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| 1909.1 | 31 claws | DNEAST::FIRTH_CATHY | | Mon Oct 24 1988 12:56 | 9 |
| Smokey has/had 31 claws. Some were doubled once they left the single
root giving 2 more than the 31. Clipping him was impossible and
he would get caught walking in the shag rug - he even tore 2 so
that it was hard to walk comfortable. I got him declawed because
of this and because I had heard of other double pawed cats getting
ingrown claws. He is doing fine now. I would, however, check with
your vet about the one claw that cannot retract.
Cathy
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| 1909.2 | | NRADM::CONGER | | Mon Oct 24 1988 12:59 | 7 |
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You can have the vet remove only the claw(s) that causes a
problem, probably at the same time you have him nuetered. My
vet thinks that the younger you have it done, the easier they
recover (neither of mine are declawed, so I don't know, but
it makes sense...)
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| 1909.3 | When can I do it? | CSSE::MORRELL | | Mon Oct 24 1988 13:04 | 5 |
| What is the average or best age to get them declawed? Do you have
to wait until they are a certain age?
Kathy
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| 1909.4 | When neutered - 6 to 8 months... | HILLST::MASON | Explaining is not understanding | Mon Oct 24 1988 13:27 | 1 |
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| 1909.5 | Not to disagree, but ... | PNEUMA::BUREK | Some shine and some keep you guessin' | Mon Oct 24 1988 13:29 | 5 |
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The vet stated 3 to 4 months when we last visited.
Rick
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| 1909.6 | | HILLST::MASON | Explaining is not understanding | Mon Oct 24 1988 13:32 | 4 |
| No problem. The idea with doing it all at once is a single anesthesia
session. Did he recommend neuter/spay at 3-4 months???
Gary
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| 1909.7 | | MYVAX::LUBY | DTN 287-3204 | Mon Oct 24 1988 13:40 | 12 |
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Re: .0
I recommend doing the declawing and neutering in one session.
Less stress on you, and the cat, going to the vet only once.
My Bandit had an extra claw but no toe for the claw.
Unfortunately, the vet missed it when he was declawed so we
had to go back. These extra claws should be removed, even
if you manage to talk your husband out of the full declawing.
Karen
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| 1909.8 | | MILVAX::HUDSON | | Mon Oct 24 1988 13:50 | 10 |
| One of my cats is double pawed. I don't beleive in declawing a
cat but thats me. I do have to check that extra claw every now
and then and clip the nail. One day when we had to take her to
the vets for her allergy shot (no idea what she allergic to) I noticed
an infection on the top of her paw and thought her bumps where really
spredding. When the vet turned her paw over her found her nail
going right through her foot. We never noticed cause she never
complained and had no trouble walking. I really couldn't believe
this but the vet stated that cats are real tough animals and after
that I definitly beleive it.
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| 1909.9 | Neutering done a little later | PNEUMA::BUREK | Some shine and some keep you guessin' | Mon Oct 24 1988 15:31 | 3 |
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.6 No, it was for declawing only.
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| 1909.10 | > Another case study... < | CGHUB::LYNCH | Eve 264-2978 | Tue Oct 25 1988 18:03 | 21 |
| I recently had my cat neutered and removal of SOME claws. Sneezy
had 7 on one front paw and 6 on the other. One claw was NOT
retractable, it was removed along with others that were located
between the thumb/index claw. The technician said, "Why bother,
my cat is just like this and we just trim them." Unfortunately,
the ones between the thumb/index were difficult to trim.
The vet suggested that the cat cannot groom these and therefore
they have a tendency to continue growing until they puncture the
pad and cause infection (as mentioned previously). This infection
stuff didn't thrill me, so I opted for removal. Not to mention,
Sneezy was not fond of the clipping ritual and neither was I. When
she came home from the vet she had stitches that had to be removed, (about
3-4 weeks later) I did it myself when she was real sleepy. The
stitches had long threads and she kept chewing on them, but never
would have been able to get them out herself. We had to be emphatic
about removing only the 3 claws she didn't need. The vet was the
one who suggested removal at the time of neutering. Thus saving
some $'s....one visit instead of two.
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| 1909.11 | Thanks for everything! | CSSE::MORRELL | | Thu Oct 27 1988 08:09 | 16 |
| Thanks for all the help and advice on this. I am going to get them
neutered and declawed at the same time (6 months). Until he is
that age I am going to clip the claw once a week.
Now for the funny part, last night I was filing my fingernails and
he was watching me, so I asked him if he would like a manicure.
He sat on my lap and held up his paw so I filed his nails. He loved
it. He started purring like crazy and fell asleep in the middle
of it.
It was great, so now if I don't want to clip I can file.
Aren't cats the greatest!!
Kathy
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