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From: lmv@houxa.UUCP (L.VANDERBILT)
Newsgroups: net.pets
Subject: Re: Cat Claws (and children)
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Date: Fri, 2-Aug-85 17:24:48 EDT
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Droyan (David Roy Anolick) writes:
> Well, I finally decided that I should get in on this debate.  In 
> answer to the above question, there is one very good reason to declaw 
> cats which I have not seen mentioned during this current debate.  
> That is to protect children in the house.

> I am a cat lover, and also feel that declawing should be avoided.  
> For now, he has his claws, and a scratching post which he has been
> trained to use and does use.  But unless I am convinced otherwise, 
> I plan to have my cat declawed if I still have him when I have children.

> Any comments?  My exposure to this problem have been with this one
> case only.  I'm sure someone out there can tell me if there is a
> better solution.


I agree that cats and BABYS don't mix, but neither do dogs and
BABYS.  I don't think it is a good idea to have pets around babies,
but I think once the baby can walk there is not too much of a 
problem having a cat.  My soon to be brother-in-law has 4 cats
and 3 kids, the youngest being age 3.  Since Peter could walk none
of the cats will go near him, he has no fear of the cats and chases
them (they hate it and will run and hide, even if they are sleeping and
see him coming)...  Most situations I have seen with cats and kids
are that the cats are afraid of kids..

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