We declawed our cat's front paws 6 weeks ago and she is still limping and holding one paw up almost all the time. We are looking for advice. (Save the lectures about the cruelty of declawing cats. Iâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]m not interested. Weâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]ve done it 4 times before with no problems and its better than having to yell at the all the time or keep every stick of furniture in house covered. And yes, weâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]ve tried scratch posts, etc all over the house, but cats are cats. Besides, modern declawing techniques are much better and even a few years ago. Unlike the propaganda, there is now no cutting of bones and no suturing. It is done by cutting ligaments and by using glue to seal the cuts. And the notion that a cat with claws but no home is better off than a cat with a home and no claws is simply crazy.)
We have been to two different vets with following results::
1.\tThe problem seems to be the 3 middle toes, primarily on the right foot. The inner and outer seem ok
2.\tX-rays show no problem with bones and there is no sign of infection.
3.\tCanâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]t feel and sign of remaining glue (which can cause irritation)
4.\tWe have tried Metacam but she canâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]t tolerate it.
5.\tWe tried Tramidol, which certainly put her in a good mood, but didnâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]t affect her paws
6.\tLaser treatments also put her in a good mood but its not clear if its helping her paws. (We first tried lasers on our old arthritic cat and it worked miracles for her.)
7.\tThe vet checked with a cat surgeon, and he had no real suggestions other than some new med whose name Iâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]ve forgotten, Gaba something.
There is the possibility of going back in an surgically exploring but we really donâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]t want to do that, if it can be avoided.
Is there anything else that I can ,look into
We have been to two different vets with following results::
1.\tThe problem seems to be the 3 middle toes, primarily on the right foot. The inner and outer seem ok
2.\tX-rays show no problem with bones and there is no sign of infection.
3.\tCanâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]t feel and sign of remaining glue (which can cause irritation)
4.\tWe have tried Metacam but she canâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]t tolerate it.
5.\tWe tried Tramidol, which certainly put her in a good mood, but didnâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]t affect her paws
6.\tLaser treatments also put her in a good mood but its not clear if its helping her paws. (We first tried lasers on our old arthritic cat and it worked miracles for her.)
7.\tThe vet checked with a cat surgeon, and he had no real suggestions other than some new med whose name Iâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]ve forgotten, Gaba something.
There is the possibility of going back in an surgically exploring but we really donâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]t want to do that, if it can be avoided.
Is there anything else that I can ,look into