Cats not eating post declaw

What about "tempting" them in various ways? I'm pretty sure they won't eat because they're in pain, and that's normal (most of us can recall times when we lost our appetite because of pain; cats are the same way).

How about chicken broth? Plain chicken broth, no onions... The juice that comes with tuna... anything smelly, really. Just avoid spices and additives; those will probably disagree with them. Plain cooked chicken is often accepted. So is fish of various sorts. (Cook it unless it's sushi-grade fish, in order to kill microorganisms.)

Kitten food is another tempting treat for a cat. It's higher in fat and protein, and most adult cats like it. Also try some meat baby food. Make sure it's plain meat, no onion (onions are bad for cats). Warm it up a bit--they should lick from your finger if they won't eat from a plate.

The important thing is to keep them hydrated and eating at least a little. Big meals can come later on when they're feeling better.

Have you tried tuna, or salmon? Anything to get them to eat. They are at risk for fatty liver disease if they are not eating normally.

Like others have said, they are probably just in pain. Ask the vet for painkillers (or more if they didn't give enough).

It's good that you are using Yesterdays News for now, I was going to recommend that.

Was it a laser declaw?

Your vet probably told you this but you may or may not see behavioral changes in your cats now that they've been declawed (spaying may become an issue even if it never was before).

healing vibes for your kitties

Looks like we lost the OP.

Originally Posted by Yosemite

Looks like we lost the OP.

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Which is really sad. They came here for help.
I understand everyone's view on the subject, but what difference does it make when it has already been done?
The op did not come here and ask to be flamed, they asked for help and now may have left a site of valuable resources.

Originally Posted by mom2raven

Which is really sad. They came here for help.

I understand everyone's view on the subject, but what difference does it make when it has already been done?
The op did not come here and ask to be flamed, they asked for help and now may have left a site of valuable resources.

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They've been a member since 2003. I don't think they have been scared off, as there is alot of helpful advise from ALL posters.

Originally Posted by mom2raven

Which is really sad. They came here for help.

I understand everyone's view on the subject, but what difference does it make when it has already been done?
The op did not come here and ask to be flamed, they asked for help and now may have left a site of valuable resources.

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It is sad and it happens too often. I agree, the deed has been done and there's no going back. The last thing we need to do is drive people away with lectures on de-clawing after the fact. We would really rather educate if we could.

Let's hope they stayed long enough to get help on their original query.

I just read this thread.  I am greatly disappointed by the indignation and shaming that followed what was clearly a legitimate concern.  

Are we going to be judge and jury to a fellow human who is asking for help?  Is it most important to state the obvious to one who is aware of the difficult decision that often accompanies de-clawing?  The shame should be on the person who offers false hope and does not contribute to helping solve the problem of the cats not eating.  This person's concern is real, and it's a shame it was met with such obvious remarks about de-clawing.  YES, de-clawing is not the best thing, but neither is neutering a cat, or keeping a cat indoors.  However, where is everyone's outrage about a cat's right to choose or the freedoms of a cat to decide to go out into the sunshine and run free?

Give me a break people.  A cat is a treasured animal.  But an animal none the less. 

Give advice on topic or settle down.

Now, on topic - appetite loss is a sign of pain.  Anyone ever felt rotten enough to skip a meal? How about a few meals?  Yes?  And what might  a doctor do?  Encourage you to eat and encourage you to drink fluid.  Right.  Cats don't know the logic behind this concept, therefore, it's the owners job to encourage the eating and there are tricks to do so all over the internet.  

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@saragirl123 I do appreciate your concern.  However this thread is over 7 years old so it is unlikely those involved will see your post.

Also, TCS is openly anti-declawing.  You will find the statement in our forum rules :

4. This website is anti-declawing. Understand that if you are pro-declaw in your posts, you will encounter opposition. Please learn more about alternatives for declawing here in our forums as well as on our website itself. Declaw - More than Just a Manicure.

However we do aim to be supportive to all our members, to help, and when required, to gently educate.

I agree that the posters should have helped with the problem at hand and should have simply dropped the declawing discussion once it became clear the OP knew declawing was bad. Yes, there's merit in educating people - declawing is often presented as a normal, non-invasive procedure so cat owners often don't know how traumatic it is. But once it became clear that the OP was aware of this, the discussion should have shifted totally away from the declawing issue and firmly towards helping them and their cats. I can't help but wonder whether the OP's disappearance was due to a sense of hostility.

HOWEVER. I have a really big problem with your post. It's this bit:

YES, de-clawing is not the best thing, but neither is neutering a cat, or keeping a cat indoors

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Keeping a cat indoors is not "natural", I agree, but a cat can still live a long and happy life in an apartment if there is enough space, enough to do and people to seek affection from.

I would go further and say that, while neutering a cat is also "unnatural", it is a REALLY GOOD IDEA. Millions of cats die each year simply because there are more cats than there are homes for them. Preventing my cat from getting it on with other cats seems like a small price to pay for that magnitude of suffering.

But declawing? That's not just removing the claws, that's cutting off half the cat's finger. It has long-term consequences for the rest of the cat's life. It's cruel and horrific.

I feel that it's ok to bring it up in this thread since 7 years have now passed and the OP is long gone. As I said, I absolutely think that once the damage was done all discussion of declaw-ethics should have stopped completely. But I'm extremely disturbed to see you lumping it in with those other two things which are really quite innocuous. 

I don't want to start a flame war (especially in a necro'd thread) but I just want to make sure you know that declawing is, in almost all circumstances, EXTREMELY BAD.

We have many threads on declawing on TCS, and so we think it is best to now lock this one as it is old and has gone off-topic.

Thread locked.