We have 8 owners again

Today, Jim (daughter Amanda's boyfriend) got a phone call over here from his
mom. His cat, Honor, scratched his six year old nephew. She was either
going to get Honor declawed or send her to a shelter. After hearing Rob and
I on the subject of de-claw, there was no way Jim was going to let his mom
mutilate her, and he loves his little tuxedo girl and was not going to let
her go to a shelter. So Honor is now living here.

When Jim first got Honor, she lived with us until his mom decided that she
liked the cat and asked for her to live at Jim's apartment. While his mom
has threatened to de-claw her on a regular basis for the three years that
she lived with them, I really don't think that she would have done it if it
weren't for Jim's sister, who won't have a clawed cat in her house.

May I ask you all to join us in welcoming Honor back to her home and in
sending dirty litter offerings to Jim's mom and sister for even thinking of
mutilating that poor little girl's feet?

Takayuki...

That climbing kitten? I'm glad that she could come back with you
instead of being thrown away.

Marina...

Welcome back, Honor! Dirty litterbox offerings all packed and ready to send.

Pam S.

polonca12000...

I'm relieved to hear Honor is with you where she is safe and loved. I
can't understand Jim's mom and his sister. I wish declawing would be
forbidden by law everywhere.

tanada...

Me too, Polonca. Me too.

Pam S.

Lots of purrs and hugs,
Polonca and Soncek

Adrian A...

Welcome to your foreverhome, Honor. I do hope Jim's mother and sister can
learn to understand what de-clawing really means.

tanada...

Unfortunately they both know what is involved. Jim's sister has declawed
every kitten she's ever had, then finds other homes for it. His mom has
been told and directed to the web sites that describe what happens with
declawing, and she says that she doesn't think declawing is that bad and
that we shouldn't upset her like that and so forth. We don't even try any
more. We probably wouldn't have been able to rescue Honor from her if we
had said anything. Jim and the kids wouldn't let me go with them to get
Honor, because they know how I feel about blaming the cat for everything
that happens and declawing and what I probably would have said to her about
her behavior and that of her daughter.

Pam S. still upset about mutilating that sweet little girl's feet

Kreisleriana...

Appropriate offerings in all the right directions. I would have
wanted to know a lot more about the circumstances under which Honor
scratched the child. Not that I think kids should be mutilated on a
regular basis , but so much of the time **** happens because
children unintentionally frighten or p*** off the animal.

Theresa

Make Levees, Not War

Sam...

Wow! Honor's made it to Chez Shirk (aka Kitty Heaven). Congrats on the
new family member.

mlbriggs...

Yeah! I'll even save a bunch to send. Purrs for wellbeing of all
concerned. MLB

Mishi...

My grandma and mom used to tell us kids "you tease the dogs/cats and
get bit or scratched, don't come crying to me!" I had plenty of
scratches when I was growing up, and have quite a few right now,
courtesy of my crew. (Giving meds is NOT the favourite thing to do
around here.) I haven't died from them yet, and don't expect to
anytime in the future.

As for the sister as my lebanese english teacher said, may the fleas
of 100 camels infest her armpits, and may she have casts on both arms!

sriddles...

Of course dirty litterbox offerings of the worst kind. It's really good
of you all to take her in. If you're like us, in a short while she'll
just blend in and you won't even notice an extra.

Enfilade...

My dad is a farmer and he taught me a healthy respect for animals.

Nox used to claw us through the bedsheets, sometimes bad enough that we
would bleed even though the sheets. The moral of the story was to
learn to trim her claws, not to have them f***ing amputated.

Smokey started showing psychological symptoms (fear, distress,
hyperaggressiveness) just from having his claws TRIMMED the first time.
This was about 6 weeks after he came indoors from his feral life, and
it took him a few days to realize that he didn't NEED razor sharp claws
for self-defence any more. After that, claw trims have been no big
deal.

Can't believe they blamed the cat for scratching the kid. When I used
to come bawling to my mom because I got scratched/bitten, I never even
got sympathy. Her first response was always, "Well what did you do to
he/she/it?"

tanada...

That was my reaction. I asked Jim's brother what the kid did to Honor to
set her off, and he said that both his sister and mother were watching the
events, and they claim that all the kid did was talk to the cat. Honor is a
hoolicat, but not insane. I can't see her doing anything outrageous unless
the boy was really irritating her.

We've always taught our kids from the word go that cats have "hot" paws and
the right to self defense.

Pam S.

Jo Firey...

They also have the right to occasional lapses in behavior. Just like
everybody else.

glsummer...

Absolutely! Welcome home, Honor. You are a lucky kitty. And a
pthhhthhhhissssssspitttt to Jim's mom and sister.

Ginger-lyn

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