cat declawing prolonged intermittent lameness?

Answer 1

I am not really sure what the question is,
yes declawing can cause prolonged intermittent lameness as well as tendon damage and a few other complications. In some cases medication and physical therapy can be helpful but sometimes it never improves. Serious complications like these are not typical with declawing but they are possible risks of the amputation surgery. Some vets say that laser surgery reduces some of these problems but I have never seen a study on the subject. I hope this answers your question

Answer 2

I'm not entirely sure what your question is but if you mean you declawed your cat and he/shes having prolonged lameness, then I would recommend mentioning this to your vet. I'm against declawing although I know it's better than the alternative for some cats. You have to be absolutely certain the cat will remain indoors for the remainder of it's life and don't do it when your cat is older or overweight. As far as prolonged lameness..there are certain pain meds your vet can offer. Some cats heal more quickly than others and this might be normal for your cat. Prevent her if possible from jumping from high places. They remove the entire knuckle so the healing process does take time.

Answer 3

Declawing is a term vets use,it sounds better than amputation.You can go to your vet & have the nails clipped-they can show you so you can do it at home.You can buy Soft Paws,Soft Claws,or Nail Caps.It's a rubber cap formed to cover the nail,& stays on with animal-safe glue,to prevent damage.

Answer 4

We got our Tinkerbelle declawed, and it was the best decision we could of made. She's more loving, and no more scratching our furniture. We make sure she doesn't go outside, but if she happens to get out she still holds her own with her boxing, and biting. There is a recovery period in declawing, and you have to make sure your cat takes her medicine (antibiotic) after wards, but onces she/he's recovered you'll be thrilled.

Answer 5

Declawing a cat is very bad. Not only will he have zero defenses, but the declawing process entails removing not just the claws, but the entire fingertips.
Please don't do it.

Answer 6

Cat declawing can have it's problems. I know someone who had to have thier cat declawed or get rid of it and it wouldn't walk on its paws for the longest time and it would just lay there. If sharp claws are the problem you can get special clippers for trimming the claws and there are also caps you can put on thier claws too.

Answer 7

Both of my cats have been declawed and it did not change anything about them

Answer 8

Don't declaw - just clip/file their nails down. The vet will do it for $5.00.

Answer 9

It's more convinient to human owners, but I personally think it's cruelty.

Answer 10

No