My mother-in-law’s cat almost got either declawed or euthanised when he started having epileptic seizures and attacking her face. It wasn’t intentional, he was an affectionate and gentle cat when he wasn’t seizing. Luckily, he seemed to grow out of it.

I like to take the claws and put them in a furry gauntlet to use for… science.

Once you learn what it is, it’s hard to condone.

I feel the same about tail and ear docking, though with certain dogs (boxers I hear get repeated tail injuries) it seems there are still some legit reasons.

If want a cat, it’s going to scratch, it’s their nature. Why would you want a cat if you don’t like basic cat behavior?

Yeah and they basically break the shit out of their paws so the claws never grow back. It’s insane.

There’s laser methods I guess that are less painful, but still completely fuck with basal instincts of those poor kitties.