Declawing cats is animal abuse it really fucks them up mentally. And you shouldn't wash a cat unless they've gotten into something messy, they do a fine job on their own.
Once my cat turned 20 she needed dust baths, it's not that she didn't like the water (she liked the warmth) but rather that she couldn't groom her fur back straight and refused to allow me to brush her coat to straight, so she'd get matted otherwise.
She had an extra (clean) litterbox that I'd bring down out of storage for her to roll in that was full of diatomaceous earth and baking soda.
Sweet dusty cat, I miss her.
Edit: I didn't pay the cat Tax, this is the sweet baby at 22
Does the tail docking law have any exceptions? Doing it for aesthetics is fucked up, but some dogs have a problem with wagging their tail into objects which can fuck it up and necessitate amputation. Happy Tail Syndrome.
29 Comments
rockyracoon@lemmy.world · 136 pts · 223d
Declawing cats is animal abuse it really fucks them up mentally. And you shouldn't wash a cat unless they've gotten into something messy, they do a fine job on their own.
RustyNova@lemmy.world · 52 pts · 223d
Counter point: Old cats tend to not be able to groom themselves as well and require baths, which can be stressful for them
If you bath your cat regularly, and from a young age, it will become an habit, and be less stressful the moment you actually need to wash them
Declawing is animal abuse tho. Still on your side here
ArsonButCute@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 8 pts · 223d
Once my cat turned 20 she needed dust baths, it's not that she didn't like the water (she liked the warmth) but rather that she couldn't groom her fur back straight and refused to allow me to brush her coat to straight, so she'd get matted otherwise.
She had an extra (clean) litterbox that I'd bring down out of storage for her to roll in that was full of diatomaceous earth and baking soda.
Sweet dusty cat, I miss her.
Edit: I didn't pay the cat Tax, this is the sweet baby at 22
ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 30 pts · 223d
It also fucks them up physically, how would you like your fingertips removed at the first joint? 'Cause that's what you're doing to them!
(Not you you, the royal you, you you know what I I mean lol).
14th_cylon@lemmy.zip · 15 pts · 223d
more precisely - how would you like to have your fingertips removed at the first joint and have to walk on them for the rest of your life?
it is not abuse, it is straight up torture.
Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 223d
You you you you you you oughta know!!!!
NickwithaC@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 223d
Everything is wrong with this comic!
Lembot_0006@programming.dev · 1 pts · 223d
Judge: 40 minutes of bath! Without the parole possibility!
wolfrasin@lemmy.today · 51 pts · 223d
Grandma's a monster. Run
14th_cylon@lemmy.zip · 37 pts · 223d
anyone who would declaw a cat is. it is illegal in a civilized society.
shitty comics.
SomeAmateur@sh.itjust.works · 36 pts · 223d
I'm on the side of the cat
atrielienz@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 223d
Yeah. The cat is a G. "Try me." - the cat, probably.
wander1236@sh.itjust.works · 33 pts · 223d
I don't think this comic is suggesting anyone declaw or dump their cat in the tub. I'm pretty sure it's just a setup to have a cat draw a knife.
sbv@sh.itjust.works · 11 pts · 223d
Lemmy has no chill.
Clent@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 4 pts · 223d
And predictable reactionaries.
Ripe for manipulation.
EyIchFragDochNur@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 223d
It's a metaphor. The cat is the American people
Dyskolos@lemmy.zip · 11 pts · 223d
AI_toothbrush@lemmy.zip · 9 pts · 223d
What the fuck is declawing a cat?
Doc_Crankenstein@slrpnk.net · 16 pts · 223d
Animal abuse. That's what.
It is a surgical procedure equivalent to chopping off the first knuckle of their toes.
ohshit604@sh.itjust.works · 0 pts · 223d
Ever have someone rip your finger nails off while you’re as sleep?
ACindyDerg@piefed.blahaj.zone · 19 pts · 223d
Oh it's much worse than that: it's cutting their fingers and toes off at the first joint and then making them walk on it for life
AI_toothbrush@lemmy.zip · 6 pts · 223d
What the fuck no wonder ive never heard about it before. Its probably illegal in the eu.
IdleSheep@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 5 pts · 223d
It is, and thank God for that.
Animal declawing, ear cropping, and tail docking are illegal in every EU member state.
Kolanaki@pawb.social · 3 pts · 223d
Does the tail docking law have any exceptions? Doing it for aesthetics is fucked up, but some dogs have a problem with wagging their tail into objects which can fuck it up and necessitate amputation. Happy Tail Syndrome.
14th_cylon@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 223d
yes, there are exceptions for medical reasons and they are unfortunately abused by assholes and unethical veterinarians.
MolochHorridus@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 223d
No thanks to any god, but reasonable people.
sartalon@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 223d
And that is why Grandma is now in a home.
bleistift2@sopuli.xyz · 3 pts · 223d
Who has ever heard of a stinky cat? Their beauty routine takes up about 50% of their awake time!
affenlehrer@feddit.org · 4 pts · 223d
We have an older Norwegian forest cat with long hair and he does a terrible job at keeping himself clean.
If we don't help him his fur is full of large knots and even his butt gets blocked by fur knots and then by poopy fur clumps and he smells horrible.
He also hates if we touch his butt...
Lembot_0006@programming.dev · 1 pts · 223d
Their awake time is about 30 minutes per day :)