Okey Cokey …
Rag doll cat
I have a rag doll cat. His name is Iggy and he is beautiful. We rescued him and he can’t and doesn’t go outside because he had been declawed…ugh! We also rescued a Siamese in the same condition. They love each other and play around the house. It’s safe for them as they would not be able to protect themselves outside and are actually afraid of that big high blue “ceiling”. if I could figure out how to post a photo, I would.
Is that what your vet says Wooli?
I’m more of a dog person, and don’t know an awful lot about cats, but
I can hardly believe a cat can’t go outside because he’s had his dew claws removed. Dew claws are to catch and hold onto prey. They have other ways of defending themselves surely, eg. claws, teeth, legs to run with! What makes the vet think he’s going to get into a fight every day anyway?
Dogs have theirs removed too, often along with their ‘bits’ too, but they still go out.
Have they never been able to even sit and enjoy the sunshine in their own garden for a little while?
When cats are declawed, which, by the way I think is horrible, they amputate their front toes, thus removing the whole front claw. They cannot climb or grip. iggy andCleo came to us like that and have never been outside and don’t seem to want to. They will sit in an open doorway…that’s as close as being outside that they seem to want. But they love the security of laying inside on a sunny window ledge. If I take them out, they freak out and slither on their bellies to get back inside. It’s very sad, but that’s how it is. I believe it’s illegal to get them declawed now. Our last cat, with full claws, would actually run into the bathroom, jump on the counter and meow for me to clip her claws…she loved it.
Hi Kath, Ragdolls are not suppose to go out anyway, they are House Cats, my Cat Coco only goes in the garden with me on a Harness and Lead.
How much does Iggy weigh? because male Ragdolls are a lot bigger then the Females.
To put a photo on this forum, you will have to download your photo onto Photobucket first, then once you have done that, click on your photo in photobucket, then click on the last writing on the righthand side of the picture, it will come up copied, then go to this forum, click in this box, and go to edit and click paste.
GOT IT!!
Thanks for explaining, that sounds a barbaric operation to me.
In dogs, their dew claws are a couple of inches up the inside of their front legs, nowhere near their paws and ‘toes.’
Vets usually only remove rear dew claws (if there are any), over here.
Usually they are done within the first week of birth, as its a bigger operation later on.
Shows how much I know about cats! 
P.S… Can’t Rag Dolls go out if they have still their dew claws ?
I’ll try the photo…hmmmmmm…http://www.over50sforum.com/album.php?albumid=833&pictureid=6115
That doesn’t look right…but I’ll try
Hi Kath to post your photo from your profile photo album,
copy the photo as you did above, then go to your reply box and click on the symbol at the top of the box that looks like an envelope http://www.over50sforum.com/images/editor/insertimage.gif
A box will open, paste the copied photo code into the box and click ok.
Lovely Cats Kath, your Ragdoll is a completely different colour to mine.
Beautiful cats Woolie …
Here is Coco saying hello to Mr. Gnome, but not going all gooey eyed over him.
http://i1304.photobucket.com/albums/s532/susiejaeger/COCO3%20011_zpsnsol1k6f.jpg
Coco jumping all over my legs.
http://i1304.photobucket.com/albums/s532/susiejaeger/COCO3%20010_zpsqf6clqqw.jpg
That’s enough excitement for today, time for a sleep.
http://i1304.photobucket.com/albums/s532/susiejaeger/COCO3%20007_zpsnh2dvdhd.jpg
Smashing pictures !
Can’t see the gnome very well though :-p
No unfortuneately he is well worn, needs a bit of a paint job done on him.
Ah - poor little fella - still Coco loves him …
Decided to give the Gnome a bit of paint work this morning, not very good, but at least you can see it now.
http://i1304.photobucket.com/albums/s532/susiejaeger/Garden%20Gnome%20001_zpsslxi9ljc.jpg
Coco making sure I have done a good job.
http://i1304.photobucket.com/albums/s532/susiejaeger/Garden%20Gnome%20003_zpsliycbxji.jpg
Well done Susie !
Not a bad looking chap - I think its the eyes that attracts Coco
2nd picture …
:-p
Yes the eyes are a bit blue, just like Coco’s. The Gnome is suppose to be holding a Fishing Rod, but we took it out, because it was dangerous, Coco could swallow it.