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Can Bengal cats be declawed and/or neutered and still win shows?
However, it is fine to show both male and female neuters. Naturally when
they get to full maturity it is much easier to show a male neuter and there
are probably more neuters at shows than there are entire cats in the adult
classes. In the UK if they reach championship status they are called
Premiers and their show status is just the same as an entire cat but they
will be entered in separate classes.
Neutering and declawing
09/02/98. (no name supplied) writes...
Anne Randall replies
Declawing of cats is definately not allowed in the UK and in my opinion
quite rightly so, and you certainly cannot show a cat that has been declawed
and as far as I am aware this applies to the rest of Europe as well. It is
also generally frowned upon in the US, but I believe there are a few vets
that will perform this rather uncertain procedure which can lead to
deformity for life. More information about declawing can be found at
http://www.defiant.net/declaw.html