can an indoor cat be declawed if it is 10 years old?

Answer 1

Sorry, but if you declaw now, the cat would probably die. Due to blood loss.

When the cat is declawed they take a guillotine-like chopper and position a cat's digit under the chopper, they then chop the finger off. Think of it this way, you have 3 places that your finger bends. Now think of getting the first part getting cut off. That's what happens with the cat. Not a pretty picture hmm?

After that's done, they wrap and bind the paws up tightly with wrapping so the blood collects in the gauze. It's very gruesome.

Not to mention the litter box problems and the hatred towards you.

Answer 2

why>? i'm not going to do like others on here and tell you declawing your cat is cruel. while it may be unneccasy in some cats, i do believe declawing if it will keep the cat out of a shelter or inside because they are destroying everything is fine. but to put a cat of this age under this type of surgery would be awful stressful to the cat, and could have way more complications than a kitten would. the bones are old and infection could be a real problem.

Answer 3

Would not advise it on an adult cat. Because of his weight, it will be a lot of pain for him. And being used to having his claws all his life, he has a high probability of developping behavioral problems, such as biting.

It is less problem for a young kitten, but if possible, avoid declawing.

Answer 4

Declawing a cat at age ten can stress it out more. The cat could also die or be seriusly injured beacause of its age. It is just easier to go through this sugery when the cat is young in age.

Answer 5

declawing a cat can actually cause health problems like arthritis because when they sharpen their claws they are actually stretching as well. If your cat is 10 years old i would definitely reccomend not getting it declawed.

Answer 6

I wouldn't declaw a cat at any age. When the vet declaws a cat, he's actually cutting the tips of the cat's toes off at the first joint. Its like getting all your tips of your fingers cut off. Not very fun.

Answer 7

I had all of my cats declawed, the oldest was 7years old. We assisted the vet with the surgery. She used a laser, there was no blood loss and my cats still have all of their toes. They no longer go outside or tear up the curtains and furniture, and the vet says it is better for them not to go outside. It was a hard decision to make, I love my cats, but now two years later I know I made the right decision, the male in particular was very destructive, and he is fixed and had plenty of clawing stuff, he just preferred to tear up my mattress, my sofa, chairs and everything else in his path.

Answer 8

I don't' know why you want to do this , but if it is because of scratching furniture go to Wal-Mart and purchase Smarty cat Superscratcher it is only 10.00 and it is fantastic my cats love it (i have 3 ) and never scratched my new sofa again! Please don't' declaw , watch a video or research procedure , it is aw full and at that age very dangerous !

Answer 9

Did you know that by trying to eliminate one bad habit that you can be adding another one by having this done to your cat? It is banned in other countries for a good reason, because it is considered cruel.
You can eliminate unwanted scratching easily by training, trimming or capping your cats claws. Just give the cat a suitable and fun place to scratch and your problem is solved without mutilating your cat.

Answer 10

do not disfigure your cat by declawing it!!! If you're concerned about scratching then your vet can show u the proper way to trim her nails so that she doesnt scratch people or do any damage to furniture.