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- From: burtle@dahlia.cs.uiuc.edu (Bill Burtle)
- Subject: Re: rubber bands and milk rings
- Message-ID: <1992Nov21.044601.18078@m.cs.uiuc.edu>
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- Organization: University of Illinois, Dept. of Comp. Sci., Urbana, IL
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- Date: Sat, 21 Nov 1992 04:46:01 GMT
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- collene@unisql.UUCP (Collene Pearce) writes:
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- >So, my question is -- is there anyone out there who has (or knows of)
- >a declawed cat which still plays with things like rubberbands and milk
- >jug rings? These are Tamora's favorite toys and I want to know if she
- >will still be able to play with them after being declawed (if that
- >becomes necessary). I suspect not, but am hoping she could.
-
- >Perhaps it would depend on the procedure used? My vet will use
- >whichever procedure I request. What do you think? Will she be able
- >to play with them in any manner (now she picks them up with her mouth and
- >slaps them with her hands and then chases them; repeat)? Do you know
- >another kitty who does?
-
- Moses was declawed a few years ago, and he still goes wild when I
- toss a milk ring, or offer any other toy. The declawing doesn't seem
- to bother him at all; in fact he doesn't seem to really notice that
- he has no claws. (not intended as a "flame") : I still recommend declawing
- as a last resort though. I read this suggestion about clawing couches
- somewhere, probably on this group:
-
- hang inflated balloons around the area the cat scratches. when one of
- them pops, the cat will be so terrified and emotionally scarred that it
- will avoid that couch (or that behavior) from then on
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