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Subject: cat questions - (nf)
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Date: Sun, 9-Sep-84 19:56:00 EDT
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uicsl!twt    Sep  9 18:56:00 1984

I have recently acquired a kitten.  She is about 3 or 4 months
old.  Her previous owner has allowed her to go out as she pleased
so she is already pretty much an indoor/outdoor cat.  I have the 
following questions to resolve for myself and would very much
like opinions.

1.  What's the general thought about declawing indoor/outdoor cats?

2.  Are collars more help than nuisance?  I know from experience
    being a dog owner that if an animal with a collar runs away
    you could have him/her returned from the information on a
    collar, but I have also heard of cats getting hung up on
    trees from collars, and chocking to death.  
    Would this happen with an expanding collar, has anyone
    had this happen to their cat?

I guess that's it for now, thanks for the help