How much does it approximately cost to get a cat declawed?

Question

I have two female cats who get into fights all the time and both have gotton hurt a little because of their fighting. I dont want either to get really hurt oneday. I have cut their nails but it dosent work. Otherwise I would not even consider this. Getting rid of them is not an option. Thank you very much.

Both cats will half to be declawed so the cost for the both of them. and they are indoor cats.

Answer 1

It will cost around about 100.00 I have a cat that is declawed and she is a very happy cat and she has had no problems that people say that happens when a cat is declawed.
They don't have behavorial problems and they can jump up on furniture and jump down from furniture they can use the litter box and they don't have balance problems .And when another cat fights with them they use their back feet. My cat is an indoor cat and she is very happy and she does everything.
Good Luck

Answer 2

Surrender your cat to a shelter, and adopt a similar age cat that is already declawed. The cat is a bit old to be declawed, and costs range in the $400 range, and the laser method has less pain and a quicker recovery. But if there are personality changes, there never will be a recovery, and that cannot be predicted.

Answer 3

You didn't mention the age of your cats. If they're older than six months then absolutely DO NOT get them declawed. Declawing causes personality problems and it's very, very painful. Try to give the cats more toys to play with to distract them from ganging up on each other. I adopted a cat from the Humane Society who has his front paws declawed. I feels so bad for him. He can't climb, he can't go outside. And the owner who declawed him sent him off to the Humane Society anway!!

Answer 4

To the posters who think declawing is fine. It IS NOT. First of all, you should NEVER declaw all fours. That leaves them totally defenseless. Many vets refuse to declaw at all. I used to think it was okay and declawed a spayed female cat I had about 25 years ago. She became somewhat neurotic and developed displaced agression and freaked if she heard a cat fight outside, etc. It is not simply pulling out claws - it is mutilation. Cat's answer is right on. Also, you could try Bach's flower remedies to try to help them get along. It worked for my two cats when they moved in together after my husband and I got married and his cat joined mine.

Answer 5

Cat has given a complete answer and I applaud it.

Your worried about them getting hurt "a little" yet you are willing to mutilate them. If they are not getting on now, declawing isn't going to make it any better, just worse. You will have abscess sores to cope with from bites rather than a scratch or two.

Re-homing one of them is such a better option. Both cats will be a lot happier.

Answer 6

Don't declaw them! There is no reason to, you can just put claw caps on them, they are cheap and easy to use at www.softpaws.com
Be warned, that apart from the cruel amputation declawing is, your cats will start biting if you declaw them, and I guarantee to you, biting is much worse and more dangerous for cats and humans than scratching!
Plus, they often stop using the litterbox, because it is no fun to dig without fingers. So please don't declaw, because you will be facing much worse trouble! Claw caps is the solution. Please say you will follow my instructions, for your sake and the cats' sake, because I know I am right!

Answer 7

PLEASE do not get them declawed! It is inhumane ... did you know that it is not simply removing their claws? It involves the amputation of the last joint in their paws - like amputating the last part of all your fingers. Except YOU wouldn't have to walk on them. Declawed cats develop all sorts of behavioural problems ... probably far more than you are experiencing with them at the moment. They often don't use their litter any more because it hurts too much. They become fearful because they can no longer defend themselves. They cannot stretch properly anymore - cats scratching on thier scratchpost lets them stretch properly, and is a part of keeping their heart healthy. Declawed cats can no longer walk correctly, and put weight on the wrong part of their paw, setting them up for all sorts of muscular and bone problems - cats are digigrade, which means they walk on their toes. Added to that, they will probably experience phantom pains for the rest of their lives ... believe me, I know, my best friend had to have part of his thumb amputated, and he still gets excrutiating pain from the phantom pains.

Edit: Also, cats who generally get on with each other but fight from time to time will NOT seriously hurt each other. If your cats are REALLY fighting, then they shouldn't be together anyway. It will be stressing both of them out.


INSTEAD:

1) Don't worry about them getting the odd nick. Most cats engage in playfight with their housemates, and most don't get a problem. It's far less serious than any problems you will get with declawing. My cats playfight all the time, they love it, and very occasionally one will get a little nick or scratch - but to date they've not needed any treatment. The only thing they might get is an infection, but if they are indoor cats that would be easily spotted and would be less likely than in outdoor cats anyway.

2) Are they spayed? If not, they could well calm down a lot of you get them spayed. Plus you remove any risk whatsoever of them having kittens (if they escape it's a possibility).

3) Are they quite young? They will calm down with age.

4) If you think that one or both gets stressed, you can try 'Feliway' - a spray or diffuser that gives off a smell that is very calming to cats.

5) Get 'soft paws' ... litlle caps you can put on their claws - they come in funky colours too!

Your 'problem' certainly isn't a big problem, and most certainly not a reason to declaw!!!!

Answer 8

declawing was made illegal about two years ago it is extremely cruel and painful for the cat imagine having all your nails pulled out by the roots, get that done to yourself then think of doing it to the cats, your cats will naturally fight when they fight throw a cup of water on them, it shocks them but doesn't hurt and do this every time they fight and they will learn not to fight, there is only one or two ways you will be able to get a vet to declaw a cat , if you get a letter from your doctor stating you have H.I.V. or another extreme illness which it could kill you if you got scratched by the cat ,be nice to your cats they can be trained as easy as a dog can be trained, another thing have they got a scratching post if you want to protect your furniture get them one, also they need separate bowls to eat and drink from because that's when they will get territorial and getting them sterilized calms them down a lot but after keep an eye on their diets because they tend to put weight on. Good luck from Holly who is my cat and Grahame who is me.

Answer 9

I know this is not exactly an answer, However I 100% agree with "Cat"! So far the most intelligent answer I have ever read in her on any topic! Sorry I can't give you a thumbs up yet "Cat" I am only on level one. I sure can't wait until I can. I am going to put a shortcut on my desktop for this question so I can when I have moved up to level two. I vote for "Cats" answer being The Best!
Andrea

Answer 10

The best thing to do is call aorund to local vets. In my area they can have price differences of $30-$100 on different services. Don't go with the first person you call. Also, some vets like to keep your pet over night and some will let you take them home and care for them.