Whatever you do, don't take my finger!

[Kevy Baby]

Originally Posted by scaeagles

As long as they don't actually DO it themselves. Did you happen to see the most recent episode of the TV show House? All I can say is "OWWWWWWWIIIIIIEEEEEEEEE"!

OMG, we just watched that episode last night. I had to pause Tivo for a while to recover from the shock of it. I was EXTREMELY uncomfortable for quite a while afterwards.

For those who do not watch House (and you should - it's a great show), here is what happened (this is NOT for the squemish - hence the spoiler tags):

Spoiler:

A man came into the hospital clinic. Seems his current sex partner-to-be had never had an uncircumsized man and wasn't about to start with him. Man is jonesing for some action, so he gets himself a bax cutter (steriling it of course ) and proceeds to attempt a self-circumcision. I'm getting the heebie-jeebies just thinking about it.

As far as the comparison between declawing and spay/neuter: while any of the procedures are surgery, spaying or neutering is highly beneficial to the cat population at large (by decreasing the SEVERE cat overpopulation issue), whereas declawing is simply for the convenience of the owner.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by Kevy Baby

As far as the comparison between declawing and spay/neuter: while any of the procedures are surgery, spaying or neutering is highly beneficial to the cat population at large (by decreasing the SEVERE cat overpopulation issue), whereas declawing is simply for the convenience of the owner.

Of ourse, the cat population at large got to that state (over population; bred traits that make bearing litters a health risk) due to human actions.