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I definitely agree that this is typical behavior for cats who were raised as only cats from such a young age. A 4-week-old kitten who does not have other cats to interact with is socially deprived and this manifests iteself through bad behavior in adulthood, because the kitten never learns boundaries. Think back to when she was a kitten. I'd bet a lot of money that you tolerated a lot of scratching and biting behavior from her back then because she was so little and it didn't hurt at all and she was just playing. I'm not saying you are a bad mom. Practically everybody does this with tiny kittens. It takes a lot of self-discipline to begin disciplining such a tiny kitten to know that hands are not for biting. The problem is that what's cute when they're teeny-tiny is decidedly un-cute when they're grown up! But they can't understand that, of course.
One thing the vet could try doing is netting her. They can pull one leg out at a time this way.
I've always had good luck ambushing my cats while they sleep. I often can't get more than one claw done at a time, but I get all their toes done over the course of a day or so.
Please do not declaw her. The procedure is absolutely identical to what it would be if they amputated your fingers at the first knuckle. This is likely to cause more problems than it solves, because when she attacks she is going to use her teeth and back claws, and these cause far worse injuries than front claws.
One thing the vet could try doing is netting her. They can pull one leg out at a time this way.
I've always had good luck ambushing my cats while they sleep. I often can't get more than one claw done at a time, but I get all their toes done over the course of a day or so.
Please do not declaw her. The procedure is absolutely identical to what it would be if they amputated your fingers at the first knuckle. This is likely to cause more problems than it solves, because when she attacks she is going to use her teeth and back claws, and these cause far worse injuries than front claws.