Posted by Cherlyn Varnes on December 17, 1997 at 23:15:17:
In Reply to: Should I declaw my cat posted by Arika on September 12, 1997 at 19:01:23:
: My cat's claws grow very fast, are extremely long and big (like talons on a hawk).
: He hates to have them trimmed. Even at the Vet it takes 3 people to hold him down and he screams like he's being killed and
: will often pout for days afterwards.
: Normally I wouldn't think about declawing, but if they're not kept trimmed often (which is very traumatic)
: they get caught on the carpeting, couch, chairs, anywhere theres fabric and I'm afraid he's going to injure himself.
: Any suggestions would be appreciated.
I got my cat declawed today. It was only her front paws. She is doing fine so far.
The vet put some glue where her claws were so that she wouldn't bleed. He also had
put some bandages over her paws but they fell off. She didn't need them anyway.
First of all, she couldn't walk. Secondly, she wasn't bleeding anyway. She isn't licking her
paws either. I've just put her in our large bathroom with her water and some shredded
paper in her liter box. I've also been petting her a lot to comfort her. She doesn't act l
like she is in any pain. It's been about 10 hours now. I was hesitant about getting her
declawed but I have a 6 month old little boy that is already very curious about everything.
I was afraid that she would hurt him one day. I could not stand for that! The vet said it would
take about a week for her to heal and 2 weeks to be completely healed. I'd say do it. The
vet said the older the cat the longer it will take to heal. I would say the younger the
better in that case. They normally won't do the back claws due to that being their defense
if they were to ever get loose.