they just got back from getting declawed and they're just jumping on everything! and they're also picking at their paws till they bleed! what do i do?
2006-06-22 12:13:58 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Cats
pills, honey, pills!!!
2006-06-22 12:15:28 · answer #1 · answered by St. Anthony of Y!Answers 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Call a vet and ask. Another thing to think about is declawing a cat is a very awful thing to do. It's just like having all your fingers amputated and that is a fact. They are probably getting a kind of pain that you usually get when something is amputated, i can't remember what they are called at the moment but the cats are probably getting frustarated that this is happeneing and than they just rip up their paws to try and make the pains stop.
2006-06-22 12:20:01 · answer #2 · answered by :) 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Owie! Poor kitties! Take them to a different vet. Mine put bandage/wraps on their little pawsies and told me to leave them on for about a week-10 days. And keep them dry! I had to take my kitties back because my little boy (cat...they were about 4 months at the time) tore his bandages off and took a dive off the top bunk onto hardwood floor and was bleeding.
Oh... and it's not like amputating our fingers. They don't need claws if you're going to keep them indoors. As long as they have back claws, they'll defend themselves should they get outside. From what I can tell, indoor cats are happier fixed and declawed because they don't have to deal with our reactions when they accidently scratch us, and we don't project our negitivity towards them when they decide our new couch is a scratching post.
I suggest you call around and find a vet that will check their paws out and put some wraps on their feet to give those paws time to heal. Enjoy your kitties!
2006-06-22 12:34:56 · answer #3 · answered by Gabby_Gabby_Purrsalot 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try catnip, although depending on how they react to it (being kittens) that might make them wilder. Should calm them down and bliss them out, though.
They need pain pills. If they're picking, they're hurting, and if they're bleeding they're looking at getting an infection.
Honestly, best thing is get them, food, food, water and litter into a bedroom and close the door with YOU inside with them. Be their hostage for a few days until they start to heal. They're freaked out and in pain right now, and need their humans with them to make them feel safe. Lay down with them and try to keep them still. If you stay with them, they'll calm down a lot.
2006-06-22 13:05:19 · answer #4 · answered by Shadycat 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Give them some milk to calm them down and take away their toys and stuff until theyre paws are better. Put them in your lap and calmly pet them and make sure it doesnt get too loud around them and dont act too excited or hyper near them, and eventually they should calm down. When theyre paws are healed just remember to give back their toys and cat nip and everything and they will probably be bouncing off the walls again, but they ARE kittens. :-)
2006-06-22 12:21:39 · answer #5 · answered by rsoxfan243433 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Right now they're uncomfortable because of the declawing process. Feed them, give them a warm bath, and while drying them off rub the kittens to sleep. They prefer soft and familiar scents. How old are they?
2006-06-22 12:19:16 · answer #6 · answered by yoshi 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Their paws are probably sore. Were you given antibiotics and painkillers for your kittens?
Try confining them in a small space until they calm down. That's what I have to do with one of my cats when he starts getting too rambunctious and picking on the other two.
2006-06-22 12:20:06 · answer #7 · answered by Tigger 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check to be sure that the wraps are on good and tight, but not tight enough that they cut off circulation.
Then try these things, they worked off and on for me: put the kittens in a box with a blanket. Put a ticking alarm clock under the blanket. Reminds them of mom.
Make sure you don't have any catnip toys lying around.
Pick them up and cradle them on their backs like babies and gently stroke the spot between their eyes in the direction of their fur.
Hope some of this helps.
2006-06-22 12:19:18 · answer #8 · answered by Robin W 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They make this stuff called Feliway, buy the spray version. It's expensive you can find it at petsmart. It works really well. It has something in it that helps cats with anxiety chill out. You might want to get something from the vet to help them chill for a few days, they have some sedatives that could help them get through the first few days. You might want to get one of those collars to put on them until they stop picking. Don't wait you don't want them to get infected.
2006-06-22 13:27:45 · answer #9 · answered by Amanda 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh the poor things! I hope they never escape where they might need those claws.
Hold them- you'll need a person per kitten, and purr with them and cuddle them gently.
I don't suppose their momma is around.
You may need to call the vet and get his advice. Maybe he has something that will soothe the pain until their ppaws heal. You may prefer to find a different vet, then the one that did the surgery- doesn't sound he knew what he was doing.
2006-06-22 12:19:18 · answer #10 · answered by niteowl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have to keep your cat confined!!!! Like in a bathroom... with all their essentials... if the bleeding does not stop you should go to an er vet... they need to fit your cat with a collar and re-glue or stitch the paws and maybe even wrap them until you can follow-up with your reg. vet in the morning.
2006-06-22 12:19:21 · answer #11 · answered by nuts4pets2 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋