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Old 11-24-2009, 06:35 AM
 
Location: USA
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Actually, 2+2 with cats is MORE than 4. I've seen figures on the geometric population explosion over just a year or eighteen months starting with two cats. So, I don't blame apt complexes for trying to restrict cats to truly indoor ones.
Hehe, you silly observer.

I'm right there with you, I don't blame them either. The stray cat population in Phoenix is pretty bad. . not the worst I have seen [Morgantown, WV was THEE worst I'd ever seen in my life in the country so far], but rules and structure definitely needs to be in place in this regard, there are really some potato-head owners out there.
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Old 11-24-2009, 12:03 PM
 
Location: The Valley of the Sun, Arizona
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I don't know about apartment complexes requiring declaring but personally I'd do it to save the curtains and furniture - but ONLY if the cat was staying indoors.
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Old 11-24-2009, 12:06 PM
 
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IWonderWhy you would ever have a cat as a pet?

I'm not going to rip out my dogs teeth because they chew up the occasional item I would not want them to have.

There are ups and downs to pet ownership - if you can't deal with both sides of the coin then don't become an owner
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Old 11-24-2009, 12:15 PM
 
Location: The Valley of the Sun, Arizona
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IWonderWhy you would ever have a cat as a pet?

I'm not going to rip out my dogs teeth because they chew up the occasional item I would not want them to have.

There are ups and downs to pet ownership - if you can't deal with both sides of the coin then don't become an owner
We have had a cat as a pet, yes. And, she was declawed and neutered. There were absolutely no adverse issues with her being declawed in the 15+ years we had her. She was declawed (front paws) as a kitten and kept indoors.
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Old 11-24-2009, 01:25 PM
 
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"Indoor cats only" means they do not want cats roaming the property taking a dump in the landscaping - killing it and stinking it up, attracting additional pests and vermin. "Indoor cats only" means population control - as in, an enforcement to help prevent breeding with [other] outdoor cats/strays. 2 + 2 = 4.
I understand policies that require cats to be indoor only. My cat is an indoor only cat and is spayed. Indoor only is not a problem with me - I don't want her to be hit by a car or get into fights with other cats or dogs or any of the other issues with outdoor cats. My concern was only that some apartment complexes may only allow declawed cats based on the different sources of information I came across.

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I don't know about apartment complexes requiring declaring but personally I'd do it to save the curtains and furniture - but ONLY if the cat was staying indoors.
Based on the information I've read about declawing cats, I would feel like I was putting what was right by my furniture ahead of what is right by my cat and that is not something I am willing to do. There are alternatives (providing appropriate scratching surfaces, clipping their claws, applying "soft paws" plastic caps, etc) that can solve the problem without declawing them.

Anyways, I wasn't trying to start a debate about declawing or having outdoor cats or anything. I was just wondering whether apartment complexes require it since that would make it much harder for me to find a place to live when I move to Phoenix.
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Old 11-25-2009, 11:37 AM
 
Location: The Circle City. Sometimes NE of Bagdad.
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We have had a cat as a pet, yes. And, she was declawed and neutered. There were absolutely no adverse issues with her being declawed in the 15+ years we had her. She was declawed (front paws) as a kitten and kept indoors.
How do you neuter a she cat?
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Old 11-25-2009, 11:49 AM
 
Location: Lakewood OH
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Hi, I saw the title of this threatd and thought I would respond. I have lived in apartments all my life in various cities. Apartment owners who did not want cats stated that up front. I have never been told that only declawed cats would be allowed. Anyone who used that criteria for accepting cats would be a total and complete @#$@%$% and I would never live in their building even if I didn't have a cat.

Of course they have the right to make any stipulations they want but I would hope no one would comply. Put a cat through torture and rob it of it's natural state just to live in an apartment? Never!

England bans declawing. California I think does too.

I hope you find a nice place for you and your kitty. There are plenty of nice places that would never make such terrible demand.
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