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Purred: Mon Jun 9, '08 9:32am PST 
Scratch's mum here : Both Scratch and Tiger had been declawed by previous owners. I'm not sure the reasoning of either, but it is something I as a cat lover could never do.

A friend of mine who worked at a local animal shelter immediatly noticed both of my cats had been declawed and made a comment about declawed cats and litter problems. Which explains a lot as both Scratch and Tiger have litter issues. I believe that is one of the reasons Tiger bounced from home to home so much. I had to go through many types of litter to find one he would use but I would not give up on him. Scratch on the other hand will not poop in the litter box, but instead on the nearest piece of carpeting which is why there is a bath mat in front of the litter box.

As a young teenager one of my first jobs was cleaning out the kennels at a vets office/boarding house. I will never forget the sight of 2 kittens that had come on to be declawed. Their paws all bandaged up and little spots of blood. And mewing. It broke my heart at the age of 14. A friend of mine's boyfriend got his kitten declawed and i will also never forget the sight of it alternatly holding one paw up as if to protect it from touching anything.
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