NO FEE NO COST NO COORDINATION TO OWNER OF PET.  Honor your pet's life by donating its body to the college. This supports veterinary education by allowing your beloved pet to live on through the training of the next generation of veterinarians.  Click for their brochure (PDF format) for all details. Click here for the authorization form

DeClawing "IS" Amputation Of The Entire Joint!!

We are against any!  There is an enormous variety of scratching posts, climbers, in price ranges, or have fun making your own personalized ones. Kittens/cats from a breeding program are trained by their mother and the owner to use scratchers before you bring them home.   Keep kitty nails clipped every other week if you're concerned they could leave a pockmark on your furniture.

Laser Ligamentation: Think about having your own first joint severed/removed from each finger. Your nail continues to grow and still has to be clipped.  The first joint is dangling all the time and does not work.  It can get bent backward, get caught on something and be ripped off.  The cat can trip and break a leg, neck, back.  No use of that first joint anymore.

EXCELLENT DETAILED WEBSITE!!  Loads of information, photos of painful bone amputation, risks, complications, behavioral consequences, studies, laser, ethics, digitigrades...http://www.pawsneedclaws.com/Declaw_Information.php

The repercussions are not worth it for the cat and anyone who owns the cat.  Cat registries, clubs, associations are all against declawing in any manner.

Above: Catillac Cats Ragdolls LOVE these that are made by a local craftsman, sold from "South Salem Pet Supply" in Salem, Oregon

 Above: Local craftsman in Albany, Oregon, EXCELLENT workmanship AND prices both!  call them for current prices and custom builds too!! 541-924-9992

http://www.litterlifter.com/

We can't impress enough how important it is to scoop twice a day or more, and sanitize the scooper "after every time you use it", and to clean and sanitize the litter boxes once a week to keep germs and virus' at bay.  Many people forget, or do not even think about doing these things.  Cleaning and Sanitizing the scooper every time, and litter boxes every week is very helpful to your kitties, it's health and yours.  It's also recommended you replace litter entirely about every 2-3 weeks.  The schedule for a single, to multiple  cat household is on the back side of cat litter bags usually.  Cat's are naturally very particular about having a clean place to eliminate and a place with enough room to maneuver and then cover up their waste, and also to know that when they return to the box there's room for them to use it again without getting any waste on them.  It's instinctive for a cat to use a clean area of the litter box every time.  It is a built-in instinct for their health.  Give them enough room and keep a clean box to help with their health and happiness and yours.   Electric litter boxes in the large sizes will keep the box scooped out all the time.

Cleaners/Germicidals

Catillac Cats uses "HDQ Neutral Germicidal" in our entire home for all hard surfaces.  Find it at your local Janitorial/Industrial Supply Store.  Very economical, as a gallon dilutes to 128 gallons.  It's safe for pets and used by vets, kennels, and in the medical field.  The maker is "SPARTAN COMPANY".  Please check out all info about this Germicidal, including everything it kills. Cost is around $30 a gallon (makes 128 gallons).  There are many Germicides available by this company and many other chemical companies.

You could be surprised and relieved to know all that a Germicidal kills and how easy, safe, economical they are. (mites, fleas, spiders, ants, beetles, some killer virus' and MORE).  Readily available at your local Janitorial/Industrial Supply dealers along with spray bottles.   ONE GALLON MAKES INTO 128 GALLONS!!