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LDS Jock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-04 07:23 AM Original message |
Is cat declawing acceptable? |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-04 07:25 AM Response to Original message |
1. I'm not going to look, and my answer is "No!" |
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ET Awful (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-04 07:25 AM Response to Original message |
2. No, it is not acceptable. |
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brokensymmetry (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-04 07:26 AM Response to Original message |
3. No! |
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LDS Jock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-04 07:28 AM Response to Reply #3 |
4. You are exactly right |
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LynneSin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-04 07:28 AM Response to Original message |
5. Is it acceptable to chop human fingers off at the last knuckle??? |
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Voice_of_Europe (262 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-04 07:31 AM Response to Reply #5 |
6. Or pull out your nails? |
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LynneSin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-04 07:32 AM Response to Reply #6 |
8. Declawing is NOT pulling out the nail |
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RebelOne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-04 09:04 AM Response to Reply #8 |
41. Well, that's just as bad. |
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trotsky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-04 07:31 AM Response to Original message |
7. You will find very strong opinions on both sides of this issue. |
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Bridget Burke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-04 07:45 AM Response to Reply #7 |
11. I inherited 2 declawed cats. |
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trotsky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-04 07:47 AM Response to Reply #11 |
12. Well put. |
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LDS Jock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-04 07:49 AM Response to Reply #7 |
14. Hmmmm |
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trotsky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-04 08:17 AM Response to Reply #14 |
23. Non sequitir |
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LDS Jock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-04 08:28 AM Response to Reply #23 |
24. I would choose neither |
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trotsky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-04 08:34 AM Response to Reply #24 |
27. SoftPaws can come off |
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LDS Jock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-04 08:39 AM Response to Reply #27 |
29. And you sit in judgement of others too |
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trotsky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-04 08:43 AM Response to Reply #29 |
30. Considering what my cats have gotten in return, |
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LDS Jock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-04 08:45 AM Response to Reply #30 |
31. Who did I accuse? |
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trotsky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-04 08:49 AM Response to Reply #31 |
34. By calling the practice "barbaric" |
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LDS Jock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-04 09:02 AM Response to Reply #34 |
40. Rereading it |
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Bridget Burke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-04 08:58 AM Response to Reply #14 |
38. I inherited the cats from my mother. |
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LDS Jock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-04 09:12 AM Response to Reply #38 |
45. so sensitive.. but still.. there are other options |
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bratcatinok (786 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-04 11:45 AM Response to Reply #45 |
73. Chronic lymphocitic leukemia |
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LDS Jock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-04 11:58 AM Response to Reply #73 |
77. Or maybe |
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bratcatinok (786 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-04 12:40 PM Response to Reply #77 |
86. So you're saying that instead of declawing my two I |
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northzax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-04 09:07 AM Response to Reply #14 |
43. spaying or neutering? |
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LDS Jock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-04 09:15 AM Response to Reply #43 |
46. you can still have sex |
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northzax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-04 09:26 AM Response to Reply #46 |
51. this is true |
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Pithlet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-04 01:48 PM Response to Reply #14 |
88. Many times |
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Placebo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-04 07:35 AM Response to Original message |
9. My kitty is declawed! |
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LynneSin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-04 07:53 AM Response to Reply #9 |
18. I clip Abbotts claws and he's just as fun and I don't get scratched up |
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RebelOne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-04 09:01 AM Response to Reply #9 |
39. They passed a law banning it in a part of California. |
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Terran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-04 09:07 AM Response to Reply #9 |
44. Great. Fun for you. |
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Placebo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-04 07:08 PM Response to Reply #44 |
93. oh demonizing me isn't the way to go! |
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fugue (846 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-04 07:44 AM Response to Original message |
10. In the UK, veterinarians won't do it |
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eyesroll (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-04 07:48 AM Response to Original message |
13. No. |
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Not Me (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-04 07:49 AM Response to Original message |
15. Your post is somewhat disingenuous... |
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Bernardo de La Paz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-04 07:51 AM Response to Original message |
16. It is so easy to avoid declawing that only jerks do it, I think. |
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kcwayne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-04 07:51 AM Response to Original message |
17. Our cat caused $3500 worth of damage to our furniture |
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Meshuga (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-04 07:59 AM Response to Original message |
19. It's mean! |
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gollygee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-04 08:04 AM Response to Original message |
20. I would never declaw a cat - not just because it is cruel |
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LynneSin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-04 08:10 AM Response to Reply #20 |
21. Without a doubt about the agression |
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LDS Jock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-04 08:15 AM Response to Reply #21 |
22. Good for you LynneSin!!! |
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LynneSin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-04 08:30 AM Response to Reply #22 |
25. Don't get too excited, I just told them I won't be volunteering again |
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LDS Jock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-04 08:35 AM Response to Reply #25 |
28. Well that is still helping them |
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jukes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-04 08:33 AM Response to Original message |
26. barbaric |
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CanuckAmok (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-04 08:46 AM Response to Original message |
32. A good alternative: |
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LDS Jock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-04 08:48 AM Response to Reply #32 |
33. Love the pose in your avitar! |
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CanuckAmok (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-04 08:52 AM Response to Reply #33 |
35. here's a closer look: |
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LDS Jock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-04 09:05 AM Response to Reply #35 |
42. Very cute! |
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Love Bug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-04 09:25 AM Response to Reply #32 |
49. I just started using softpaws |
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Gothic Sponge (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-04 08:53 AM Response to Original message |
36. NO! |
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sus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-04 08:54 AM Response to Original message |
37. no. |
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Phillycat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-04 09:16 AM Response to Original message |
47. I declawed a cat once. |
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LDS Jock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-04 09:20 AM Response to Reply #47 |
48. I'm sorry to read that |
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Phillycat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-04 09:32 AM Response to Reply #48 |
55. Thanks! |
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LDS Jock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-04 09:34 AM Response to Reply #55 |
57. yep, you got it all right |
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Phillycat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-04 09:37 AM Response to Reply #57 |
58. I have a friend |
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LDS Jock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-04 09:42 AM Response to Reply #58 |
59. I know the feeling |
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Phillycat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-04 09:51 AM Response to Reply #59 |
60. "When the leaders speak, the thinking has been done." |
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freeplessinseattle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-04 10:19 AM Response to Reply #47 |
61. don't even get me started!! |
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Phillycat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-04 10:50 AM Response to Reply #61 |
63. Oh, that's terrible. |
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freeplessinseattle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-04 11:12 AM Response to Reply #63 |
69. that's sweet of you |
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Phillycat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-04 11:19 AM Response to Reply #69 |
70. No apology necessary! |
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freeplessinseattle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-04 11:25 AM Response to Reply #70 |
71. good idea |
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miss_kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-04 06:49 PM Response to Reply #71 |
90. im off topic here, freeplessinseattle, but i wanted to let you know |
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cally (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-04 09:25 AM Response to Original message |
50. I adopted a declawed cat |
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LDS Jock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-04 09:29 AM Response to Reply #50 |
54. you're a good cat mommy |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-04 09:27 AM Response to Original message |
52. Like other cosmetic mutilation |
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Surf Cowboy (500 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-04 09:28 AM Response to Original message |
53. Well, if neutering and spaying is fine.... |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-04 10:56 AM Response to Reply #53 |
64. What? |
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Surf Cowboy (500 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-04 11:29 AM Response to Reply #64 |
72. I don't know. Ask the cat. |
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RebelYell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-04 09:33 AM Response to Original message |
56. I personally would never do it |
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Logansquare (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-04 10:44 AM Response to Original message |
62. I did it once, as well--she was destroying our new sofa, and my bf |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-04 10:59 AM Response to Original message |
65. Adopt declawed |
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mark414 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-04 11:00 AM Response to Original message |
66. it's cruel |
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Cheswick2.0 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-04 11:06 AM Response to Original message |
67. If I didn't adopt my cats they would have been taken the pound |
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mark414 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-04 11:09 AM Response to Reply #67 |
68. but just imagine |
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Solon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-04 12:14 PM Response to Reply #67 |
81. Declawing cats is cruel and can lead to unintended consequences... |
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snooper2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-04 11:49 AM Response to Original message |
74. I have a question...two cats |
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LDS Jock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-04 12:07 PM Response to Reply #74 |
80. please don't do it |
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snooper2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-04 12:19 PM Response to Reply #80 |
82. I think I'll try the softclaws.. |
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LDS Jock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-04 12:28 PM Response to Reply #82 |
85. yes, they do have special ones for cats |
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newsguyatl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-04 11:49 AM Response to Original message |
75. never acceptable |
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miss_kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-04 11:56 AM Response to Original message |
76. OK I SAW THIS ON 'QUEER EYE' LAST NIGHT-CAPS FOR CAT CLAWS |
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LDS Jock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-04 12:01 PM Response to Reply #76 |
78. softpaws |
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miss_kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-04 12:05 PM Response to Reply #78 |
79. actually i read after i posted |
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Dukkha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-04 12:22 PM Response to Original message |
83. It should be Illegal! |
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scarlet_owl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-04 12:24 PM Response to Original message |
84. No. It's never acceptable. |
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slutticus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-04 12:50 PM Response to Original message |
87. No. |
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Pithlet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-04 01:54 PM Response to Original message |
89. Making it illegal |
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bigwillq (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-04 06:51 PM Response to Original message |
91. No I do not think it should be done |
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Individualist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-04 07:07 PM Response to Original message |
92. No |
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hyphenate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-04 07:52 PM Response to Original message |
94. I won't look |
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Christof (469 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-04 07:54 PM Response to Original message |
95. Yes, it certainely is. |
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sleepyhead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-04 08:24 PM Response to Reply #95 |
96. I will declaw cats |
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marigold20 (802 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-04 08:50 PM Response to Original message |
97. No |
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