cpr4life8

cpr4life8 t1_iwy0l6s wrote

Reply to comment by frugal_masturbater in Allentown becomes 2nd city in Pa. to make declawing cats illegal by fireside_blather

Thank you, I appreciate that. I pamper the shit out of these two. I read that pet fountains encourage them to drink more water so they've had one since day 1. Neither has ever had a kidney or UT issue. I have blink cameras in my home so I can check on them while I'm away. I got a WiFi pet treater so I can give them treats while I'm away. It has a camera and microphone built in to it. I login to it, press the mic, and ask "who wants treats?" When they both come running I press the button and shoot some treats out to them 😆 it also has a speaker button I can press so I can hear what's happening. My one guy, after the treats have been consumed, comes over to the pet treater and swipes the little slot with his paw similar to a kid checking the change slot on a vending machine to see if there's any change inside 😂

I installed a pet door in my upstairs basement door so their litter boxes can be downstairs. There's a camera pointed at that door. When I come home I'll turn it on and then hit the garage door opener button. They know the sound of the garage door opener means I'm home, so they'll come running from wherever they are in the house and fly through that pet door so they can greet me downstairs when I come inside. I never get tired of seeing that 😊

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cpr4life8 t1_iwxx02m wrote

Reply to comment by frugal_masturbater in Allentown becomes 2nd city in Pa. to make declawing cats illegal by fireside_blather

That's my position. Only if you have to. I wouldn't have done it if I didn't have to. I've had cats (in my family as a kid or on my own) pretty much all my life & these are the only 2 that have been declawed. Front only. I really didn't want to but I couldn't have adopted them otherwise. One of them is literally snoozing on my lap as I type this.

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cpr4life8 t1_iwxf6kk wrote

Reply to Allentown becomes 2nd city in Pa. to make declawing cats illegal by fireside_blather

I feel like some places that will only allow cats if front declawed will no longer allow them at all. Meaning fewer cats rescued.

Both of my cats are rescues and I had to have them front declawed in order to take them in. I didn't want to but I figured better declawed and alive than put down at a shelter. They're both 15 now and still going strong!

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