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From: maggie2@iwpba.UUCP (maggie2)
Newsgroups: net.pets
Subject: Re: Cat Clawing
Message-ID: <136@iwpba.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 27-Mar-84 15:14:11 EST
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Posted: Tue Mar 27 15:14:11 1984
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Organization: AT&T Bell Labs, Naperville, Il
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I definitely agree with Anita on this.  I tried to teach
my cats to use their scratching posts (they had two floor
to ceiling posts).  They did use them when I was around.
But it didn't keep them from my couches and chairs when I was
gone or from climbing the curtains at *any* time.  I don't
like the insinuation that people who aren't able to train their
pets shouldn't have them.  I don't abuse my cats and they didn't
seem to be in any pain after declawing - they ran around the same 
although they licked their paws more often.  My vet let them sleep
together the night they were there so they didn't even seem
to be frightened.  Their experience from being fixed seemed to
frighten and pain them much more!

                           M. Czajka
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