Posted by michelle on March 10, 19100 at 17:28:33:
In Reply to: Re: Should I declawing my cat posted by Cherlyn Varnes on December 17, 1997 at 23:15:17:
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: : 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.