HOME | DD
Saranna — declawed
#animalabuse #blood #cat #declaw #feline #ink #vent #ventart #declawing
Published: 2016-06-14 00:32:04 +0000 UTC; Views: 1786; Favourites: 114; Downloads: 5
Redirect to original
Description
This didn't really turn out like I would've wanted -- I overdid this a bit, but gladly, that's not so important here.Because the topic is most important thing in this drawing. Declawing a cat is inhumane, totally unnecessary procedure and it shouldn't happen. Never, at all. I'll just let this video answer the question why.
Please don't declaw your cat.
Related content
Comments: 51
this is amazing but it makes me so sad! i hope i never see a face like that on my cats, they will always have their claws though!
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
Yeah, the topic is quite damn sad. Poor cats!
I'm glad your cats don't have to go through that suffering, thank you! c:
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
I know this is old.
But like some of my classmates have their cats claws removed, how horrible!
People need to educate themselves.
My cat has her claws, she prefers to shed her claws on the couch, rather than the scratch post, and we haven't trained her to let us trim her nails, so her claws are sharp, I have some scratches to prove it. Dont own a cat if you cant care for it proper,y people
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
Old or not, it's only positive thing this drawing still raises thoughts, gets faves and comments and so! The topic here, anyhow, won't get old as long as this practice is still in use and there are cats who have to suffer from this unfortunate ignorance of their owners.
Yeah, gladly here in Finland declawing is banned, but I remember I was shocked when I heard of declawing the first time; the thought of having a crucial bodypart of my cat ripped from them sounded extremely horrid. Claws can potentially be even dangerous - I myself got my eye wounded slightly by our previous cat when I was like ten years old - but keeping distance at your cat when playing with them or when the cat is annoyed is the best helper in avoiding injuries like that. The little eye wound I got was result of my own stupidity anyway. For sure you don't have to cripple your cat to feel safe around them.
I'm glad your cat can enjoy her life at it's fullest with her claws and all. c:
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
She was originally a stray, and I've seen her tussle, without her claws she'd not be able to defend her 'territory'
She knows not to scratch everything, I do have a few scratches from her, removing her from the blinds she loves to get through.
It's weird how people in 'Murica declaw their cats, those people must be to lazy to train their cat.
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
At least (I believe throughout) Canada, when you adopt a cat, you sign a form saying that you will never have them declawed. Unless it's some sort of emergency, of course. Don't want broken claws rotting on their toes. My roommate has a declawed cat, but they adopted her like that, so it was obviously done when she was just a kitten, poor thing.
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
I've heard of this just a little while ago for the first time and couldn't believe people would do that to their cats especially because there also was an image or video of a declawed cat which had problems walking and really didn't look happy. How would you do that to your pet if you love it?
However, I just watched the video you linked and was even more horrified. I didn't know they cut off bones that equal the last phalanges. That's just cruel. Who even gets the idea to do such a thing? I don't understand it. Most cats don't even claw you if you don't annoy them, so if your cat claws you just stop annoying it? You're taking so much freedom of them with this shit, thats truly inhumane.
I instantly researched how the law was dealing with it in germany and I'm really relieved that it's forbidden and gets punished as abuse here.
I don't know how humans can do these things just because of a few scratches on the furniture. If a sofa is worth more than a cat for them, they don't deserve a cat. Fuck them.
👍: 0 ⏩: 2
I had to bring a cat in to get just one of his claws removed, because he got spooked by something and tried to climb the wall, tearing apart one claw. Poor baby! Other than for things like that, it is a completely unnecessary (and, frankly, expensive) thing to put them through.
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
Awn, yeah. If it is a medical emergency and has to be done I'm totally okay with it. (And so is the law in my country too I guess). Our cat came home with a bloody foot once too, which luckily wasn't anything bad in the end. Accidents like these happen and then it most certainly is helping the animal but just doing it for the sake of not getting scratches is horrible and ruining the life of ones pet.
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
That is absolutely true.
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
Some cats do (accidentally) scratch you if they play too. While I of course don't play with my cat using my hands as the toys, I get scratched a lot. And also I get bitten a lot when I teach some tricks to him, because sometimes Äijä gets so excited for the treat he doesn't remember that my fingers aren't on the menu. x)
But yeh, you have totally the right words about declawing. It needs to stop. It needs.
Also thanks for all the comments and faves back then! I really appreciate the fact you took the time to comment so many of my drawings. o/
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
Yeah, that's true. Everyone with a playful kitten probably had scratches or you have them sitting on your lap or carry them in your arms and they get scared and scratch. Ours has the bad manner that he sits under the table sometimes and claws your leg when he wants attention. Luckily he doesn't do that often xD
Aw, haha, that only happened to me with dogs for some reason, even if our cats are kinda gluttonish xD
Hehe, yeah, I just hope I'm not spamming you too much<3
Sometimes I leave my inbox unemptied for a while and things pile up until I can motivate myself to look at everything, so everything comes at once, haha xD
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
My cat, luckily, doesn't claw anyone just because he wants attention, but instead he meows like the doomsday would be coming. Also he does things he knows he's not allowed to do, like, for example, jumping on the electronics and trying to eat the houseplants. Too bad that he usually gets the attention he wants when he does that, and so he keeps doing that. Oh, well.
Ah, don't worry about such a thing! I'm at times very bad at replying on comments, but it's just because I get choked on my English skills or am otherwise unable to do so. Comments are loved, should they come in clusters or not.
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
Ah yeah, he luckily doesn't do it too often and sometimes sticks with the meowing too, just like our second cat, who learned it from the former one...
Ahaha, it's an endless circle xD
I think your english skills are quite well from what I've read. Much better than mine, really!
But I'm really glad you say so :3
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
I always had cats, since I was a little kid and I never even heard of such terrifying practice. I know, that some people trim their cat's claws to shorten them, but total amputation is so barbaric. I'm glad that declawed is forbidden in Poland (I checked it out out of curiosity).
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
Yea, it's gladly illegal in quite many countries (here in Finland too)! Also I think it is getting a little rarer now that people have realized it better that declawing is actually abuse, so it can be that is gets banned once and for all sometime in the future. Let's hope so.
My sincere thankies for the watch and those faves you gave me, too! c:
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
Very stunning, your message is portrayed very well through your art
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
It makes me shudder every time I even think about declawing. : / I think the first time I ever even heard of the procedure was around... two years ago? I didn't right away believe such nonsense existed somewhere, until I was proven it.
But really, you don't cut your baby's tongue away if they cry? Why would you cut your cat's nails away if they do something unwanted with them. Bad and good, it all comes with the package when you bring the little creature home.
I do clip my cats' nails from time to time (they love to knead my arms, oh the painful love). However they aren't bothered by it at all. Even mentally, apparently.
Also, one of my older cat's toes is actually declawed because he had hurt it as a little kitten. The tendon that pulls the nail inside the paw was broken. Now that toe is weirdly squished against the rest of the toes, and it has one bald spot which hits the floor instead of the actual paw pad. I don't want to imagine how the paws would be like if all the toes were like that.
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
I think I heard of declawing around five years ago or so, and I thought it was a stupid thing done by stupid people, but only around three years back I got to know that it is not only stupid but also very inhumane thing to do (thanks to Jackson Galaxy). And yeah, it's horrible how some people seem to think they can do about anything to their animal to prevent them from behaving unwanted way. That's just horrible, narcissistic way of acting; I want these things gone, so I make these things gone.
Trimming the claws is a good thing because it not only makes scratch-marks lesser, it also reduces the frequency of the cat getting it's claws stuck somewhere. When I got my cat Äijä around 2,5 years ago, I was thinking of trimming his claws just because he got them stuck somewhere so often, but because that problem has not continued anymore, his claws are just like they are. Means some more scratches for my skin, but I don't care. x)
That (and < a href="www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwrsU-… ">this) is about the only situation where declawing is okay. Good thing it was needed for only one toe too!
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
Yeah, declawing IS bad. It's how they defend themselves when they're threatened! How would people like it if they had to have their teeth and fingernails removed?
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
Yep, when they can't use their claws to defend themselves, they will stress out and start to use their teeth more. I personally don't like letting house cats roam free outside because they can get into trouble/injured/infected, but especially letting your clawless cat outside like that is totally irresponsible. Stupid people.
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
I know, and it's STILL legal in America.
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
Erittäin hyvä ja tärkeä aihe. Ite kanssa vaahtosin declawingista joku aika sitten, siihen riitti että etsin vähän tietoa netistä. Järki meni. Kuten jo jollekin tuossa totesit niin ei se ole kissalla ja ihmisellä teknisesti samanlainen juttu jos kynnet poistaa, kissoista siinä poistetaan pala raajaa. Ihmisellä ne on vaan sormien suojana, kissalle ne ovat elinehto.
Yhtä aivoton, mutta sentään harmittomampi juttu on ne nail capsit mitä ihmiset vissiin jenkeissäkö ostelee kissoille ja koirille. Sellaset kotelot mitkä muka ei haittaa luonnollisia toimia yhtään mutta säästää esim. huonekaluja... Pitäs ottaa huomioon se ettei kissat pidä kynsiään koristeina niiku ihmiset (naiset pääosin) vaan niitten tarvii nyppiä ja nakerrella niitä neulojaan välillä. Noilla capseilla se tuskin onnistuu. Rapsuttamisesta ny puhumattakaan.
Jotenki vaan kirpasee ihan kamalasti pelkkä ajatus siitä, että sormenpäät olis katkastu. Sitähän se declawing nimenomaan on.
Minä täällä välillä otan ja pätkin asiaankuuluvilla leikkureilla kissojen etutassujen kynsistä sellaset milliset pois, ne pysyy terävinä mutta ei tee ihmisestä reikäjuustoa niin helposti. Ja jätän aina peukalot ja esim. keskisormen kynnet leikkaamatta, riippuen kerrasta. Yleensä kyl unohan koko leikkelyn kun ei siihen ole muuta syytä ku ihmisten säästäminen raatelulta. Hyvin sujuu Lauhan kanssa tuo kun muistaa namittaa joka kynnen jälkeen ja tekee sen nopeasti, ei kerkee kissa kiroamaan ollenkaan.
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
Jeh, menee tunteisiin aika vahvasti. Määki itseasiassa valvoin eilen johonki neljään asti ihan sen takia et halusin saada tän kuvan piirrettyä ja julkastua ennen nukkumaan menoa, koska vatutustilassa nukkuminen saattaa olla heikkoa ja täten ventti oli tarpeellinen.
Kynsikotelot on kans joo yks juttu joka pistää kohottelemaan kulmia. Mulle ku se lähtökohta on se, et se kissa, tai kissat, on lähtökohtasesti tietennii tärkeempiä kuin jotku huonekalut, en käsitä miks niistä kynsistä täytyy tehä tollanen ongelma. Jos raapimajäljet kiusaa, ei perkele hommaa kissaa ja piste; sitä elukkaa ei tarttis ihmisen turhamaisuuden takia kiusata tai rajoittaa millään lailla. (Lukuunottamatta ny sterilointi- ja kastraatioleikkauksia, joita tässäki aiheessa usein käytetään vasta-argumentteina. Niissä on kuitenkin ennaltaehkäisevää arvoa ja ne rauhottaa itse eläintä, joten hyötykin on kiistatonta, siinä missä kynnenpoisto puolestaan saattaa tuoda toisia ongelmia.)
Ajatus sormenpäiden poistosta on kieltämättä aika ikävä, mut sit ku vielä aattelee et sekä seikka ei oo ihan verrainnollinen ihmisellä ja kissalla, ja et kissalla homma on luontaisen anatomian kannalta pahempi, jää vain taas yks kysymys: miksi? Järki ei taas näyttele hyvää osaa tässä touhussa.
Mää oon aika usein reikäjuustoa syystä et Äijän kynsiä ei leikata. Mut ei haittaa mua se, ku ei haittaa kissaakaan. Äkkiä ne naarmut paranee hehö. x)
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
Varsinki ku on liian tuoreessa muistissa yks asia, ni reagoin kaikkiin tälläsiin eläimenkiusaamisaiheisiin voimakkaammin ku ns. normaalisti teen. Nukkuminen ja kaikki muu voi olla vähän toissijainen tiedostettava siinä vaiheessa ku päässä liikkuu vaan kysymyksiä: miksi, mitä jos, miten, mitä voi asialle tehdä, miksi ihmiset ovat mitä ovat ja niin edelleen.
Sama. Ällistelen joskus jos vaikka telkkarista kahotaan jotain ohjelmaa missä ihminen möläyttää tästä näkökulmasta katsottuna törkeyksiä (esim. "kissat eivät ole sitä ja tätä verrattuna tähän ja tuohon"), ts. alentaa kissan esineen arvoasemaan. Koristeeksi. Kun oikeasti se kissa on vaan yks asukas muiden joukossa, sille täytyy järjestää sitte asianmukanen sisustuskin. Kynsimisen tarpeen tajuaminen on lajiominaisuuksien huomioimista, huonekalujen pelastaminen kynsien poistamisella taas ei.
Sterilointi ja kastraatio taas on paitsi kannanhoidollisia niin myös terveydellisesti hyödyllisiä asioita, kun ne tehdään oikein. Nimenomaan sen rauhottamisen takia, leikattua kissaa ei yleensä kiinnosta tapella itteesä kuoliaaksi eikä ne myöskään molise hormoonien takia jatkuvasti (tai oon ainaki ymmärtäny että leikkaamattomat kissat on äänekkäitä ja aktiivisia). Jotku ihmiset perustelee leikkaamisen 'julmuutta' sillä, että "ajatelkaa jos itellenneki tehtäis sillee", ni vois vaan vastata että kyllähän sitä tapahtuu, terveyssyistä. Eikä päätös ole aina leikattavan ikioma vaan suositeltu tms. Kaikki asiat mitä pitoeläimille tehdään pitäisi voida perustella terveydellisesti, siis oikeasti terveydellisesti. Jos on väärän hajuset lenkkarit jotka stressaa kissaa, sillo tehdään sille hajulle jotain, jos halutaan kissalle stressittömämpi elämä ja välttää vahinkopennut ni sitte se leikataan. Kynnenpoistolle taas en keksi mitään järkevää terveydellistä syytä, koska harvoin (jos koskaan) kissa oikeasti kärsii itse siitä että sillo on kynnet.
Kyllähän nuo paranee, mutta ei se pahakaan ole jos vähän napsii kynsistä kärkiä joskus. Helpottuu käsittely muutenkin (kissahan joka tapauksessa tarraa kynsillä olkapäästä jos sen nostaa syliin)... Kärttyyntyneen kissan raivon seurauksilta se ei sentään pelasta, eikä sinänsä tarvitsekaan - semmosta kissaa ei kannata yrittää koskea, sitä ei jotku ihmiset vaan käsitä tuolla jossain.
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
My cats still have their claws and it is going to stay that way. Sadly it is legal is my country. I don't like it and even my vet doesn't like it, but I do think that it's starting to become less and less common. Most people who declaw their cats don't realize what's all involved in it and don't think that is harmful, but more and more people are starting to realize that it is. With the way that things are going, I can see it becoming illegal here within my lifetime.
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
Indeed. Claws are important for cats, and should not be removed because people want to protect their hands and furniture from scratches.
But yes, I do think too that people have started to realise how bad thing declawing actually is. So, hopefully, it indeed gets banned sooner or later.
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
If someone is worried about scratches then they don't have to declaw their cats, just trimmed the tips,don't go too low because of the quick. Unfortunately I think part of the misconception with declawing is that people don't know the difference between declawing and trimming other then one is permanent.
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
It's unnecessary on so many levels. I have two cats and I'm glad to say they still have their claws.
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
Yep! Furniture and your hands being not scratched shouldn't be more important than your cat being happy and healthy. Happy and healthy cat, who just runs over furniture and almost jumps on the walls, is a precious thing. I actually love it when my cat does that, even though his claws do left marks on the chairs and the sofa. That ridiculous happiness just makes me smile no matter what.
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
Exactly 
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
Seriously? There are people that declawn their cats? WTF!
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
Unfortunately, yes. Gladly, that procedure is illegal in many countries, but for example in USA it's rather common thing to do.
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
I'm so glad this is illegal in Aus, declawing is horrible and just as Galaxy said inhumane. I always feel sorry hearing a cat has been declawed. Lovely image, this shows it well, how bad it is for the cats, it's like us losing the first joint tips of our fingers, it's be horribly traumatic.
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
Gladly, is illegal here in Finland too. If only it could be banned world-wide!
And thanksies! I would have wanted to be a little subtler with the message here, or more literally less bloody, but well... Glad you like it!
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
Kynsien poistattaminen on ihan sairasta touhua... Jos pitkät kynnet häiritsee niin nehän voi leikata lyhyemmiksi aika ajoin kissojen kynsisaksilla, mun sisko ainakin teki aina niin sen kissalle, ja kissa oli ihan tyytyväinen. Hyvä rangaistus tollasille ihmisille olis se, että niiltä poistettais niiden kynnet. Ei varmaan tuntuis kivalta.... uggh.
Toinen kans mikä on inhottavaa on koirien äänihuulten poisto. Mitä helvettiä ihan oikeesti. Molemmat ovat törkeää eläinrääkkäystä.
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
En itte kannata missään suhteessa silmä silmästä ja hammas hampaasta -periaatetta, se vaan ylläpitää negatiivisuutta (eikä kynsien poistaminen ihmisellä oo ees suoraan verrainnollinen asia; sattuuhan mokoma ihan perkeleesti, mut toisin kuin kissoille, nivelvaivoja siitä ei ilman mahdollisia tulehdustiloja tule), mut tässä suhteessa sitä kyl miettii et miten ne eläinlääkärit suostuu tällaseen pahoinpitelyyn? Esim. USAssa kynsien poisto on sen verran yleinen toimenpide, et omistajat ei välttämättä ymmärrä ees aatella kuinka paha juttu se sille kissalle voi olla, mut eläinlääkärien kyl sietäis ymmärtää paremmin. Mahtaakohan se raha laulaa liikaa tässäkin, prkl.
Kynsien leikkaus si taas on ihan okei, joo. Tunnen itteki muutamanki ihmisen, jotka kissoiltansa kynsiä leikkaa, ja sehän on ihan hyvä toimenpide se kunhan mokoman osaa asianmukaisesti hoitaa -- eli ei mitään ihmisten kynsisaksia, joohan.
Toi koirien äänihuulten poisto kieltämättä kans, tsiisus. Tai ne jotkut hommat, esim. soring, mitä hevosurheilussa näkee. Ihminen osaa olla si hemmetin paska otus.
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
Hei mitä on soring? =0 Voisin tietty googlettaa yeah, mutta kun aihe on tällanen niin... En ole ihan varma haluanko nähdä mitä sieltä tulee esiin. Mut joo tsiisus en ymmärrä miksei kissoilta vaan leikata kynsiä niin kuin kaikilta muiltakin lemmikkieläimiltä - miksi niiltä ne pitää poistaa kokonaan? Itse olen kyseistä prosedyyriä jo vuosia vanhempien kissoille tehnyt, ja voin sanoa että se on operaatio sieltä lemmikinhoidon vähiten stressaavasta ja hankalasta päästä. Hyvin ovat siihen tottuneet niin elonsa alun villikissana viettänyt napero kuin kuusivuotias herrakin, jolta ei koskaan aikaisemmin oltu leikattu kynsiä.
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
Soring on sellanen kosmeettisista syistä tehtävä juttu, jossa yhden tietyn hevosrodun edustajille (tennessee walking horse) laitetaan näyttävämpien liikkeiden nimissä ylimääräiset "korokepalat" etukavioihin, jotta pollet ottaa korkeempia ja muutenki ylivirittyneempiä askelia, koska mokoma näyttää muka hyvältä. Tuollaisenaan ei ehkä kuulosta pahalta, mut ku hommaan kuuluu olennaisena osana vielä se et ton kapistuksen kiinnikkeisiin ja hevosen vuohisiin hierotaan ihoa ärsyttävää happoa, jonka annetaan vielä ennen show'ta muhia vähän aikaa kivasti sidoksien alla, jotta si jokainen askel olis vielä vähän enemmän kivulias ja hevonen ottais si aina vaan korkeempia askelia. Ihan tietoista satuttamista näyttävyyden nimissä siis, eli ehtaa matskua misantropian lietsomiseen.
Ilmeisesti kynsien leikkuu on vaan tiettyjen ihmisotusten mielestä liian aikaavievää, parempi saada kertaheitolla pois mokoma epämiellyttävä ruumiinosa kissaparalta. Rehellisesti oon kyl ihan ilonen ettei Äijältä oo tarvinnu kynsiä leikata, kuten ei sen koommin Keisarinnaltakaan koskaan, koska lopulta se kynsien leikkaaminenkin on semmonen homma jossa voi äkkiä ihan vahingossa liian paljon leikatessaan aiheuttaa elukalle traumat. Siitäki on kokemusta, ahh.
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
Jahhah, vai sellaista perseilyä! No tulipa tämäkin "hauska" fakta sitten opituksi. Oikeesti ihmiset miksiiiii?
Joo, toki olen itekin pari kertaa kynnen verisuonta tullut nirhaisseeksi - kun sitä hommaa vuosia tekee niin ei sitä varmaan voi välttää. Tokihan siitä kamalan paha olo itselle tulee, mutta onneksi ainakaan omalla kohdallani eläimet eivät ole jääneet kantamaan kaunaa ja ryhtyneet pelkäämään operaatiota tai mitään. = )
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
i cat sitted 2 declawed cat before.
they were still loving towards their owners, but they kinda lost their will to chase and paw things lol. it reminded me of cats with shoes
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
That's just sad, chasing and pawing is natural behaviour for cats. Even though being declawed may not affect the cat's ability of being friendly towards people and other cats, no-one should steal such a natural instinct from their animal.
Not blaming the owners as much as the vets who do this practice though. The owner may honestly not know, but the same can't really be said for the vet all that easily.
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
theres a whole debate over this. But i've seen and heard the opinions on both sides. personally i probably disagree with it :/
cause, those cats i cat sitted felt more like ornaments in the house
👍: 0 ⏩: 0