Cat Declaw
4 Things to Think About Before Declawing your Cat
Declawing is a major surgery known as onychectomy, performed under anesthesia, that removes the tip of each digit (from the first knuckle out) of the cat's forepaws. There is a slight chance of death in the surgery, and a declawed cat may have an increased risk of infection and life-long discomfort in its paws. This surgery is not recommended for an adult animal and is considered an act of animal cruelty in some countries (see below).
People generally have cats declawed to prevent them from hunting and from damaging furniture. Rarely, vicious cats are declawed. In the United States, some landlords require that tenants' cats be declawed.
Veterinarians are generally critical of the procedure and some refuse to perform it because the absence of claws in a cat:
- Deprives it of its main defense abilities, including escaping from predators by climbing trees;
- Impairs its stretching and exercise habits, leading to muscle atrophy;
- Compromises its ability to balance on thin surfaces such as railings and fence tops, leading to injury from falls;
- Can cause insecurity and a subsequent tendency to bite.
This operation is rare outside of North America. In Finland, Germany, the Netherlands and Switzerland, declawing is forbidden by the laws against cruelty to animals.[17] In many other European countries, it is forbidden under the terms of the European Convention for the Protection of Pet Animals, unless "a veterinarian considers [such] non-curative procedures necessary either for veterinary medical reasons or for the benefit of (the) animal". [18] In Britain, animal shelters find it difficult to place imported cats that have been declawed and subsequently most are euthanized.
An alternative to declawing is the application of blunt, vinyl nail caps that are affixed to the claws with nontoxic glue, requiring periodic replacement when the cat sheds its claw sheaths (about every four to six weeks). However, the cat will still experience difficulties because the capped nails are not as effective as claws.
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Cat lovers............?
How can anyone who claims to love cats declaw them?
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cats declaw?
is thier a way to reverse the declaw operation? my cat cant defend himself from my dads evil dog
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cats; declaw if house cat, inhumane or ok?
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I have a LAZER cat declaw question, please?
I have 3 rescue cats , the latest one is declawed from her previous home. I have alays been against it as I grew up in the country and we had cats to control mice, outside vermin.
My vet now has a Lazer to remover claws, anyone know about it? Plus' are less pain, quick recovery. thanks, I'm curious
Oh gosh, I didn't mean to sound as if I was going to do it myself. Yuck. I was just curious as I have never had declawed cats other than rescue. I will admit to a few ruined couches over the years but hey, a cats supposed to scratch. My male with claws does not use furniture but he's hell on carpet. We also bring him a new box every few days. He loves to hide in and then claw out the bottom. He's weird but we love him any way.
Thanks for the info BTW.
Why do we allow declaws in the US ?
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mean cat . declaw ? how to deal .?
my grandpa has this cat . im not sure what kind & how old....but its really old because its been alive my whole life (im 17) .
anyways, my grandpa treats it really bad, and its an outside/indoor cat...idk how shes stayed there that long .
but grandpas getting old & my cousins & uncle want to take her to the humane society or let her go . after grandpa you-know-whats .
im a big cat lover .
i have 1 old white teacup chihuahua i rescued for about a year now too .
i havent owned a cat myself in some years due to my allergies that started . i can deal tho .
so i want to inherit/adopt grandpas cat . im sure she can be tamed, i jus could never let her be given up so easily .
declawing has been on my mind, and usually i wouldnt for instictive reasons....but in this cats case...it needs some thought .
i know Max will be an outdoor/indoor cat most likely . so im not sure to go through w. declawing .
is it necessary ?
and what are some other good tips on getting to tame her ?
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