Has anyone heard of the new way to declaw cats with lasers? I heard it is less painful and the same price.
2007-02-06 08:33:12 · 8 answers · asked by Casey 2 in Pets ➔ Cats
Yep. It does cost a little bit more money to do. I did it on my cat. It's supposed to be less invasive and faster healing time. My cat did still have some problems afterward with bleeding because he couldn't leave the bandages alone, but I'm glad I went with that option, if it could spare him a little less pain.
2007-02-06 09:24:23 · answer #1 · answered by beaner250 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A lot less painful by who's standards? There are now two choices for de-toeing your cat. They can chop off the first joint of the toe with a knife, or burn through the flesh, tendons, and bone with a laser. End result is the same. It's still amputating the first joint of their toes no matter what it's called. It's not removal of the claw. The problem with most cat scratching posts is that they aren't tall and heavy enough. They need to be 3-4 feet high, and very sturdy. Better still is a cat tree that offers one sisal post, and one carpeted one. Get some of those cardboard scratch boxes as well, as many cats love to scratch cardboard. Get double sided tape, and put it where she likes to scratch the furniture. Cats hate the feel of it on their paws, and will scratch elsewhere. Not only is declawing painful and inhumane, it results in behavior problems in about 30% of cats. These range from refusal to use the litter box, biting, aggression, and becoming withdrawn and lethargic. When these cats end up in the shelters for their owner-created issues, most of them are promptly put down.
2016-05-24 00:36:49 · answer #2 · answered by Clararose 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All the other problems of declawing still remain. They'll often turn into biters, they'll often refuse to use the litter box (I doubt a less painful method will make a lot of difference there), their posture changes leading to problems later in life. Declawing by *any* method is illegal in many countries, think about it, they really didn't think up silly laws just for the heck of it!
2007-02-06 18:11:59 · answer #3 · answered by Sheriam 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I don't know about the less painful part, but I know its more expensive. when we declawed our cats there I think it was about $200 more per cat to do the laser removal. so we went with the old method, and both cats were fine.
2007-02-06 08:40:38 · answer #4 · answered by jamie c 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
But it would not eliminate the problems caused by the lack of claws once the wounds have healed. Such as difficulty walking, difficulty stretching, inability to defend themselves, development of other vices such as biting as a result of not having claws etc.
I have 3 cats and it's just so easy to train them to claw furniture. In fact, I didn't do anything; I just bought them a few scratching posts and kitty towers, and clip their claws (just the pointy tip) every few weeks, and they've never touched the furniture.
2007-02-06 08:42:06 · answer #5 · answered by Zoe 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
What States are you guys in? I've never heard of this method and would like to learn more!
Thanks!
2007-02-06 08:42:31 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've heard of it. My vet's office does this, It cost's $50.00 more at my vet's office and the cat only spends one night at the clinic instead of two.
2007-02-06 08:40:20 · answer #7 · answered by echosparent 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
yes i have, but i still think they have alot of pain!
2007-02-06 08:41:56 · answer #8 · answered by kat_luvr2003 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋