Declawing is certainly not a good practice for your cats
Many on the internet are just learning the reason why you should never declaw your cats.
Owners of the furry friends will know the struggle. That new couch you’ve just purchased for the lounge, yep the cat is going to sharpen their claws on it.
And the same can be said for any type of furniture in the house, so you can see why many cat owners decide to declaw their animal.
However, that might not be the best thing for your cat, even if it is for your couch.
According to The Humane Society of the United States: “Declawing is the amputation of the last bone of each toe on a cat’s paw,” and that definition alone should be another to put you off the practice.
The society basically likened declawing to cutting off your finger at the last knuckle, so it’s a painful experience for our furry friends.
They went on and explained: “The standard method of declawing is amputating with a scalpel or guillotine clipper. The wounds are closed with stitches or surgical glue, and the feet are bandaged.”
This is why you shouldn’t declaw your cat pic.twitter.com/Irbg0iHA3f
— non aesthetic things (@PicturesFoIder) September 2, 2024
The discussion surrounding declawing has recently made its way to Twitter thanks to the viral account, ‘non aesthetic things’.
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