Changes in personality can be an indication that your cat is in distress. Deprived of their natural defenses, cats are acutely aware of their vulnerability without their claws, so they may become irritable and lash out, biting to protect themselves.
They may avoid the litter box, because it hurts their paws to dig in the sand. These and other unwanted behaviors can cause more damage to your furniture, family and other pets than might otherwise occur with their claws left intact.
The result is strife in the household, a lot of stress for the cat and higher vet bills. Cats instinctively mark their territory with the scent glands in their paws as a way to say they own you and the home they share with you. Declawed cats cannot use their paws to mark their territory in the manner that nature intended, so they may resort to marking furniture and carpets with urine, instead.
Place scratching posts around your home they come in all shapes and styles to match your decor , and let your cat choose the ones it likes.
You can also try nail caps. Claws are the primary defense cats use to protect themselves, so declawed cats will resort to other means of self-protection such as biting when they feel threatened or antagonized. Cats are most comfortable when they can come and go freely. Be aware that your own body language can seem intimidating. Sudden movements like grabbing at the cat and loud noises like shrieking or screaming will only frighten it. Move slowly, bend down and sit quietly to make the cat feel safe coming to you — on its own terms.
Like all animals, cats are very particular about how they are approached or handled. Some cats love it when you pet them but panic if you pick them up. Your cat may prefer petting with gentle short strokes of the hand.
Long, heavy-handed strokes may overstimulate the cat. Learn to recognize the cues your cat signals when it has had too much stimulation — the ears go back, it might hiss or crouch down and pull away. To foster bonding, schedule playtime when your cat can indulge its instinctual need to stalk prey.
Favorite toys include feathered wands, lasers, or string — there is an endless variety of cat toys that you can buy or make yourself. Make time for play sessions every day that lasts at least 20 minutes. Encourage rather than discourage their natural instincts. Declawing of outside cats renders them defenseless against predators and other territorial animals, including cats. The prospects of survival are poor for a declawed outdoor cat.
When bringing a new cat home, give it time to acclimate to its new surroundings and family members. Eventually, open the door but provide a gate or other barrier until everyone is comfortable. Slowly, let them get used to each other and become life-long friends.
An analogous procedure applied to humans would be cutting off the fingers and toes at the last joint. Lead author Nicole Martell-Moran is a Texas veterinarian and a director at the Paw Project, an organization whose goal is to end cat declawing.
We now have scientific evidence that declawing is more detrimental to our feline patients than we originally thought and I hope this study becomes one of many that will lead veterinarians to reconsider declawing cats.
Declawing is outlawed in many developed countries, but not the US and most of Canada. However, many American veterinary associations are opposed to declawing, except as a last resort. Before you resort to declawing your cat, try training it first. Yes indeed, cats can be trained. Here are some tips:. I find medical issues on the owner's part to be quite compelling. The laser is widely accepted by most veterinarians as the best way to perform this procedure.
There are practitioners out there who are able to do the procedure well without the laser, but in my hands laser declaws are dramatically less painful than the older methods. That means that pain management is vital. At Sunnyside Veterinary Clinic, we use a balanced, multi-modal, pre-emptive pain management system that does a nice job of controlling post-op pain. We feel that it is very important to do all that we can to make your cat's experience as pain-free as possible.
We use a balanced, multi-modal, pre-emptive pain management protocol. Balanced means that we use low doses of several different medications in order to minimize side-effects and to increase efficacy, and multi-modal means that we use several different kinds of medications that act in different ways to attack pain from different directions.
The prices quoted below are for immature cats under 6 months. Older cats get a plan tailored to their individual needs. We will discuss these needs during the pre-surgical exam. In general, the costs for young, healthy patients are as follows, current January of We will discuss that at the pre-surgical exam. If there are complications in cats under 6 months of age, we don't really expect that and will generally deal with them at a discounted fee.
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