Returned from vet.. also question about weight.

That's true, Yoko. But if you have a weight limit to worry about hopefully you've not gotten a breed/dog that will get bigger than that weight limit.

And the video... Don't forget the video...

oh you made the video! you are now famous... in a pretty horrible way. on a few dog forums.

If you spread mis information (which is not the same as an opinion) you will likely not be popular on forum.

oh you made the video! you are now famous... in a pretty horrible way. on a few dog forums.

The cat is here on the bed recovering. I dont know how they sowed him up without banadages or bleeding. The cat is a house cat. Not allowed outside the house.

Your right.

The St. Bernard doesn't drool and is an active dog. That is the correct information for any perspective mainstream dog owner inquiring about that breed.

:lol-sign:

I got my puppy from a BYB for $375.

He was 3 months when we got him and they claimed he weighed 5lbs.

3 weeks later (today) at the vet, they weighed him in at 14lbs.

Right now he weights 14lbs and is 3 months and 3 weeks old.

I heard heavier dogs can scratch hardwood floors.

The puppy was really good at the vet. There was a big lab/shepard mix and wow the girl had to really PULL him and try to come him down cause he would bark and go nuts on the other animals including our puppy.

Our little guy was laying down by our feet and then when the doctor came out, he would hide under the chair hehe.. never made a sound. He stood up perfectly for examination. Very well behaved. Even the cat too.

our doggy has a such a good temperment. He's so obedient. He can give high 5's now like a champ.

He's already trained not to go into certain rooms (like our bedroom). He's not allowed in. So he'll automatically stay at the door.

The cat was trying to take swipes at the dog becuase they are beginning to play, but dogs can rough house above a cats comfort level so we needed to declaw the cat to protect the dog.

The cat is here on the bed recovering. I dont know how they sowed him up without banadages or bleeding. The cat is a house cat. Not allowed outside the house.

Yeah it was not me that made the video, it was the OP... I'm a 17 year old female university undergrad, not a middle aged man with hair loss and a tendency to believe everything wikipedia says...

The cat is here on the bed recovering. I dont know how they sowed him up without banadages or bleeding. The cat is a house cat. Not allowed outside the house.

I'll only ever condone it if it is a severe case that is between life with no claws and death, and those rarely come up.

but I also wouldn't remove my husbands balls yet I have a dog who had his removed

Im sure Brian appreciates that!

And honestly your reasoning is not valid in my mind even though i have a dog that had $2000 eye surgery to repair a cat scratch, it was my dog's fault and the cat was protecting itself. .

Or someone can say it was your fault for not declawing your cat when you have a dog in the house. That's another way of looking at it. After all, animals will be animals and you are the human looking after them.

Again, just another way of looking at it. The cats are not humans. Declawing is safe, effective, and the cat does not even realize he no longer has claws. This is why almost every vet performs this procedure and is so common.

AVMA policy

Declawing of Domestic Cats
(Oversight: AWC; EB 03/2003, revised 04/2009)


Declawing of domestic cats should be considered only after attempts have been made to prevent the cat from using its claws destructively or when its clawing presents a zoonotic risk for its owner(s).

The AVMA believes it is the obligation of veterinarians to provide cat owners with complete education with regard to feline onychectomy. The following points are the foundation for full understanding and disclosure regarding declawing:

* Scratching is a normal feline behavior, is a means for cats to mark their territory both visually and with scent, and is used for claw conditioning ("husk" removal) and stretching activity.
* Owners should provide suitable implements for normal scratching behavior. Examples are scratching posts, cardboard boxes, lumber or logs, and carpet or fabric remnants affixed to stationary objects. Implements should be tall or long enough to allow full stretching, and be firmly anchored to provide necessary resistance to scratching. Cats should be positively reinforced in the use of these implements.
* Appropriate claw care (consisting of trimming the claws every 1 to 2 weeks) should be provided to prevent injury or damage to household items.
* Surgical declawing is not a medically necessary procedure for the cat in most cases. While rare in occurrence, there are inherent risks and complications with any surgical procedure including, but not limited to, anesthetic complications, hemorrhage, infection, and pain. If surgical onychectomy is performed, appropriate use of safe and effective anesthetics and perioperative analgesics for an appropriate length of time are imperative. Pain management is necessary (not elective) and required for this procedure. Multimodal pain management is recommended, and there should be a written aftercare plan. The surgical alternative of tendonectomy is not recommended.
* Temporary synthetic nail caps are available as an alternative to onychectomy to prevent human injury or damage to property. Plastic nail caps are usually applied every 4 to 6 weeks.

Give the cat enough spaces to escape away from the dog and you'll be fine...