Laser Declawing

[mews2much]

My aunt made the mistake of declawing Ranidi and Tinkerbelle,
Randi fell and got hurt very bad because she had no claws to grab on with and both cats became biters.
In fact Tinkerbelle had to be given away because she became so mean.
Both cats never bit before they were declawed.
I also know other people that it happened to also.
In fact if you by a cat from a breeder it is in the contracts not to do either type of surgery.

 

[icklemiss21]

It is in the contract because it is inhumane, not because it causes biting.

As for declawing for saving furniture, Autumn is declawed (she was declawed by the shelter in a last ditch attempt to curb her vicious behaviour) and while she doesnt bite, she has wrecked my furniture using her back claws - she holds on with her front paws and bunny kicks with her back claws so declawing doesnt help with it - I am not sure if she would have destroyed the furniture with claws once socialised as I never even had her out of her cage when clawed.

 

[goldenkitty45]

Yosimite - you mentioned about declawing and auto-immunie system people needing it done.

Since declawing is banned in most of the Europeon countries like the UK, people there with AIDS own cats and they have claws. So I feel that is not a legit reason at all to recommend declawing.

Have to agree with White Cat Lover and Bea's story. IMO that story needs to be printed out and posted in EVERY shelter and vet office in the USA! If a person declaws after reading that, then they have NO heart at all!

 

[mews2much]

I know that is in the contract because it is inhumane.
I was just saying I know so many cats that have bit after being declawed and turned mean.

 

[Willowy]

Well, I was going to jump in, but I see that everything has been covered

. Anyway, yeah, there's no difference whether you use laser surgery or traditional surgery to de-claw a cat....just like if you have your toes amputated, it doesn't really matter whether the doctor uses a laser or a scalpel. Just that with a laser there's less chance of serious bleeding. That's the only difference. The toes are still gone. FOREVER.

I have seen the studies that claim that de-clawed cats do not have higher chances of litterbox problems or aggression. I understand this is a hard thing to quantify. But, in my personal experience, de-clawing does not usually have a good effect on the cat's personality, and litterbox issues seem to be very common in de-clawed cats. But this could be because, if a fully-clawed cat won't use the litterbox, the owners just let him outside and he's OK with it. But some people won't do that with a de-clawed cat.

De-clawing is inhumane and usually totally unnecessary. This is the reason people should not have their cats de-clawed---not because they're afraid of personality changes, although this is a valid risk that they should at least be aware of.

But de-claws are highly profitable to vets, and very few will turn down that much in pure profit.

 

[yosemite]

Originally Posted by GoldenKitty45

Yosimite - you mentioned about declawing and auto-immunie system people needing it done.

Since declawing is banned in most of the Europeon countries like the UK, people there with AIDS own cats and they have claws. So I feel that is not a legit reason at all to recommend declawing.

Even though we are against it, we also are aware that there are instances where it may be necessary for medical reasons, i.e., a compromised immune system of a cat owner is one good example. In cases like that it would be wonderful if that person adopted an already declawed cat from a shelter rather than declawing another poor animal.

Note that I said it may be necessary for medical reasons. Nowhere have I recommended it - that is your interpretation of my post and you used the word "recommend", not I.

I personally clip nails, find that's perfectly fine and would highly recommend that.

 

[kai bengals]

Use the link below to find out all about what declawing does, how it can affect your cat for life. Read stories from people who declawed their cats and wished they could turn back time and not have done it.

http://www.declaw.lisaviolet.com/

A Vet Tech's story:

http://www.declaw.lisaviolet.com/declawvettch.html

 

[claydust]

Originally Posted by tiberius709

I hate struggling with them and they use their back paws like weapons.

It can be a challenge, with some due to individual personalities and history.

Our Taz and Morgan are good, they have been clipped regularily since they were very small. Taz just thinks clipping is attention, Morgan only thinks of escaping because she wants to get down to run arround.

My "challenge" is Kasey. She was introduced to clipping at 8+ years old and she had some abuse before I brought her home a year an a half ago; and add "tortitude" to that

The only thing in my favor is that she has imprinted on my and "claimed" me; I am like "mother cat" to her and she stick pretty close to me.

I have worked at getting her used to the idea.

I catch her when she is very restful. I clip one claw at a time and pay attention to her in between clips. Sometimes I would only get a couple claws done before she attacked (not really mean, just telling me she wasn't sure she liked it), I would have to stop and start again, remembering where I left off.

It has been a process but she is getting much better about it.

 

[zohdee]

When I took my kittens to the vet for their six week visit, spaying (they are all girls) was the main focus of my questions. Quite a few times the vet brought up declawing and I finally looked at him with this nasty face and told him I didn't believe in that.

They way I look at it, it is like having kids and expecting them to never spill or stain anything they come in contact with. You take on the responsibility of having a kittie, you understand there is training involved and somethings may get damaged.

I adopted a declawed kitty and she had some issues. Even around family, if there was a loud noise, she was afraid. That is no way to live.

I know my post doesn't apply to the OP but I wanted to share my thoughts.

 

[naturestee]

My vets do laser declawing. It doesn't change the actual procedure at all, it's just a different way of doing the incision. Laser incisions usually cause less blood loss and pain than scalpel incisions, but declawing is still a major surgery with the potential for lots and lots of pain.

My vets do not like declawing at all. One of them brought up declawing as a potential last-ditch effort in case we can't figure out what is causing my cat to claw her face off, but she was extremely relieved that I don't believe in declawing.

Have you tried Soft Paws? If the problem is that the cats are still damaging stuff even with regular nail trims, they should solve your problem. I just put the first set on my face-scratching kitty today and it wasn't too hard.

 

[catkiki]

Originally Posted by Kai Bengals

Use the link below to find out all about what declawing does, how it can affect your cat for life. Read stories from people who declawed their cats and wished they could turn back time and not have done it.

http://www.declaw.lisaviolet.com/

A Vet Tech's story:

http://www.declaw.lisaviolet.com/declawvettch.html

I cried when I read that story and saw those pictures. If I wasn't against declawing before (which I was) I am now definitely against declawing!