The Real Reason Cat Claws Are So Sharp

[@kylehill]

*Thanks for watching, nerds!* Don't worry about Lady 3Jane -- she is very comfortable with peet-touching. Also, don't de-claw your cats for non-medical reasons!

[@Shadow-xb2ce]

What if it was your 2 year old child or your sweet, old grandma with hemophilia? Is it worth it then? Declawing does not amputate the equivalent of finger pads. I've heard of vets who had cats walking around, even bringing in pray the afternoon of being declawed. I believe the procedure should be available without stigma when needed for indoor cats with a problematic scratching habit. I've personally had a declawed childhood pet cat bring in a snake. Drove the washing machine repair man atop the machine. My mother had to get a shovel to remove the thing. Edit: I know of re-homing, claw trimming, and nail caps. My position is such that while you shouldn't declaw for simple convince, there exist extreme cases where it may be warranted when not strictly medically necessary for the cat.

[@CollectvlyUnconsious]

Your choice of pets betrays your hero/villain persuasion..... yet again

[@pantalonesdemuerto7960]

@@Shadow-xb2ce In such situations, re-homing the cat may need to be considered.

[@thesephiam]

So what anatomy causes the point to form? Also, so instead of sharpening on a cat post, it’s more like teething out your fingernails?

[@mlok4216]

As a dog person, equally, don't crop/dock your dog's tails... (not sure which term is used more as non-english native speaker)

[@RoanokeGaming]

I have a void kitty and I can confirm, the Murder does stem from the mittens, great video bro

[@noob5267]

ROANOKE! GREAT TO SEE YOU HERE

[@RoanokeGaming]

@@noob5267 absolutely! Love Kyles videos, I learn alot from this man haha

[@frostyomnic9995]

ROANOKE!

[@HateSonneillon]

Omg 2 of my favorite youtubers!

[@TheLaceacus]

Seeing you here made me have a nerdgasim

[@DaremoTen]

Sitting next to a container of liquid nitrogen, having kittens delivered. Okay, this supervillain thing is going too far.

[@tiacho2893]

When Kyle starts wearing Mao style suits and stroking a cat in his lap, Bond villain level has been achieved.

[@shebvixen]

It's fine, his new addition is neither long-haired nor hairless, so it doesn't count as the stereotypical villain cat.

[@unrulybot1352]

And asking the government for... One Million Dollars

[@staciderfelt]

As a pet groomer I'm forever going to use this to explain to people why declawing is painful, why cats scratch furniture, and why REGULAR nail trimming is the best way to regulate the sharpness of the nails.

[@staciderfelt]

@collars and cuffs I'm also a mother. But something to keep in mind is if a pet isnt safe to have around children, instead of mutilating the animal, we should rehome it. According to research published in the Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery, declawing increases the risk of long-term or persistent pain, manifesting as unwanted behaviors such as inappropriate elimination (soiling/urinating outside of the litter box) and aggression/biting. This is not only detrimental to the cat (pain is a major welfare issue and these behaviors are common reasons for relinquishment of cats to shelters), but also has health implications for their human companions, as cat bites can be serious. So they may have made their cat MORE likely to hurt their children by declawing.

[@what-ho1mf]

@collars and cuffs boy I sure do love ripping off my kids nails when they bite them instead of teaching them how to safely cut their nails with a nail cutter boy I sure am so cool!!!11!!1! actual fucking lobotomite logic holy shit dude

[@40watt53]

@Aquarium Gravel You're not mutilating something by removing its fingernails. edit: bruh i was replying to a guy comparing it to cutting fingernails.

[@Pekkhum]

When my son was a toddler, we had to constantly monitor his interactions with the cat, because he just refused to leave her alone, even when she gave all the warning signs and we explained them to him. One day we were too slow and she left the shallowest cat scratches I have ever seen with a single stroke. She tried not to do it and moderated the strike as much as possible. After that day, my son referred to her as "ouch" for a while and respected her warnings, but was still able to interact positively or order her away from things. That is the only time she ever struck him and all other claw use was directed to designated scratching surfaces. Not even an attempt on furniture.

[@Fariha-p8d]

@@40watt53 it is mutilating. its more like de-knuckling since they have to remove further than where the claws are

[@FlyingDominion]

"My legs are *shredded* " I guess Kyle doesn't skip leg day.

[@ocek2744]

His cat definitely doesn't.

[@JohannesVanDerStuyvebode]

shred it brah 🤙

[@mannymakesmusic891]

Guest: why does your cat do that to your furniture Me: she is updating her claws

[@Anotherguy1st]

All though in shedding the old claws, updating them to the new claws underneath they are in fact still "sharpening" the claws in a sense.

[@darkuswolfitus2015]

:( Error : A device has failed installing the latest c:/catclaw4.0update. We will have to restart your device and reset the update process. This will take a while to happen.

[@Kachigga-rs7yh]

Hardware update complete

[@comit8077]

‘Updating’ the cats hardware is the equivalent to downloading new ram

[@EskenRock]

Cause someone can't afford a 1$ pool noodle.

[@xINVISIGOTHx]

I love poking my cat with his own whiskers (ones that I find on the floor). They go right through his fur to his skin and he seems to think it feels weird

[@ljcl1859]

Did you ever try poking yourself on the skin to see what it feels like?

[@aklc2872]

In some cultures, collecting a cat's naturally shedded whiskers is considered lucky!

[@aklc2872]

@@creepyfishman6858 Far Eastern, I think (I'm Chinese and I've heard both Japanese and Korean friends mention something similar). It's not particularly official - just a folk superstition probably

[@rylenstuffsv2]

Aww this video is so wholesome making the comment wholesome ( I mean that all of kyle hill's video this one's nice)

[@TMW_ShadowStarr]

@@rylenstuffsv2 the ones for this video is extra wholesome because cats 😻

[@ulor5939]

My cat Toki used to "sharpen" his claws on concrete. He didn't seem to care, wood, concrete, made no difference, RIP Toki 2006-2020.

[@lXlDarKSuoLlXl]

Dam, rip toki, one of the most metal cats ever seen, may your soul rock forever 🤟

[@derrekhulet2662]

“It’s worse than getting scooped by game theory” Oooh! What a burn!

[@antthemasta4835]

What happened with him and game theory

[@MichaelGaryScott90]

@@antthemasta4835 *Please tell me they're joking and not ACTUALLY beefing!* *I love them BOTH!*

[@moemuxhagi]

@@MichaelGaryScott90 I know, right ?? I don't want a riot between my favorite big brain youtubers ! 😅😅

[@wayangemperor]

Huh I thought it's his game theory vid not the GT ch.

[@kylehill]

@@antthemasta4835 Nothing! I'm just having fun

[@1SpicyMeataball]

Knock off Thor being a cat lover and against de-clawing. 😘

[@FRElHEIT]

😭😂 why did you do him like that?

[@thebiggusdonnus8453]

@@FRElHEIT Kyle Ragnarok 😂

[@lelgie601]

@@FRElHEIT in all fairness if someone compared you to chris hemsworth would you be offended lol

[@KindredBrujah]

I like to call him "Nerd Thor". It's a bit nicer, and is a little description of his personality and the content of his channel. :)

[@lordfelidae4505]

@@KindredBrujah apt, too.

[@ozzy_osvi]

"i want to put her whole head in my mouth forever" as a cat owner, i felt that deeply. It's too real of a thing.

[@ryltair]

Same here! I keep telling him I am going to eat him when I nibble on his ear. Good to know it's a cat-owner thing.

[@Drirton]

Yup. Same here.

[@SadnessFeldark]

I have 4 of those little demons :3

[@gilmadreth680]

I don't have to try. My fluffy murderbeast thinks to himself "I bet I could shove my whole head in there" every time he's on my lap and I yawn.

[@Xen_the_legend]

@@gilmadreth680 omg same here! I was so surprised it scared me

[@OrabitsMadness]

I actually get scratched more by my cat's back claws. He doesn't scratch me intentionally. I get scratched when he uses me as a lauching pad for jumps.

[@SpXPtwn]

Same!!😂

[@andchip.s]

I feel your pain, it seem most of the time when they do the lunch pad thing is on your stomach just after you have eaten, gota love em !!

[@SyntheticSpy]

@@andchip.s or jump onto your bladder when you have to pee

[@andchip.s]

@@SyntheticSpy Oh yes that's also a favorite thing of theirs. Also its now the time of year they moult fur EVERYWHERE !! Gotta Love 'em

[@cady5999]

My kitten scratches me both but it don’t hurt

[@atlas5100]

I'm scared at how well I understand an empathise with the sentence 'my cat is so cute I want to put her whole head in my mouth forever'

[@Gwolfsoun]

Would love for him to do a video on this too. There's only been a few psychological scientific articles on this particular aspect. The funny name for it is "cuteness overload."

[@edgardoheffele3]

see when parents want to bite their babys bcs they are "oh so cute i could bite you"? same

[@EmeralBookwise]

Of the many ways I've wanted to snuggle and cuddle my kitty forever and ever until I've squeezed every last ounce of cuteness from his tiny little bones, inside of my mouth has never been one of them. Should I be worried I don't love him enough? :-)

[@Panos__P]

@@EmeralBookwise haha same for me :D

[@EvieTheOddity]

ahh kitty vore

[@KainaX122]

“Administrator, your kitten delivery has arrived.” Did not wake up today expecting to hear this.

[@demogorgonzola]

Check out Kitten Academy - happens all the time over there =^.^=

[@raeje]

I want a kitten delivery T.T

[@Mrwednesday84]

One of my favorite quotes: "Dog's are man's best friend's, Cat's are man's adorable little serial killer's".

[@valiroime]

Dogs have masters, cats have staff.

[@kleinjahr]

Dog thinks, you feed me and pet me and house me and love me. You must be God! Cat thinks, you feed me and pet me and house me and love me. I must be God!

[@ironfist1094]

@@kleinjahr hhaaheehee

[@galacticdragon9841]

@@kleinjahr that is 100 percent accurate.

[@kleinjahr]

@@WishingWell24 Which they ignore until they want something.

[@Gottaculat]

My cat once bit me when he was a kitten because he wasn't getting enough attention. I calmly opened my mouth and put his whole head inside. He was quite surprised by this feat, and now he only lightly nips me if I don't give him enough attention. :D

[@thealbinotadpole2878]

Vore

[@uwskie8672]

dont vore the kitten

[@addinix17]

@@uwskie8672 I agree dont vore the kitty

[@shaunyjimenez9637]

What-

[@bobthabuilda1525]

...uh...

[@lusir.]

i love how he's visibly getting more and more wounds in each camera cut.

[@edeworabraham2761]

Wait what i didn't see that

[@Kos1067]

His hair keeps changing too first it was down he walks through the door it's a ponytail another door man bun next down again and in the end ponytail

[@dbdsaltminer]

I've heard declawing, equated to removing a your knuckle and the walking on what remains. What is worse is the trauma it causes the cat since they can't defend themselves as well. Resulting in the kitty becoming an anxious baby that bites the shit out of you when triggered.

[@PhoenyxRysing]

One of my family's rescue cats literally does that, because whoever declawed him didn't do it right. Poor guy's got arthritis and a limp because of it, but is much happier now that he's on meds for said arthritis. If I ever have a cat that's declawed, it'll be because the previous owners did it. Unless there is an urgent medical reason to do so, I'm never declawing a cat.

[@vispev3123]

When we adopted our cat it was already declawed and I mean it's way friendlier to strangers then our gray cat that was feral as a baby. But I mean it's already reaaaaaaly domesticated. Like refuses anything but cat food. Scared as hell from outside. And eats as much as it can. So I mean my orange cat didnt have trauma but already probably wouldn't survive a day in the wild even with claws.

[@mynamejeff8401]

We don’t use hands to walk

[@dbdsaltminer]

@@mynamejeff8401 you do realize that we have knuckles in our toes. Right?

[@corbanoT.V.]

I have a cat that was declawed from a previous owner, this is very true.

[@scawdar1907]

"This stings worse than being a least attractive hemsworth" I DIED LMAO

[@somanathdash8143]

Hmm no comments

[@jaythehulkmoeller6648]

Hmm Kyle actually does look like a Hemsworth now that I think about it. XD

[@shadowknight7584]

Damn

[@littlemrpinkness295]

There is no such thing as a least attractive Hemsworth.

[@dadecalder7796]

Drives my girlfriend nuts because I only call Liam Hemsworth "Not Chris" Hemsworth. "Oh this has got Liam Hemsworth in it!" "Who? Oh you mean 'Not Chris' "

[@oldskool1977]

*I never laughed so hard when he said, "She's so cute, I wanna put her whole head in my mouth"!!! lol. I laughed because that is **_exactly_** what I tell people about **_my_** cat!!!!*

[@oldskool1977]

@Austin Lee Yes, you are 1000% correct!!! (The extra 900% is for all the _other_ cats who wanna eat the cats head right off their body's! LOL)

[@justingovak3632]

i read that "cute things" secretly "annoy" peaople, and they want to kill it, but with love instead of hate.

[@oldskool1977]

@@justingovak3632 YES!!!! That's exactly it, Justin!!! A paradoxical effect, if there ever was one! LOL!!!

[@jacobshirley3457]

@@oldskool1977 It's technically called "cute aggression."

[@MrDogonjon]

Not me My cat CC= Cute Cat is so cute her cuticle is a picture of her face on her butt...no kidding.... inside her core is a critical mass of Q-toniun naking her the Q-Bomb

[@danr.5017]

Thankyou for educatimg people on why "De-clawing" is so deceptivly cruel. Too few people understand what the proceedure is unless a vet tells them.

[@sintanan469]

I have a cat I had to get her her front paws declawed because a mutation caused her claws to grow downwards and skewer her toe beans. She's a happy kitty now, but strictly indoors.

[@SonsOfLorgar]

@@sintanan469 medical emergency amputation is a different ballgame. Most cats are declawed out of maliciously lazy people who view pets as little more than a fur shedding roomba that jumps on top of things and feel entitled to mutilate the adopted pets to 'protect' their precious furniture, or other BS esthetic reasons. Same kind of delusional narcissists who cup dog tails...

[@victorklep5261]

@@SonsOfLorgar agreed wholeheartedly. What I never understood is why people cup dog tails? Like, at least with declawing, they can give you a reason. Its not a good reason, but at least its a reason. Tail couping is just... Why? Purely aesthetic...?

[@aprilrichards762]

Look up for a federal court decision that bans declawing as a requirement for getting a living space such as an apartment.

[@daikage]

I only in the last few ears learned how brutal declawing was. It makes me feel so bad about having done it to my cats in the past. I actually remember one of my cats was always extra sensitive about her feet being touched after the fact, like she was always in pain due to it. That makes sense now, and I would never inflict that on a living being ever again.

[@Kathode34558]

Alternate title: “Kyle shows us his kitten, oh and science stuff I guess”

[@grimmscuriosities9411]

Loves cats, speaks out against the torture that is declawing, teaches in an exciting and engaging way, and has super dorky science backgrounds? Aw yeah, you got my sub

[@MrInvisibleJ]

"I want to put your whole head in my mouth" As a cat owner, my wife has done this for a second when the baby was being really cuddly. They didn't even care, just kept purring.

[@elizabethsullivan7176]

Choking on cat hair though...😄

[@alliebonesVODs]

I felt absolutely awful when I found out how terrible declawing was! My family had one of our cats declawed and she basically turned feral, absolutely refusing any human contact and hiding as much as she could. I used to think that she just went a little crazy out of nowhere, but it turns out she was scarred physically and mentally, and could never trust humans again. I do my best to tell as many people as I can how inhumane declawing really is, and I hope I've helped save some kitties from the same gruesome fate that my family's ignorance led to.

[@H3lianthus]

I'm scarred that declawing exists and is still legal in US (?). We had fucking Soviet Russia here on our backs in eastern Europe, but we never did anything like declawing to cats. That just doesn't exist here. Keep it up, Do your best to spread the word and teach people that trimming is such an easy safe alternative.

[@JosePineda-cy6om]

For all the things revolutionary Soviets did wrong they got some right. Women's vote, banning on lobotomy, banning on declawing, among others

[@corrupt558]

Took my cat to the vet for a checkup. Instead of checking the cat, the vet kept try to get us to declaw the cat, cat had fleas and he never told us. So now we have to deal with fleas because he only cared about the money, thats what it comes down to.

[@electro_jk6557]

@@corrupt558 please tell me you will never go to that vet again. Please change the vet you take your precious little angel to.

[@corrupt558]

@@electro_jk6557 we're definitely going some place else.

[@fsbodever3496]

Is it just me, or is Kyle way more savage than he used to be? So many radiant burns!

[@kylehill]

@dilapidated daffodil No comment

[@enoc4718]

He's not a villain

[@juggernaut7_]

Of course not, that would be ridiculous. I don’t think he’s ever demonstrated villain-like behaviors.

[@Panos__P]

Noooo, why you say so? haha :P

[@Kafj302]

What are you talking about? He is just your normal scientist with evil tendencies. I mean have you looked at someone and been like "i wonder what they look like dead", "what if i burned down my competition's lab......", it's not evil, it's just make believe.

[@chadwickmccarty4944]

The additional bandages throughout the video was a nice touch. Any kitty cat wounds are a badge of honor. & good for you to explain what de-clawing really does!!!

[@tiacho2893]

My ex roommate's kitten used to play "tag" with me. She would wait at the top of the stairs, claw me through the banister, and then run away. People started to wonder why I had multiple band aids on one arm clustered in the same area.

[@calimorales9880]

@@tiacho2893 Oh no XD

[@AifDaimon]

@@tiacho2893 ouch!!!!!!! does your cat still do that now?

[@KenithLemley]

Never want to de-claw, de-fang, or de-stinger. Those animals need them to survive, they have em for a reason

[@DanielKwan]

My cat was sleeping beside me once and seemed to have a nightmare, and clawed me across my chest. This was years ago but still have a bit of scar from that.

[@Zombraiined]

I got my first cat declawed and honestly I've felt pretty guilty ever since. Info wasn't really pushed on me until after the fact rather than in a preventative way. Thanks for the short note on the end Kyle, worth any flack you get for it 100%.

[@FunSizeSpamberguesa]

When I was a kid, my mom and I moved into a no-pet apartment, but the landlord said we could keep our cat if we got him declawed. This being the 80s, nobody told us how bad declawing was. (Though at the time, idk what else we could have done, but I still felt bad when I learned more about it as an adult.)

[@lynniewood]

@@FunSizeSpamberguesa you guys didn't know, you wouldn't have hurt your kitties on purpose. You did the best you could with the knowledge you had

[@FunSizeSpamberguesa]

@@lynniewood I wish we had known about claw caps back then. I know that cats can find those irritating, but they're so much better than declawing.

[@lynniewood]

@@FunSizeSpamberguesa we tried those but pur cat just wouldn't have any of it haha, i think its better to start them on those young so they can get used to them

[@lordfelidae4505]

You are forgiven for your sin. You know your mistake, and feel true remorse for it. I hereby forgive you, on behalf of feline kind, for your crime of ignorance.

[@GreebleClown]

"Bone-grown claws" This is why declawing should be illeagal!

[@johntrevy1]

It is illegal in some states, but it needs to be completely outlawed everywhere. Kitties have claws for a reason. If someone isn't prepared to lose some furniture then they shouldn't be adopting a kitty in the first place.

[@ricejuice8982]

Clipping claws is grand tho

[@ricejuice8982]

@lilduck I don't clip my cat nor has he been de-clawed but I have met people who clip. Declawing isn't really a thing that exists in the area I live in

[@Noadvantage246]

@lilduck Even run, I've noticed cats tend to dig their claws into the ground and use them to propel themselves forward kinda like cleats. I imagine it'd be pretty hard for them to run without claws

[@alfiemcfarland2932]

It is illegal in the UK.

[@alexandercotman2553]

3:41 I thought was a green screen until he touched the couch and it reacted...that is a mighty strong illusion going on there

[@danieljensen2626]

Same, partly because the lighting is weird, must be really dark in the rest of the room and he's got a studio light in his face. I actually thought it was just a picture of a really scratched up couch he found online until the kitten came into shot.v

[@Kafj302]

How we know it wasn't just a green piece of fabric that then he used the computer to render the couch in. "Then explain the cat" I mean cats are higher dimensional beings, we just see them as cats because we cannot perceive the higher dimensions. So a cat could interact with something that we think is fake. "The cat looked down from the arm of the couch" To us maybe. This is what happens when you hire higher dimensional beings to work for you, they explain things, though something they are fascinated by, mentos and cola. It the unpredictability of it. So if you want to attract higher dimensional beings, just set up a ton of that.

[@abcxyz-st1zh]

@@Kafj302 OMG my world doesn't make sense anymore... But you are right about cats being higher dimensional beings, sometimes mine just stare at a blank wall with intensity but they do not work for us.... They hypnotize.

[@brikilian7834]

@@Kafj302 are you suggesting their might be a Cat Who Walks Through Walls? This video is a gift for scifi literature nerds.

[@Emilstekcor]

This intro is how I imagine every villian when they get their cat that they pet menacingly

[@Casedilla73]

Never thought I’d hear the phrase “pet a car menacingly”, but we are.

[@Casedilla73]

Never thought I’d hear the phrase “pet a *CAT* menacingly” either.

[@TheBombanater]

Same as declawing your cats, dont dock dogs ears or tail. Thank you for the PSA Kyle lots of people don't know how bad de-clawing actually is. Keep being awesome fellow nerds

[@MrDogonjon]

Any time you alter your pets cosmetically ask your self, would I do that to my penis? Yes... we did...

[@NicholasJeffery]

My ears: "Administrator, your KIDNEY delivery has arrived." Me: *Why is Kyle so happy and estatic about getting a fresh kidney?* Me after seeing it's his new evil boss kitty: Oh.... KITTY.....

[@kylehill]

Would you not be?

[@EvolvedTactical]

Glad I wasn't the only one who heard "kidney".

[@sinoki4413]

@@kylehill 😳

[@Tribecasoothsayer]

In a way, it’s actually weirder to get a kitty delivery

[@FVanth]

Maybe @Kyle Hill needed something to go with his fava beans and chianti.

[@JackShen]

all my pants, shirts, socks....etc have little holes from Kittie love. He likes to hold hands, so my arms and hands are full of kittie love holes too. My female cat, liked to clean my face while I slept. So I'd wake up to a raw face with little tongue marks all over my forehead. ah... Their love, it hurts so....

[@myview5840]

You are truly blessed.

[@JackShen]

@@myview5840 :) yes I am.... and pretty scarred up

[@beardiemom]

My 11lbs cat loves when I pick him up and will dig his claws into my forearm with delight. I have a ton of scratches and scabs on my forearm and I still pick him up, because I adore him.

[@JackShen]

@@beardiemom People at my old job would joke that I moonlighted as a lion tamer.

[@vispev3123]

Why do they have to sharpen their claws on my legs?!

[@Holmesy87]

"it is considered a major surgery" In the UK it's considered animal cruelty and is illegal unless medically required as a last resort.

[@abcxyz-st1zh]

That's a good policy... De clawing IS animal cruelty and the same should apply to clipping the wings of pet birds.

[@manuelc3671]

@@abcxyz-st1zh People clip bird wings?!

[@rocksfire4390]

@@manuelc3671 they don't remove the wing, actually feathers are removed (cut) until it can't really fly as easily. they grow back like anything else. also if preformed properly it's painless to them.

[@abcxyz-st1zh]

@@manuelc3671 It is done for almost all pet birds so that they don't fly away.

[@rocksfire4390]

@@abcxyz-st1zh pretty sure having to give up your cat and then in turn it being put down because you can't declaw them is far worse then the act of declawing itself. it's good to teach them early to use their claws on posts but that doesn't always work. not every cat is the same, they are all unique. even more so if you adopt one that was never trained. plus if they are hyper aggressive or don't understand how to be gentle then you only really have a few options. neither of them are good but one is clearly a lot worse for the cat then the other.

[@rosemarmalade2444]

"Your couch is not worth that" From someone who works in animal rescue and frequently sees cats get dumped because of behavioral or health issues that are a direct consequence of declawing... thank you! So many of them end up with arthritis... avoiding the litterbox... biting... etc... I really wish there were better education on it.

[@sdb9884]

We have 11 cats, so we find nail bits everywhere. My daughter calls them cat onions because they look like the dry tops of onions and come off in layers like you said. It’s illegal in a lot of countries to declaw a cat. The US needs to step it up, since it’s still legal in most states. If you don’t want your stuff scratched up, learn to clip nails, try one of the many options available to train your cat to only use scratching posts, try claw caps, or don’t get a cat. Save yourself and the kitty so much pain and heartache, please! ❤️😸 I’m a new sub. Thank you for this awesome video!

[@hellohey6029]

you are not supposed to declaw a cat because it can cause pain in the paw, infection, and back pain

[@sdb9884]

Hello Hey I didn’t know about the back pain! I would never declaw a cat, though.

[@unlimiteddd]

Thank you for confirming the "shredding" of the claws of cats! (confirmation is never a bad thing in science!)

[@Dwayne_Bearup]

I've always felt people who declaw cats love their furniture more than their cats. Such people should be prohibited from owning a cat.

[@vince2969]

It's also bad because what if your cat finds a way out and is now out in the wild. what is the cat going to do with no claws?

[@NaudVanDalen]

In the past: My dog ate my homework. Now: My cat deleted my homework.

[@TDREXrx9]

I have a cat who likes to scratches up my textbooks if that counts

[@pokedoctor2087]

And you end up like Freakazoid

[@ostmen_draugr]

My cat deleted 2 hours of work from my computer once & changed channels/ turned off tvs all the time

[@Mrwednesday84]

I would believe a student that said that. Cat's are master hackers, destroyers of all electronic information.

[@jonathanscherer7482]

@@Mrwednesday84 They are secretly, or not so secretly, trying to take over the world.

[@Iheartdgd]

“This stings more than having to start a channel from scratch” *Looks at cat. Looks at channel.* I feel your pain bro

[@aidanbrett369]

wait, I didn't even realize this was a new channel? when and why did that happen?

[@thebrandunsafeone7184]

@@aidanbrett369 watch his second ever video on this channel, "welcome to the facility" He uh.. doesn't exactly try to hide the amount of shade he's throwing at because science

[@LieseFury]

@@thebrandunsafeone7184 thanks

[@ChekkoVisban]

Subscribed, got you B!

[@Iheartdgd]

@@ChekkoVisban You're awesome! x D I appreciate you, thanks for the motivation.

[@oldcrow6752]

THANK YOU FOR EDUCATING PEOPLE ON DECLAWING!

[@infinitecanadian]

Please turn Caps Lock off before commenting.

[@renzodavis1495]

@@infinitecanadian Please remind yourself that this is the internet and don't take everything seriously before commenting.

[@infinitecanadian]

@@renzodavis1495 I am not taking it seriously. I am merely trying to save Old Crow from the embarrassment of looking LIKE HE IS TOO DIM TO HAVE NOTICED THAT HE LEFT THE CAPS LOCK ON.

[@Souloftroy]

@@infinitecanadian “I am not taking it seriously” then continues to take it seriously 😂 You clearly don’t know that the whole all caps thing is also an internet thing, basically to get your point across. People do that for a reason, plus there’s an edit button so they clearly meant to capitalize their comment. You’re the only one looking embarrassing lol

[@wayfa13]

@@infinitecanadian Theirs was a perfectly acceptable use of CAPS. It was not a wall of crazy ramblings, offensive slurs or an indicator of sheer derangement, nor was the first letter an uncapitalised one

[@JaxsonGalaxy]

Declawing should be illegal. Thank you for your end statement. It's a fight I've been trying to fight and losing.

[@devonconnelly6604]

Who cares

[@l1zziebear]

@@devonconnelly6604 uh, every cat that’s ever been declawed? The owners that didn’t know what it means but do now and regret it? The places where it’s illegal?

[@PinkPask]

@@devonconnelly6604 me

[@andregon4366]

@@devonconnelly6604 People with ethics.

[@postprophet6384]

Speaking of captain America, doesn’t this guy look like Thor’s stunt double? Lol.

[@CitizenZero1]

One round of steroids and a hammer and he’ll totally have it.

[@postprophet6384]

@@CitizenZero1 lol.

[@postprophet6384]

I really meant this in the most respectful way possible. Seriously if this guy had like an hour of makeup in Hollywood he’d totally pass as hemsworth. Totally hemsworth doppelgänger.

[@kaliberaiz8703]

there are multiple haircuts that make him look like Chris Evans and Chris Hemsworth.

[@cardprophecy97]

8:06

[@hectormiranda6515]

"It stings worse than having to start a page from scratch." LMFAO

[@Ashes1212]

I like u

[@nugget6102]

What happened tho

[@martinezb825]

@@nugget6102 its never explicitly explained but it sounds like Kyle and nerdsync had a falling out, maybe they didnt treat Kyle all that well and so kyle left them and started a new channel on his own terms and freedoms

[@arfyness]

@Hector Miranda - Or a channel from scratch even.

[@wisespidey]

@@martinezb825 *nerdist

[@mr.mischiefiknowyourpasswo8224]

Getting scratched is worth the love a cat can give and the happiness they can bring.

[@DanielKwan]

My cats’ hind claws are just as murderous as their front claws.

[@TheFancyCrawdad]

The back claws if used with ill will are an absolute force to be reckoned with

[@Faesharlyn]

Bunny kicks are indeed murderous, intended to disembowel their prey.

[@drnarwhal2888]

Kicky kick

[@yourrightimsooosorry884]

Aahh! It's cuddling my wrist Wait,, wtf? ARGHH! IT'S SCRATCHING MY ELBOW TO SMITHEREENS! IT WON'T LET GO!! KILL IT! KILL IT! KILL IT! (lets go) (starts purring) Girl: I think Fluffy likes you!

[@rachele7398]

Same

[@circularpizzabox2134]

Thank you for hitting o. The whole “de-claw” surgery. The description you have given is perfect as well.

[@mione3690]

"It's not weird, you're weird" Agreed *lightly nibbles on cat's ear*

[@BlueJay2]

Oh my gosh I'm not the only one that does this XD

[@Zagaroth]

@@BlueJay2 There are dozens of us! Dozens!

[@ihcfn]

@@BlueJay2 What else are cats ears for?

[@BlueJay2]

@@ihcfn True. Also your username is great btw.

[@brikilian7834]

Every time I've attempted this maneuver, my cat believes it to be an attack. Granted, he was a grown boy when I got him, and I may have responded to a gentle swat asking me to share my pillow by attempting to nibble his ear one. Also, he thinks my nose is in constant need of a good lick, but will never allow me to return the favor. And yes, the profile pic is of his magnificent 15-year-old self suddenly seeing a hand emerge from under a pillow or blanket and deciding that it is a creature he calls "blanket mice" which his human obviously needs protecting from. They stalk his human, he is certain, since they never dare approach the bed when he is sleeping alone.

[@7evYT]

Can confirm that I am a person who, in my youth, held a kitten so cute, I wanted to fit it's whole head in my mouth.

[@robloxboy4131]

“This is an actual word you among us dorks” Made me laugh

[@Gottaculat]

Ah, but it's "suss," not "sus." ;-)

[@LamborghiniReventonN00-20]

Sus

[@fyreantz2555]

"This stings worse than being the least handsome Hemsworth!!!".... ....Ohmuhgawd I laughed way too hard at that.

[@claytontalesfore7564]

The love show: "Hey Kyle", Just messaging again to see if you would be willing to do an episode talking about how birds have been reclassified as dinosaurs. It makes me really sad when I find out that people aren't aware of this and I think you would be able to help spread this awesome information. By the way did you know the fastest living animal is a dinosaur that preys on other dinosaurs? Pretty cool stuff

[@SonsOfLorgar]

Peregrine raptor?

[@kylegesin7178]

Pretty sure that's what they mean. But there is a little asterisk with that. Cause they don't get to that speed user their own power. They use gravity to make them fall at that speed. Of course, their body design and basically whole biology is made to allow this to happen, otherwise other birds would do it too. But they don't achieve this sped with their own power. I think the cheetah is the faster animal that does it using their own power, but could be very wrong there.

[@danilooliveira6580]

taxonomy is weird, saying birds are classified as dinosaurs would be like saying humans are fish. I mean, technically we are, but that is not exactly a helpful classification. there is a specific name for when an organism is descendent of a group but not part of that group, but I can't remember what its called.

[@VelociraptorsOfSkyrim]

@@danilooliveira6580 I mean, there's a significant difference between the two examples. There is no physiological difference between Dinosaurs and birds, but there is a massive one between humans and fish. And Paleontologists and Zooologists have actually placed Aves, the clade that all birds belong to, under Theropoda, which is one of the clades for Dinosaurs.

[@Lernos1]

@@VelociraptorsOfSkyrim By the way, weren't there non-avian dinosaurs? I think those went extinct for good, but I can't remember which species those were.

[@Tombs117]

It is official! Your Murder Kitten must be a part of the show from here on.

[@Rocamps]

As he ended the video with the "meow" there was a voice in my head saying "Hey, don't gif that".

[@samuelsmith6820]

Man i just love how i learn something everytime i watch one of your videos thanks man can't wait to watch this with my daughters later they have lots of cat related questions lol

[@kylehill]

Best praise I can get -- tell them I said hello!

[@1917cutlass]

I'm surprised you haven't mentioned the applied science and geometry involving a cat's recurved claws. If we look at some of the engineering and science behind recurved agricultural blades (e.g. Hawkbills and Karambits) we see that these blade designs are extremely effective and cutting soft targets because the recurve feature breaks the surface tension of whatever one is cutting due to leading with the point and NOT the edge. The research showed that even fairly dull recurved blades often outperformed sharper conventional blades. This is especially relevant for cats because their prey tends to be soft and squishy (mice, lizards, birds, etc.). If we look at police and crime lab statistics, recurved blades tend to cause far more severe injuries because they break the surface tension of their target (the skin) more effectively. The research findings showed that the more effectively a blade can break through the skin, the more serious the following cut would be (apparently skin is fairly durable and is pretty good at stopping lacerations of the tissue underneath). One can easily look up on KZbin the cut tests of recurved blades on meat (Spyderco Civilian, Spyderco Matriarch, Cold Steel Black Talon, various Karambit style blades, etc.) and compare them to standard straight blades and curved blades to see this demonstrated in real time.

[@rivencraft1734]

As someone with a good grasp of blades and been using them for years, no. An inward curve DOES NOT cut better. An inward curve traps the material against the blade allowing a sharp blade to remain in contact with the material, a dull blade to tear said material. A dull conventional blade will slide off because of the lack of pressure on the material, a sharp blade will simply part the material on contact. Because I'd the trapping nature of a hook animal claws are shaped that way. If indeed it did cut better it would be evolutionarily disadvantageous since skin would slice and prey would escape.

[@1917cutlass]

@@rivencraft1734 That's an interesting point, and I agree with you on one part, but disagree with you on another. First, the disagreement. Curved blades do indeed create extra leverage on cuts via trapping material against it, as you have pointed out. That being said, every study I have ever seen very clearly demonstrates that because the point leads and breaks the surface tension of the cutting area (i.e. stabbing through as opposed to cutting through), it does tend to create far more powerful cuts against soft targets (in this case, flesh) after the initial surface tension has been dealt with. Now, where I agree with you. I have confounded a cat's claws with a purpose designed agricultural blade. As you pointed out, it would be disadvantageous for a cat to cut through its prey (more likely to escape), hence, the inside of a kitty's claws are dull. However, this fact does lend myself to my point above, because the curvature of claws are indeed breaking the surface tension of the skin, so said kitty can better grapple with its intended prey.

[@rivencraft1734]

@@1917cutlass the problem here though it's that surface tension on real world materials isn't even so at the point if contact it may be broken but it isn't broken along the path of the blade. A curved blade does perform better generally but that it's because of oblique contactcause the pressure to drastically increase as the blade is moved, but on an inward curve specifically I have never seen a blade perform even on the same level as a straight blade. Now for clarity I'm comparing industrially produced razor blades so the materials, sharpness and whatnot are essentially identical, geometry is the only real difference and hooks just don't do as well at cutting. I don't know the criteria of these studies so I simply won't comment on that, I'm talking personal experience with hundreds of blades going through lots of materials. Take that as you will, but it's experience and a respectful disagreement.

[@angelachouinard4581]

My cats listened to me watching this and ordered me to subscribe. (I would have done anyway, but it's best to let them think I'm obedient).

[@hpharridan]

i needed that laugh!

[@prince_dogboy]

The primary motto of torties happens to be "murder first, ask questions later."

[@Tinkering4Time]

“Tortietude” is the term I became acquainted with. It is real. I have witnessed it.

[@michaelhanson5773]

My 13yr old kitty never got declawed either... i never knew what was involved and thought it was the only way to prevent them from destroying everything. When I took in my kitten to the vet to get spayed, I asked the Vet about getting declawed too. She told me that I should only consider it as a last resort and explained what it was and also some kitties can become more aggressive because they have lost one of their defences. I immediately got a scratch post and katnip spray and trained her to use that. 13 yrs later and not a single causalty of any furniture or anything. She never even uses them on the dog. She did on our kids when they were little wobbly humans things once each but they learned why not to corner a cat it never happened to them again. I will never suggest to anyone to get a kitty declawed. Great video and keep up the good work. What you do is a service to everyone.

[@AdrianChazz]

Kyle: Makes a joke about Game Theory Me: Shots fired. We've got shots fired, over.

[@BELLA-mf6hb]

That was brilliant.

[@unsureprobablymaybe3527]

Does he not like game theory? Sorry I dont know much about this youtuber this is his first video I watched

[@AaryamaanRao]

@@unsureprobablymaybe3527 They've collaborated before. He just made a tongue-in-cheek joke about MatPat's catchphrase

[@gravy7861_]

Thank you, I dared to dive into the comment section to look for this comment

[@BlueAmpharos]

That burned worse than the disinfectant, disinfecting MatPat with that sick burn

[@Tinkering4Time]

Biggest mood. Congratulations on your feline overlord. “Claw discipline” is something I have noticed develops as a cat matures. I got scratched much less by older cats. The worst example I had was Rocket, a 2-3 month old kitten who used my arm as a launch pad. My arm was a tad shredded, and he lived up to his name.

[@colinsmith1495]

"Holy crap, cat's are Wolverine!" The blend of artistry and factual reality in this statement is amazing! Love it!

[@nazimi6853]

Kitten: *Arrived* Me looking at Kyle: Know that feeling way to well. Kyle: *Game theory joke* Me: Know that feeling way to well.

[@PuddleRunner]

What Game Theory episode was he referring to?

[@xellanchaos5386]

@@PuddleRunner Likely the FNAF Sister Location one. Or rather, one of those. *Scooped*

[@antonydrossos5719]

Fun Fact: Before actually acquiring her cat, Princess, my daughter went and studied-up on cats and even wrote an Independent Research Project on it. I have it here in my room. I'll be sure to cross-reference it with this video, later.

[@a110100]

Fun Fact: false

[@mistertwister2000]

Kyle: *In excruciating pain* A.R.I.A: It’s disinfectant! :D

[@williamwinder5011]

God: how many cats do you need Humans: ALL OF THEM. God: let there be CATS!

[@Richardiba]

I think technically that declawing would be considered a "disarticulation"

[@brandongreenland9632]

0:18 Petition to make the Kyle dance a meme?

[@mayonaise000]

Meme sure, but no gifs

[@Tribble_Mama]

Love this video! And on the subject of declawing: if any of you know someone wanting to declaw their cat, tell them to do research it more... And if they still want a declawed cat, adopt one from their local shelter. There are many at shelters because of the issues that arise from declawing. But I think if someone wants a declawed cat, I dare say they don't want a cat. They want a small dog that doesn't bark and uses a litter box!

[@TwiStedTentom]

I was just looking for something to watch. Thanks!

[@OldSchoolZ-wy2yx]

Same

[@JoJoVD]

Is your name supposed to be T(ry) wiStedT(his) entom.

[@glennlaroche1524]

Kyle: Why are cats' claws so sharp? Me: To do a heccin protecc from de maus gettin in de haus, ofc

[@youkofoxy]

I thought that was in latim.

[@Uglyboy616]

In the last month alone I’ve had to clean up about 6 dead field mice off my porch. My kitty is a killer 😼 Edit: I’m glad you added that psa at the end. Declawing is inhumane.

[@hrwmuffins]

The entire opening was one of the purest things I've ever seen.

[@maucazalv903]

"if you fight with a cat in a room, the only way to make it fair is if you have a katana, because cats have natural knifes" -Some guy they often quote in Baki that probably have a lots of cats(?

[@NoName-cu2qc]

I see another person on culture

[@vedritmathias9193]

"That most cat owners are unaware of" As a lifetime cat owner, I'm interested to see if you have newfound knowledge for me. Having watched the video, the main details are not new; I knew that cat claws grew in layers from the inside out. The minutia, however, was interesting; how the claw grows off the bone, rather than from tissue similar to our nail matrix. And yes, de-clawing is cruel and I consider it inhumane. Just...friggen trim your cat's claws! If you do it right, they won't even hate you for it.

[@DarthRayj]

Our cat hates her claw trim sessions but it's literally just because she hates being held in one place, nothing to do with the trimming itself. As long as you avoid the quick it shouldn't hurt them and realistically they probably barely realize anything changed, since there aren't any nerves in the end of their claws. Maybe they'll realize they aren't *constantly getting stuck in the carpet* anymore, but I don't know if they put it together WHY.

[@nighttimestalker]

My older female cat likes her claws being filed with a nail file lol. We can hold it out and shot scratch it by herself

[@coacobird]

I usually help my dad trim my cat's claws. He holds her and I trim them. She's a little miffed afterwards as she doesn't like being held for long amounts of time, but otherwise she's okay with it.

[@unlimiteddd]

@@nighttimestalker: probably a new model of autonomous-sharpening™ cat! =^^=

[@nighttimestalker]

@@unlimiteddd lol

[@khymara7913]

Very awesome video! I often forget cat's nails work differently from ours, and this definitely explains the weird shedded-claw bits I see on the carpet sometimes! In regards to declawing, I sadly have an appointment set-up to declaw one toe for one of my fluffy boys--he has a weird, recurring tissue growth that's damaging one of his hind leg toenails and it's opening him up to potential infection each time he jostles his nail around (from playing, wrestling, using the litterbox, etc.). :( I'm not sure how it all happened, it's very recent, but I'm hoping after the procedure happens that he'll be happier not having to deal with semi-often bleeding. Please don't declaw your cat for non-medical reasons, everyone!!

[@The1stMagnum]

"the murder grows right out of the bone. Lol

[@Liboo52]

The way his cat let him squeeze her feet like that was extremely satisfying. My cat hated it when I touched his paws but I always wanted to touch them!

[@jaxkitten2381]

it's one of those truat things. my cat would let me poke her toes after a while. cat belly is still gonna be a trap tho

[@JC-tb6si]

6:04 Were speaking on the cat scratching up furniture by putting the myth away that cats were sharpening their claws. But encouraging their claws to shed so it will leave new really sharp claws but in a way they were sharpening their claws just not in a traditional sense,but by stimulating the tissue to shed the old claw to reveal new very sharp claws and the old ones are shedder.

[@mikehunt8563]

Thank you Kyle, I had a huge Russian Blue male cat who was polydactyl, 6 toes on each foot. These mitts were huge sharp and fast as demonstrated on my leg occasionally to indicate wanting to play. Deadly to prey even as large as rabbits, which Church, [his name] would bring home to me as gifts .

[@scottperry7311]

I leave a piece of cardboard on the floor as a scratching board for my cat. He loves it and my furniture is thankful.

[@tiacho2893]

Kittens are the cutest future murder beasts that we welcome into our houses and live with.

[@allhumansarejusthuman.5776]

Where I live there was a wild relative of ferrets that where welcomed into the home and called "miners cats" They look like cats But Are way more playful, and less destructive. Officially making them a contender for the title of cutest. That is if. And only if. You like musky scents like cologne. Because they smell like musky cologne very strongly.

[@mrtoast7639]

dad:why were you up so late last night??? me:i was learning about the biology of cat claws

[@rizkydeshanda4235]

"Youre deleting the scribt" 😂😂 gotchaa as a cat person i can relate

[@Hellraiser988]

Same I was working on code for a game mod and the cat stepped on the keyboard adding extra lines I'm like boy no my progress lol

[@Christopher_Wheeler]

Seriously though, like the man said: Don't declaw your cats!

[@DarkVWolf]

It’s not actually as bad as he described. Those bones are not the actual toes, and they are not used for walking.

[@Christopher_Wheeler]

@@DarkVWolf yes, they are...

[@DarkVWolf]

@@Christopher_Wheeler Nope

[@bmwatrin]

or just don't imprison an animal for life just so you feel less lonely

[@thepizzaguy8477]

@@DarkVWolf "Cats are digitigrade which means they walk on their toes. All of the cat's joints and muscles are designed to distribute weight onto the toes at a walk or a run" This is literally the first result on Google.

[@Sameeer_Saker]

I love this scene of Kyle explaining phisical concepts of material resistance while cute kitty playfully jump around the couch.

[@sipoffinewine5798]

I heard "kitten delivery has arrived" and I had to watch

[@Falziron]

I have a Tortise Shell cat and I can confirm that they are sweet, loving, and cuddly. We also cut her nails every 2 weeks, and she has a scratch post.

[@bhurzumii4315]

Loved the "Neuromancer" reference at the start :P (Surprised you didn't name her Molly Millions because,well, y'know...claws!)

[@AaronAlso]

I seriously scrolled through just to find this. Thank you!

[@KylenBeatty]

@@AaronAlso I too wanted to feel validated for having understood that reference

[@FRPlayerOne]

"You have created Raptors ?" Yes, cute mini fluffy adorable Raptors... with EIGHTEEN claws. ... (Also, whoever declaws their cat deserve to be fed to the Raptors ...! 😠🤬)

[@SirWussiePants]

@@alfredjames4530 30 years ago, maybe, but like knowing smoking is bad for you I would hope that the word has spread enough. Some people just care more about "stuff" than being kind.

[@SonsOfLorgar]

@@alfredjames4530 everyone has an obligation to know what a procedure means, in detail, before subjecting anyone or anything other than themselves to it. There is no valid excuses.

[@jabileeric5061]

There is one word to describe Kyle's cat: smol.

[@TheCosmokramer1]

Kyle: Puts cat’s head in his mouth Kyle’s Cat: Hooman.. stahp

[@francomuscellini1744]

It's nice to know i'm not the only one doing that lol

[@pulatelephonics]

Personally I think a cat would speak in a very refined or cold way instead of the “uwu neko” kind of talking

[@cavv0667]

It's actually a dominance action to put the cats head in your mouth... most Big Cats do this in their pride, and so it's not worrying to them... it simply lets them know you're the leader. You'll feed them, protect them, love them.

[@phantomaviator1318]

FATHER I REQUIRE WATER FEED ME BROTHER

[@BerriMura]

@@pulatelephonics so....a deep dark British accent?

[@tome_1701]

The delivery of the line "Yes it's an actual word you among us dOrKs" is so hilarious to me and I don't know why (1:40)

[@georgegonzales5057]

Crazy! I actually did know this because my family always had cats when I was a kid. But our cats never scratched anything soft like the couch instead they always went after the wood around the door frames!😅 NEVER declaw your cats!

[@SonsOfLorgar]

If the cat scratches furniture, put scratching pads or boards around the surface until there are no vulnerable places to scratch. Or just trim the claws regularily to keep them too blunt to pierce the furniture.

[@Gandromil]

"Thanks for watching. *meow* Looks down in regret. 🤣🤣🤣 You're the best, Kyle!

[@aanddone4747]

Oh no the kitty has logged into your laptop, it has (even more)control now! * evil cat laugh*

[@Rinyotsu]

Kitty claws have layers, like evil needle onions!

[@patrick1532]

Thank you for the message about declawing. More pet owners need to know that.

[@Shamble_Slowly]

I didn't see enough comments appreciating Lady 3Jane's name. William Gibson approves of this kitten.

[@RifkaFix]

Thank you, was scrolling through comments to see if anyone else got the reference.

[@BertGrink]

@@RifkaFix I understood it immediately, and approve accordingly. Gibson is one of my favourite authors.

[@kylehill]

Thank youuuuuu

[@rmurf13]

Here to add my appreciation of her name.

[@OMGnotThatGuy]

Yep, I also came here to express appreciation for the Gibson reference.

[@rowtag7837]

"It stings more than having to suddenly start a channel from scratch." What exactly happend over there?

[@gamingelementalist6725]

I believe it was mostly creative freedom issues with Nerdest, but I'm not sure whether or not money or general work environment also played a role. As with much of this behind the scenes stuff there's lots of speculation with very little evidence and no one involved is directly saying anything about the other party for obvious reasons.

[@Obiwone1234]

The old channel that Kyle came from is literally dead in the water, now. All they do is re-release really old Kyle episodes. It's a dumb move that only serves to capitalize on Kyle's popularity and personality. It makes me sick. I don't watch any of those videos, because I'd rather watch the current Kyle do great things on his own channel. Either way, we, the fans, will probably never know the real story about why Kyle had to "suddenly start a channel from scratch," and that's okay. All that matters is that Kyle is continuing to share his nerdiness with us. Hopefully, Kyle can get back to making super intricate physics videos. My partner is a mechanical engineer, and we loved watching Kyle show all that intense math xD We really loved the footnotes videos, too!! Anyway, I digress. The point: Kyle is great, and deserves to be treated well.

[@Alskasaur]

I watched your Elephant's Foot and Demon Core videos and thought they were really interesting, so I went to your channel to look for more stuff like it. But the "Cat Claw Science" title totally caught my eye! So through-out the whole video I was ranting at my brother about why de-clawing was so freaking cruel, and then at the end of the video, you made a point of talking about it. And at that moment you gained my infinite respect and instant sub!