About Declawing Your Cat

To declaw a cat by surgically removing the cat's claw is inhumane and animal abuse. Many people declaw their cats because their veterinarians still offer the procedure but you should know that if the shoe was on the other foot a declawing on a human would be cutting off your finger at your knuckle.

 A declawing is extremely painful, and many times the cat becomes lame, has pain when they walk, cannot put pressure on their paws, they are not able to jump. They cannot use the litter box, inability to scratch and move the litter and they develop behavioral issues such as biting.

I have rescued a cat from people who no longer wanted it because it would not stop meowing, they had the cat's claws surgically removed and the cat was in extreme pain. The problem is cat declawing is still allowed in many states so the pet owners are not breaking the law and their veterinarian is in agreement to do this, It is an extremely painful procedure and cats that are declawed may be lame for the rest of their lives..

This is Lucy the cat I speak up that people no longer wanted because she was meowed constantly after declawing.  She no longer meows but she does hide and she bites.
 See her front paws, they look deformed. 

Cat owners need to be educated on the procedure and they should be aware of alternatives, such as clipping the claw short and gluing it. The cat that I rescued this week (white cat) I thought it was declawed as I could not see the claws, but learned that the cat's claw was cut short and glued. (I have searched for the nail cut and glue procedure online and found nothing on it, so it is maybe something a local veterinarian is doing) The claw can grow back but it is very slow to a grow..the cat is not lame, will act like it is scratching, can jump up and down and run through your house but it cannot go outdoors.

I have seen cats with cut and glued nails, In fact, one of my cat helpers told me she had this procedure done for her cats, said her veterinarian did it...the cat is fine.

You cannot see a claw because it is cut very short. My friend has 4 cats all of them have clipped and glued nails, she said it has put a stop with them hurting each other when they play rough and they no longer scratch her.

Instead of declawing, you can clip your cat's nails weekly so that they are not sharp and provided them with many scratching posts or you use soft claws on your cat.

Another option would be soft claws. My veterinarian recommended this product to me because my one cat refused to use his scratching post, he would use when catnip was applied but got bored and would go after my Berber rug. The soft claws allow Budd to scratch on my carpet and furniture but his scratches are not damaging. I am not going to kid you, it takes practice to put the cap on your cats claw. I managed after my husband held Buddy still. You clip your cats claw then put the glue in the cap and slip the cap onto the claw

soft claws 

. .Learn more about declawing your cat by viewing this video.

I do not recommend surgically declawing cats. If you are someone who is considering this procedure I would suggest that you reevaluate the type of pet you bring into your home and consider adopting an animal that does not have claws.