major change has happened since then thank goodness. the newest procedure involves a laser and allows same day return to home, no bleeding....night and day difference from blade surgery....it is alot more expensive however.Tambrey wrote:I have only ever had one cat declawed...and that was back in the mid 80's, and I swore I never would again...hopefully the way it is done is changed since then...back then, I did manage to find a vet who did not mutilate the front digits and just hack them off...but at the time, many vets just cut off to the first "knuckle"...
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Jason...that is good to know...because one stipulation I have for someone taking one of my hand raised kittens into their home is they will not declaw...but I guess if they feel they must, I could suggest this is the only way they could...
But then too, I show them how to do clippy claws and if they keep that up, along with supplying a scratching post, furniture and skin is usually spared!
We use a hunk of a tree for a scratching post...it is a fruit tree, cannot remember what kind now, but has a smooth, yet nubby bark that does not peel from the tree...the tree was cut down, and we kept a hunk about 4 feet long and put that onto another square board to stand it up...the cats love it!! We have had it for about 6 years now and it still shows no wear and tear, other than a split where the wood has dried...
But then too, I show them how to do clippy claws and if they keep that up, along with supplying a scratching post, furniture and skin is usually spared!
We use a hunk of a tree for a scratching post...it is a fruit tree, cannot remember what kind now, but has a smooth, yet nubby bark that does not peel from the tree...the tree was cut down, and we kept a hunk about 4 feet long and put that onto another square board to stand it up...the cats love it!! We have had it for about 6 years now and it still shows no wear and tear, other than a split where the wood has dried...