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From: bjc@drutx.UUCP (CampbellBJ)
Newsgroups: net.pets
Subject: Cats and Declawing
Message-ID: <445@drutx.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 10-Sep-85 15:10:18 EDT
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Posted: Tue Sep 10 15:10:18 1985
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Hooray for Jody Patilla!  It is absolutely vital to have your animal
spayed or neutered.  It is not cruel, but a kindness.  Here in Denver,
the figure is unfortunately not half that is destroyed at the Denver
Dumb Freinds League (Humane Society), but 70-75% according to their
newsletters.  

As for declawing, I would strongly recommend a tight-weave carpet-
covered kitty-condo or scratching post, as my cats who were going for
the stairway carpeting, took right to it.  They don't touch the
shag carpet covered one I have.

[O.K., off soapbox]

Thanks.
BJC