Soft Paws are vinyl caps that glue to your cats claws protecting against scratching ...

How do they cope with all of those cool, cute and crazy cats find trivia, a diary, links and more at lisaviolet's cathouse.

Declawing: What you need to know. Detailed, Factual, In-depth, information to educate you in your decision ...

Amby's DECLAWING CATS: Issues & Alternatives includes factual information and training suggestions; how to trim nails and build scratching posts.

Clawed for life - don't declaw...because a declawed cat is a maimed cat.

The Facts About Declawing (Feline Digital Amputation - Onychectomy ) What You Really Need To Know The Cats Claws Unlike most mammals who walk on the soles of the paws or feet, cats are digitigrade, which means they walk on their toes. Their back, shoulder, paw and leg joints, muscles, tendons, ligaments and nerves are naturally designed to support and distribute the cat's weight across its ...

Information and links about declawing ...

Cons of declawing cats.

Scratching is a perfectly normal feline behavior. Although scratching does serve to shorten and condition the claws, the primary reasons that cats scratch are to mark their territory and to stretch. Cats may also threaten or play with a swipe of their paws. Please - do NOT declaw.

Dispelling The Myths of Spay/Neuter An article by David W. Zanders, D.V.M. The following is an article which apeared in the Spring 1997 newsletter of The Helen Woodward Animal Center in Rancho Santa Fe California. Dr. Zanders has given his time to help the Feral Cat Coalition over the years and has allowed us to reprint his article here. When asked to write an article about Spay/Neuter for the ...

This is a common practice to prevent unacceptable sexual behavior, reduce aggressiveness, and prevent accidental or indiscriminate breeding in male felines. The intact male (tomcat) is likely to roam, fight with other males, and spray and is of course, strongly attracted to seek out and mate with intact females. Tomcat urine is particularly odorous. Overall, the intact male cat can make a most ...

Cats, cats and more cats! I'm a cat fanatic, and this is my page to honour these wonderful creatures ...

In addition to providing an iron grip for climbing, a cat's claws can be lethal. Main Menu Claws The claws are the primary weapons in the feline arsenal. In addition to providing an iron grip for climbing, a cat's claws can be lethal, quickly unholstered to slash at an enemy or rip open an underbelly. Although the claws are often described as retractable &#151 as if they normally were extended ...

Declawing is an elective surgery cat owners sometimes choose to have done to prevent their pet from scratching furniture, curtains, other pets, and people. Find out the truth about declawing and alternatives to declawing your cat.

Most veterinarians, animal-welfare organizations and even animal-rights advocates strongly recommend sterilizing all pets to prevent reproduction. Main Menu Spaying and Neutering Most veterinarians, animal-welfare organizations and even animal-rights advocates strongly recommend sterilizing all pets to prevent reproduction, ideally before they are sexually mature. It is probably the one subject ...