Declawing cats.

[bcp]

You hold it by the tail and I got a set of pliers.....

as tempting as that sounds, I think declawing actuall involves taking out more than just the claw.

Im thinking about getting some of those soft paws things. Im going to order pink for the male cat. Since hes been fixed, he shoudnt mind looking gay

 

[toppick08]

as tempting as that sounds, I think declawing actuall involves taking out more than just the claw.

Im thinking about getting some of those soft paws things. Im going to order pink for the male cat. Since hes been fixed, he shoudnt mind looking gay

...#### me..

 

[kk2187]

Alternatives to Declawing, Nail Caps for Cats

I've never tried these but it beats declawing.

We tried these on my 2 cats when we first got them 6 years ago. We were lucky if they lasted more than 2 hours. They just ripped them off. They were such a pain to put on too.. Trying to hold a cat still is hard enough, without trying to glue on 10 individual tiny caps. So we decided to have their fronts taken out, but not the back so they could still have some kind of defense in case they ever got out.

 

[Chasey_Lane]

I like this.
Worth a try.

Don't bother with it. They are a pain in the butt to put on, and they only last maybe 2 weeks.

 

[onelove6366]

I used the nail caps for a while with great success. I'm not using them anymore because a) I have fake nails and trying to use nail glue on them was impossible without damaging my own nails b) the cat is spoiled rotten prima donna and acts like I'm trying to kill her c) husband is useless in this area and all others that include medicine, etc. - he spoils her and she sucks right up to him.

This is the cat that acted like I had poisoned her when I tried to give her liquid medicine. Ran all over the house gagging and slobbering - all over my new furniture to boot! My cat has a personality disorder so you can't take her behavior as that of all cats.

I used to go to the Petco in Waldorf and the grooming place would put them on for me. They do work but are a maintenance issue - IMHO a much better alteranative to cutting their paws off at the knuckle - thinking about doing that to a human is just agonizing!

Why did you buy the leather furniture and put it in a room that you can't shut the door for with cats? You don't have any little kids do you? They slobber and scratch things up too you know.

Don't bother with it. They are a pain in the butt to put on, and they only last maybe 2 weeks.

 

[ICit]

I used the nail caps for a while with great success. I'm not using them anymore because a) I have fake nails and trying to use nail glue on them was impossible without damaging my own nails b) the cat is spoiled rotten prima donna and acts like I'm trying to kill her c) husband is useless in this area and all others that include medicine, etc. - he spoils her and she sucks right up to him.

This is the cat that acted like I had poisoned her when I tried to give her liquid medicine. Ran all over the house gagging and slobbering - all over my new furniture to boot! My cat has a personality disorder so you can't take her behavior as that of all cats.

I used to go to the Petco in Waldorf and the grooming place would put them on for me. They do work but are a maintenance issue - IMHO a much better alteranative to cutting their paws off at the knuckle - thinking about doing that to a human is just agonizing!

Why did you buy the leather furniture and put it in a room that you can't shut the door for with cats? You don't have any little kids do you? They slobber and scratch things up too you know.

 

[bcp]

I used to go to the Petco in Waldorf and the grooming place would put them on for me. They do work but are a maintenance issue - IMHO a much better alteranative to cutting their paws off at the knuckle - thinking about doing that to a human is just agonizing!

Why did you buy the leather furniture and put it in a room that you can't shut the door for with cats? You don't have any little kids do you? They slobber and scratch things up too you know.

when I had my old cloth crap in the room, the cats had no interest in it. Who would have guessed that leather was so appealing to a cat...

No, I do not have any little kids that slobber all over things anymore. However, for those that do, did you all know that you can remove the childs slobber glands to protect the furniture?

I figure in another 10 years I should be doing enough slobbering on my own.. plan on getting another one of those nasty boxer drool machines at that time so I can blame it on him.
Boxer I had years ago would always have these slobber strings hanging out his mouth, sometimes he would get slobber bubbles, then he would shake his head and the crap would be dripping down the walls, off the tv, off peoples faces...
Beautiful dogs, but nasty.. dont even get near one if it farts.

 

[onelove6366]

Cats are great like that aren't they? No interest at all in something you invite them to lay on, scratch up, or whatever their little heart desires but when the good stuff comes in they are ready to "break it in" for you in a heartbeat!

Other then becoming one of those crazy people with protective plastic on their furniture, or covering when not in use - the best suggestion I can give is to get a door on that room asap. I realize you've had the front paws declawed but it makes me shudder when I think about what is really being done to them when they are declawed. Read up on it - you may change your mind - but you may not - it's still your choice here - in some countries declawing is illegal.

The furniture sounds really nice though! NO slobbery dogs EVER for me! The kids are gone too - it's SO nice!

when I had my old cloth crap in the room, the cats had no interest in it. Who would have guessed that leather was so appealing to a cat...

No, I do not have any little kids that slobber all over things anymore. However, for those that do, did you all know that you can remove the childs slobber glands to protect the furniture?

I figure in another 10 years I should be doing enough slobbering on my own.. plan on getting another one of those nasty boxer drool machines at that time so I can blame it on him.
Boxer I had years ago would always have these slobber strings hanging out his mouth, sometimes he would get slobber bubbles, then he would shake his head and the crap would be dripping down the walls, off the tv, off peoples faces...
Beautiful dogs, but nasty.. dont even get near one if it farts.

 

[hvp05]

No, I do not have any little kids that slobber all over things anymore. However, for those that do, did you all know that you can remove the childs slobber glands to protect the furniture?

This should be copied to Parenting & Children...

 

[ArkRescue]

cut it out before we declaw YOU ....

You hold it by the tail and I got a set of pliers.....

 

[TurboK9]

They are your cats. If the vet is willing to do the surgery than it's up to you, and nobody else's business.

Personally, I've never had a declawed cat, to me that is like removing a dog's teeth, it is their primary defensive weapon... but then, all my furniture gets destroyed by dogs, so I doubt a cat would get the chance to do much, haha.

We cut off balls and scoop out uterus and ovaries to avoid having to actually control and confine... because we are lazy and irresponsible. But god forbid you clip an ear, dock a tail, or take out a nail.

 

[toppick08]

cut it out before we declaw YOU ....

 

[onelove6366]

Declawing is not simply taking out a nail. It is amputating their "toes" at the first knuckle. Sometimes the claws try to grow back in and then a whole slew of medical problems arise. If you take a pair of pliers and pull out one of your fingernails, it will hurt like hell but a new nail will grow back in it's place. That is the same for cats so removing the nail itself won't solve your problem. In order to get the claws to stop growing, the whole mechanism has to be removed. Cat's claws are different then our fingernails in their form and function.

JMHO FWIW!

If you want to see the technical side of it:
DECLAWING: What You Need to Know

They are your cats. If the vet is willing to do the surgery than it's up to you, and nobody else's business.

Personally, I've never had a declawed cat, to me that is like removing a dog's teeth, it is their primary defensive weapon... but then, all my furniture gets destroyed by dogs, so I doubt a cat would get the chance to do much, haha.

We cut off balls and scoop out uterus and ovaries to avoid having to actually control and confine... because we are lazy and irresponsible. But god forbid you clip an ear, dock a tail, or take out a nail.

 

[Cowgirl]

We cut off balls and scoop out uterus and ovaries to avoid having to actually control and confine... because we are lazy and irresponsible. But god forbid you clip an ear, dock a tail, or take out a nail.

That's not at all why I spay and neuter my animals. And there's a difference in putting an animal through surgery for a health reason versus just cosmetic reasons.

 

[cattitude]

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We cut off balls and scoop out uterus and ovaries to avoid having to actually control and confine... because we are lazy and irresponsible.

I thought you were smarter than this. :shrug:

 

[TurboK9]

Declawing is not simply taking out a nail. It is amputating their "toes" at the first knuckle. Sometimes the claws try to grow back in and then a whole slew of medical problems arise. If you take a pair of pliers and pull out one of your fingernails, it will hurt like hell but a new nail will grow back in it's place. That is the same for cats so removing the nail itself won't solve your problem. In order to get the claws to stop growing, the whole mechanism has to be removed. Cat's claws are different then our fingernails in their form and function.

JMHO FWIW!

If you want to see the technical side of it:
DECLAWING: What You Need to Know

The line of amputation is just anterior the third phalanx, thus removing the Ungual process completely. They will only try to 'grow' back in if the procedure is not properly done in the first place. I'm quite familiar with the procedure, thanks. If I wasn't, I would not be eliciting my opinion. As far as 'painful', as long as it is done by a qualified vet under anasthesia, I see no difference between it and any other surgery despite the rhetoric.

Here is a person with cats that live inside, and are well cared for. What would you have as an alternative? The cats dropped at the pound where they would likely wind up euthanized?

As long as an owner is putting in the effort to care properly for their animals, and sees to their welfare and security, people need to keep their noses out.

Reminds me of the great animal rights folks who jump on me for having dogs that are cropped/docked, or using an ecollar or prong collar, and later they come begging for aid because their Fido 'ran off', or 'boo hoo' because Fifi got hit by a truck. I know where my dogs are...

He knows where his cats are. They are not going to get hit by cars or get rabies or killed by stray dogs or racoons, and likely will never have to face the pound as long as busybodies stay out of his business. They have nice, comfortable little indoor lives. If he wants to declaw, that's his prerogative. I never would, but those aren't my cats.

 

[TurboK9]

I thought you were smarter than this. :shrug:

Um, what?

So we DON'T advocate spaying to keep dogs from having unwanted puppies?

I have had several intact dogs and b*tches. NEVER had a litter that wasn't part of a planned breeding.

My dog can't breed with another dog if it is leashed to me, or confined to my home / yard or she is in a crate when she's in heat.

And before anyone gets all into the 'health benefits', playing that card is akin to saying one should play the lottery because of the monetary benefits. Things like Pio? Completely avoidable.

Behavior? Surgery is no replacement for proper trainining.

Now don't get me wrong, I'm not saying one should not spay / neuter, I'm an ardent supporter of owners doing so. I just see it as an elective procedure that has become necessary because OTHER people are stupid, thanks. And more than a little bit irresponsible. Cuz we all know how much a pain in the ass it is to actually control our animals and not let them run around the neighborhood right? And how tough it is to train them, or crate them, etc?

It's a two faced argument to say you should spay / neuter but don't crop / dock / declaw.

 

[cattitude]

And before anyone gets all into the 'health benefits', playing that card is akin to saying one should play the lottery because of the monetary benefits. Things like Pio? Completely avoidable.

I'm assuming you are referring to "pyo" as in pyometra? Well, that's ONE thing and not even the most common.

 

[ICit]

I'm assuming you are referring to "pyo" as in pyometra? Well, that's ONE thing and not even the most common.

I wouldnt say "not common"..... We see a few of these a week :shrug:

....more common than you think. And the sad thing is .. owner will then put their dogs to sleep because they cant pay for the surgery. .... and this could have been prevented

now with that said... some pyo's are worse than others.. meaning a close is worse than an open pyo. .... not saying that either is good to have or the dog can wait for vet care.... thats a large pus filled uterus just sitting there..and yep...

 

[cattitude]

I wouldnt say "not common"..... We see a few of these a week :shrug:

I didn't say that.