Pete wrote;"Margo ... I have to say I agree with you in principle .... all of our cats have their claws but all are spayed and neutered. I have a bigger issue with people who allow intact cats run all over either getting others pregnant or getting pregnant. I have lost count of the number of cats we have taken in and taken to the vet ... most abandon but some were from neighbors."
Sounds as if we agree in total <VBG>. I'm not against surgery, I'm against mutilation and "convenience" amputation. I lost track of the number of cats/kittens that I've had s/n when we lost the house (and most of the cat records) to hurricanes, but one Vet did almost 300 for me. There were more, I volunteered as a surgical tech for the s/n clinics, and they let me bring my fosters in for minimal charge. Spaying and neutering are beneficial to the animal in many ways, and the earlier (okay, they need to be close to 2 pounds) the better. I also have neighbors who take no responsibilty for their cats (although they "LOVE" them), and now have 9+ "porch kitties" that I'm attempting to get tame enough to get to the Vet for all the needed care. I don't know what will happen after that, one bridge at a time.
None of my cats run free. They're either house cats ( I even have a house feral<G>) or live in the Cat Compound.
Margo
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