declaw you’re cats! My oldest cat Fuzzy was declawed when we got her and I really wish her previous owners hadn’t done so, it must have been very painful for her. But for the lack of claws she’s got an extremely strong grip!
Here in the UK thankfully most vets won't do it. If people don't like claws maybe they should get a teddy bear! 🤣
@@rachelm7525 it’s actually illegal here in the U.K. and many other countries but not in the USA unfortunately.
Although im in agree that cats shouldnt be declawed, unfortunately my parents had to declaw our cat when he was 9 years old. He was mean and aggressive cat, he only liked me mom, and you couldnt go walk the hallway or leave the bathroom without getting a scratch. We didnt declaw him for trivial things like scratching furniture. I had to get stitches on my leg because he clawed me really deep and nicked an artery. My parents felt forced by the cat to do so i guess, putting my safety above the cats having claws. Even after everything, He lived a long and fat 19 years and i wished he lived longer. I still love that cat. We buried him in the yard with his dog brother in the back yard.
@@happyme9010 ok, I wasn't sure if it was yet 😏 glad about that!
@@happyme9010 US being US...
Shes one of the most beatiful cats ive ever seen
i cant believe someone would declaw this sweet angel! Happy she's with a loving home now
My parents had our cat Stanley declawed on his front paws before they knew how bad it was for cats, and the poor guy had lifelong issues because of it. One of his toes never healed properly and eventually got so bad, he needed a toe-ectomy. And somehow, even though the segments claws grow from were gone, he had little mangled claw-bits trying to grow out through the edges of his toe beans. Poor guy was a grumpy old man, but I think that's understandable considering he was definitely in constant pain. He still had his back claws though, and definitely knew how to use them.
Thx for this bit of info.
Is declawing just trimming the nails of a cat?
@@ooo000oo0o_ not at all. trimming just the tip of the claw is perfectly okay, but declawing is where the whole claw and first knuckle is removed so it can’t grow back.
@@nicolewilk2848 thank you for the info!!
@@ooo000oo0o_ No! Oh my gosh no, it's very much not. Trimming a cat's claws is like trimming your fingernails, and is okay. Your nails grow back and so do claws if you cut the tips off. Declawing is the equivalent of removing the ends of your fingers entirely, bone and all. There's no growing those back.
She’s such a sweet girl, especially while grooming and her being declawed. My parents had a cat before I was born that they had declawed and she was SOO mean afterwards. My mom said that she would never do that to a cat again after she learned what it would do to them, as well as the first hand experience
I almost forgot, my mom actually thought the cat was just mean and that’s what they were like since she never had one before. She then learned it was because the cat was declawed, and most likely in pain from it. It wasn’t until we got our current cats, Maine coons, that’s she understood how different breeds acted
@@angry_spice6031 I love this story. Always so great when people gain new understanding. ✌🏾
I made a comment about how most of the time it's simple misunderstanding that leads to cats being de-clawed. It's the vets that agree to the procedure that let the cats and the owners down by not informing them of what it really means to de-claw a cat. If everyone knew how horrible it was, and that it's not as simple as removing the claw like removing a human nail, it's really amputating the first digit, I doubt anyone would go through with it if they really loved their cat.
I'm so glad your parents eventually learned from this and now that they know better, it won't happen again.
I've made mistakes myself. I've released pet gerbils into the woods thinking that "setting them free" was doing them a kindness. Now I realise they likely wouldn't have survived the night and would've been absolutely terrified and surrounded by predators.
I've had hamsters that were in cages too small. Guinea pigs that never got their nails cut. Fish that always died because I didn't know anything about looking after them. The list goes on. Pets have suffered because of my negligence and lack of education. But never again will that happen because I've learned from it. I'm just sad and ashamed that those animals had suffer for me to get where I'm at now.
@@kellyg1051 I know how you feel. I always see dogs on this channel that I love the look of but know they don’t fit my lifestyle so I know they’re not for me. That’s the benefit of this channel. I’m also that way with other animals. I know they’re either not good for my lifestyle or I simply can’t give them everything they need, so I’ll let people who can do those things take care of them. If only others had that mindset
@@kellyg1051 I get your points. I still think it's letting people off the hook too easily. Keeping a hamster in a too small space because you didn't know they needed more is one thing, removing an important part of an animal's body permanently just because the owner finds it an inconvenience, is another story. If cats didn't need claws, they wouldn't have them. I had never heard about declawing before moving to the US. It's so crazy to me. It's no different then being like: "My dog's tongue is always hanging out of the side of his mouth and he's drooling on my carpet. Simple fix, I'll have half of his tongue removed, what does he need a whole tongue for anyway?""
"girl with the dogs"
Is... Is that a cat? I've been lied to! Also, I love that cat. So adorable.
For those that don't know what declawing is like. The apt description I go for is "removing the first segment of your fingers. From the nail down to the first joint."
That's what declawing is like.
Adopted my sweet 10 year old mans, Thomas Edison (yes that was the name he came with lol) about 2 years ago. He is declawed and is very very mouthy. He used to poop outside his box but with some change in litter and a few cat calming diffusers he’s a happy cat. Suffocates me every night with his mane, but honestly is there not a better way to go??
Thats how i wanna go 😂
BREAKING NEWS: Cat owner suffocates to death due to the family cats so called 'mane'.
I love how you were able to find a solution to a bad situation. ❤️
@@CleverestWitch2188 I def wasn’t gonna give him back!! He’s such a sweet mans even if he does get mouthy. I feel like those are the two reasons someone gave him up. (All as a result of Declawing I’m sure. :/ ) He was passed around from multiple different shelters and in the shelter I got him at for almost 10 months.
I honestly love that you meow back to them each time. Cause I’m literally doing as I watch and I’m not even in the same room! Lol
And yes, I do regularly hold “meow” sessions with two of the three cats my roommates own (the third really only talks to her specific person).
I was meowing too! I sometimes will bark back at my dog, and he'll look at me like I'm stupid lol.
How could someone resist the urge to meow back to a cat? I love having meow conversations with them. And I also bark to dogs as well, but they don't seem to like talking to me lmao
My little boy miaows when I say his name, then the conversation can continue for some time! ("Yes?" "Wao!" "Who said you were allowed to be cute?" "Waowao!") My older lady chats to me when I begin stroking her head but is otherwise mostly quiet except to complain.
I meow at my cats too! It's become such a habit that sometimes I'll just meow randomly when they're not even in the room with me
I probably look a little insane doing that but I love my cats so I've got no shame
A sweetheart. Declawing a cat should be a flogging offence
She reminds me of my cat, Lily. How anyone can think its a good idea to declaw a cat is beyond me. The original owner didn't deserve this gentle, lovely cat. So pleased she's in a good home now 💜🐱
Luna is a sweetie despite being treated so badly by her first humans. I’m glad that she has found a good home now. Declawing should be banned except if their was a medical reason.
Goes for anything isnt it, let animals be in their natural body unless medical intervention is needed
May I ask when would you ever need to declaw a cat for medical reasons?an infection? Maybe some kind of injury? I'm just curious
@@nebulabunny8633 infection is the most likely cause
@@nebulabunny8633 Yes, the cat in the home of a childhood friend was missing two claws/toes, that had been surgically removed. I remember that the cat had been in a fight and got an infection. I don't remember the details.
@@nebulabunny8633 my girl had to have one toe declawed (just one not whole paw) because she broke it and it healed in the wrong way
The claw hurted her and we coulndt trim it
Luna the astronaut!!! 💙💙 she is beautiful with her lil meows of disapproval 🥺.. I aspire to have luscious hair like Luna one day 😬
Same😌❤️
She was so well behaved.
Used to have a cat with this same energy. He'd bolt the second he thought he could get away, but if you kept a hand on him so he knew he wasn't leaving till you finished, he's begrudgingly tolerate it. OTOH when I was a kid, we had 2 cats that were absolute demons when it came to baths. Each was a 3 person job and prep was akin to a medieval knight putting on their armor.
Oh her sweet meows! So cute! Fortunately declawing is forbidden in Germany and isn’t practiced. Very glad for that! Wow - what a classy lady indeed 🐈
I hope one day all vets can agree and have a world-wide ban on this procedure. If it's for a medical reason, for 1 claw that's infected and too far gone or anything that vould harm the cat for keeping that claw, I'm all for making their life and health better. But to do that to all their adorable toe beans? It's inhumane.
Ich finde es unvorstellbar grausam! Eine Zeit lang hatte ich überhaupt keine Ahnung davon, dass es so etwas überhaupt gibt.
Thanks for sharing the good news that Germany has forbidden the declawing of cats. That's wonderful. All countries should follow suit.
@@GildaLee27 Absolutely!! I didn’t even know such a procedure existed until I saw it in some videos from the US.
@@Carry-on-wayward-son Da ging es mir ganz wie dir - ich habe auch erst davon gehört als ich was darüber in Videos aus den USA gesehen hatte - und konnte es gar nicht fassen!!
When I meow back to my cats, I'm always worried I might say something inappropriate and make them upset without knowing. 😆💚
One of my friends had a theory that anytime a human meowed, we were saying "cheese bread" leading to very confused cats.
Every time Luna meowed, it was like she was yelling for help! She's so sweet. Who would declaw a cat??
I love what you wrote “If you don’t want a cat to scratch your furniture don’t get one”. I am 100% for this. Happy kitties like to scratch away, plus there are many toys to attract their attention to them. There’s also other solutions to keep them away from that, that’s why we have UA-cam.
Kitties are so misunderstood... there's a reason people came up with the term 'cool cat'! They're amazing!
Cats just tend to have more boundaries than dogs. In my experience, a lot of people who have problems with cats just fail to acknowledge their "back off" signals, especially when they are young and still getting socialized.
@@user-do2ev2hr7h yeah, I noticed those are the kinds of people that feel entitled to a pets love. You gotta earn that shit, especially with cats
@@user-do2ev2hr7h most people who hate cats are "dog people"
Idk about you, but it's super toxic if your favorite animal is a species that was literally bred to ALWAYS be loyal to humans, regardless of if you hurt or abuse them...
They're so used to animals putting up with their invasive behavior that they hate when an animal has the "audacity" to not want their ""love""
No wonder she has a new owner, as the first ones declawed her 😡. Happy she seems to be doing alright now and even had an owner who takes her to the groomer. She's a sweetheart and has the cutest meow.
@@NEbluefire it's literally a procedure that cuts part of their knuckle off. They are in agony for the rest of their life. If your furniture is more important than a healthy pet you should not be allowed to have a cat
@@NEbluefire The knowledge of how declawing hurts cats has been out for a long enough time that nobody today should be doing it. And any veterinarian performing it should be ashamed. Even GWTD pointed out how it affects a cat's ability to walk and causes other physical issues because their balance is thrown off by the procedure, and she's "only" a groomer. It's just extremely unnecessary and the cat is better off in a home that doesn't mind its claws and uses other methods to keep it from scratching furniture.
@@NEbluefire No, it's veterinarians who love money who do this procedure. It's disgusting.
@@NEbluefire material things vs a living creature. Anyone who picks things over the wellbeing of an animal or human is a monster. If you as you “want to keep the integrity of your house” don’t have pets or kids. Go whack off your fingers and because as you said “it’s a procedure that hurts but heals.”
@@rosekatic1972 I have owned 4 declawed cats. They certainly are not in agony...and after the procedure...they could care less. You really don't know what you are even talking about. TIP: That being the case....don't comment any further.
As a kid my family had a cat we adopted that had been abandoned and totally declawed - front and back. She had been hit by a car at some point before we got her, and that stunted her growth and half her tail had been cut off. But she never let those things stop her; whenever she managed to escape out the back door she would always come back dragging animals she caught mice voles birds and sometimes rabbits as large as her. Heck we even found her in one of our trees more than a few times. Towards the end of the 15 years we had her she mellowed out, but she was always a people cat and loved being in the room and on a lap with random people - think golden retriever but as a cat.
That is the sweetest cat I’ve ever seen. So polite! So adorable!
the name luna is very appropriate for this gentle astronaut!!
She is literally the CUTEST cat I've ever seen in my entire life. Don't know why but she seems so cute to me🥺🥺🥺🥺
Because she's cute :)
We adopted our Palooza when she was 3 [almost 4] and she still had all her claws in tact. She's NEVER clawed at our furniture. She has scratch posts and pads everywhere throughout the house. She's now 7 and sassy as ever... and has never been an outdoor cat and has no interest in such things either.
Luna is so pretty and calm, I feel so bad that she was declawed. Poor girl has to go through that pain her whole life and won't be the same. It makes sense that she didn't want her paws touched
I really like how you're so focused on the animals feelings and actions you adapted to their desires and not efficiency. Thus, the trama is reduced and the animal doesn't fear you as much again.
She's so well behaved!!! Poor baby should have never been declawed, it's like removing whole knuckles from your hands
And so many people are HORRIFIED when they find out. They think it's just like poof the nails are gone but no biggie. They aren't picturing an amputation (Though, if you hold up your hand and gesture to it when explaining like my mother used to, they certainly are after.)
0:45 Thank you for saying this. I have afriend that claims she doesn't need to clean her cats because they groom themselves.
Oh my she is so cute!
Cats named “Luna” seem to always have this calm demeanor. Sure, this lovely lady had some things to say, but did so pretty politely. Another great grooming and satisfying several minutes of content 😻
I'm sorry you haven't met many lunas, my youngest girl is named Luna and she's an actual menace
My childhood friend, who has a Luna, begs to differ...
Her Luna is lovely, but also a tornado in cat form
Lol, my other name for my cat Luna is Loony. She's only calm when she wants cuddles.
My Luna is the opposite lol. I always say that Luna is short for lunatic
"I don't have to de-weaponize her"
Me: OH NO OH NO I KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS 😭
Yeah unfortunately😔😢. Feeling so bad for kitty 😭
Those meows remind me of one of my childhood cats, Wallace. He was a gorgeous orange tabby with about as much fur! We're pretty sure he had some Ragdoll in him, from the way he'd act, though it could just be that there wasn't a thought between those eyes...
Luna seems so sweet, it's so heartbreaking to hear what her first home did to her.
I love your cat videos. People can't possibly understand how happy it makes us cat owners to find someone who will not only groom our cats but treat them and love them like their own. My cat groomer is a saint and she takes my grumpy 7-year-old Himalayan in stride and for that I'm forever grateful
Would just like to ask when the beautiful and gentle senior cat "Hank" is due in for his next pamper, wash, and brush ? He's such a sweetheart and the way he asks for his "tickle spot" to be dried has me smiling and laughing all the way through, so just wondering when we can expect to see him next, or even if you would give us an update on his health and wellbeing please ?
I'd like see a comeback from Cheetos myself.
@@Alkonium Yes! And Mayo, always the ambassador for what lies between two pieces of “Fluff You.”
Hank is my Dad's name LOL
@@lynneufeld3175 So far there have been two senior pets named Hank on the channel. The other Hank is a dog.
We actually had little rubber claw caps for awhile on our crazy scratcher boi. His scratching was stress based, as he had been rehomed multiple times before us. Once he settled a bit, I made sure to have scratchers everywhere. Never scratched furniture, and man was my Houdini a love bug until he passed somewhere around the age of 19.
Poor little darling being declawed. I’m so glad this beautiful floof found a wonderful home. 💞
I take my cat to a groomer around 4 times a year. She smells so much better and her fur is so incredibly soft! Definitely recommend it to those who can afford it.
Once a year is all I can afford
@@HercadosP Jolly good. Times is hard out here so it's understandable. Hope your sweet furry friend enjoys the annual occasion. 😁
Last year was the first time I had ever bathed my 4 yo boy and that's because he had been on a treatment for his ears which left them oily. He behaved quite well for his first bath: didn't try to stratch or claw his way out of the shower and wasn't too vocal but he is terrified of the drier. Even before his bath, whenever I would dry my hair, he'd quickly go to the other room 😅 so drying him was a pain...
I don't think I'll be doing it soon since his fur is quite short and I clean him with wet wipes but he was soooo soft after the bath 🥰 (once I managed to dry him off under the warm breeze of the AC)
@@chubbydinosaur9148 🤧 wonderful.
I'm lucky that my cat`s never needed much help grooming, just a lot of brushing in old age. I don't really expect my animals to be truly clean ^^
Her meow is sooooo adorable. She’s being really good too!
To paraphrase the Boynton mug, "I am not chubby. I'm fluffy!"
De-clawing for any who don't know isn't just taking the claws off, it's even worse. It removes their phalanges.
It's basically like removing the finger tips on humans in order to get rid of our nails. Its awful and I'm glad people are starting to be more informed
@@StinkyPoopyMcFartFace People who declaw cats should have to give up at least a finger tip each time they declaw a cat.
@@nekrataali So I want to agree with you badly, but the problem is a lot of people are incredibly misinformed and simply don't know what they are doing. Though the same can't be said to people who know and still get it done or clinics/certain "shelters" that do it and therefore advocate of doing it.
She was keeping that tail aloft to keep the Nargles away. Luna could see them sitting under the mistletoe.
I love that you respected her issues with having her paws touched. My friend's old cat had also been declawed by his previous owner and hated having his paws touched. So sad since he was a happy ragdoll otherwise, just had trauma about his paws.
That cat has amazing new owners. Most declawed cats are anxious and tend to bite when scared because they can't scratch. What a beautiful cat. I have a cat and he has many scratching posts and he still attacks the couch. I cant trimm his paws(7 kg ,hella big and no no chance) but fuck couches. I can always get a new one.
What a mellow sweetheart. She complained so politely.
For the people who are thinking about declawing your cat: NEVER do it. It's basically removing the first knuckle off of every finger. And cats walk on their tiptoes which results in to more problems. From not being able to defending themselves which results in to biting accidents to arthritis and more vet bills.
Girl with the dogs to Luna: "Don't even think about it.....I see you thinking about it"
Luna: I have no idea what you meaoww :D
HER MEOW ARE SO POLITE!!!!
cats are so sweet 😭😭
She was so calmed, most relaxed kitty I have ever seen. And she is so beautiful.
The declawing of her is so sad. It’s so good to see that she’s with a loving family 🥺
Wow that cat is so adorable 😍
what a chumpa wumpa!!!! I love gray and white kitties.