4 Things to Think About Before Declawing your Cat - Ratinah

Declawing your Cat - Declawing is a major surgery known as an onychectomy, performed under anesthesia, which removes the tip of each finger (from the first knuckle to come out) from the cat's front paw.

4 Things to Think About Before Declawing your Cat

There is a slight chance of death in surgery, and cats who have their claws removed may have an increased risk of infection and lifelong discomfort in the paws. This operation is not recommended for adult animals and is considered an act of animal cruelty in some countries (see below).

People generally have cats pulled out to prevent them from hunting and damaging furniture. Rarely, ferocious cats are declared. In the United States, some landlords require tenant cats to be removed.

Veterinarians are generally critical of this procedure and some refuse to do it because of the absence of claws in cats:

Deprives of its main defensive abilities, including escaping predators by climbing trees
Impaired his stretching and exercise habits, leading to muscle atrophy
Compromising its ability to balance on thin surfaces such as fences and fence tops, leading to injury from falls
May cause insecurity and a tendency to bite

This operation is rare outside North America. In Finland, Germany, the Netherlands and Switzerland, animal cruelty is prohibited by law.[17] In many other European countries, it is prohibited under the provisions of the European Convention for the Protection of Pets, unless "a veterinarian deems a non-curative procedure necessary either for veterinary medical reasons or for the benefit of the animal(s)". [18] In the UK, animal shelters find it difficult to house imported cats that have been declared and then largely euthanized.

An alternative to plucking nails is the application of blunt vinyl nail caps that are attached to the paws with non-toxic glue, which requires periodic replacement when the cat removes the paw covers (about every four to six weeks). However, cats will still have a hard time because covered nails are not as effective as claws.

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