One of my mom's cats was de-clawed by her previous owner . Today my mom noticed a "plastic ring" on her paw so I took a look, and it was a claw grown in a circle :/. Not a proper claw, though, kind of thin and flat. I cut it off as close to the blood supply as possible. I can't feel any bone in the toe, but obviously something is growing back. It doesn't look like it grew through the pad or anything like that.
Has anyone else had experience with this kind of thing? How can I tell if she's in pain? Does it need to be removed or can we just keep it trimmed? The local vet is the one who did the de-claw so I certainly wouldn't trust him to fix it. I think there's an orthopedic vet in Sioux Falls but I don't have any idea what it would cost, or if he's even any good at de-claw repairs. How can I find a vet who's known to be good at it?
Ugh. I wish people would think of this before having a cat's claws cut out .
Has anyone else had experience with this kind of thing? How can I tell if she's in pain? Does it need to be removed or can we just keep it trimmed? The local vet is the one who did the de-claw so I certainly wouldn't trust him to fix it. I think there's an orthopedic vet in Sioux Falls but I don't have any idea what it would cost, or if he's even any good at de-claw repairs. How can I find a vet who's known to be good at it?
Ugh. I wish people would think of this before having a cat's claws cut out .