>>105316292>Once their claws have been removed, they can no longer perform their natural stretching and kneading rituals.Except, as anyone who's actually owned a cat could tell you as opposed to some poorly researched article, declawed cats continue to stretch, knead, and paw at things as though their claws were still there.
>Furthermore, cats without claws have lost their first line of defense, and because of this, can live in a state of stressYes, I can see how my well-fed cat who slept most of the day must have been stressed out of his poor mind, what with all the predators lurking about my house.
>Finally, declawed cats often stop using their litter boxes.Bullshit.
>They may associate the pain they feel in their paws when trying to cover their waste with the litter box itself. More bullshit. Cats who've had their claws removed do not live with persistent pain in their paws. Common sense and a conversation with any vet in the world could tell you this, but no, you've got to cite some mystery article so you can act high and mighty about clipping your cats nails--as if you had any idea how hard it is to get a cat to keep still in order to do that.