Declawing Must Cause Cats Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

By Ruth aka Kattaddorra

This article is based on Izzy who was saved from being dumped and fated to almost certain death at a Rescue Shelter where she was heading, as she had developed behavioural problems from being declawed and her family didn’t want her around any more.

Since then Izzy has lived with Carly who says:

‘Every day I see Izzy struggle because she has no claws on her front paws…she can’t balance well, she can’t climb the cat trees we have, she shakes her front paws because she knows something is missing and she can’t stand being around our other cats because they have claws and she feels unprotected…not that the other kitties hurt her or anything, it’s like she has post traumatic stress or something. It breaks my heart’

Thank you Carly for giving me permission to use your words.

YES…….POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER

Where are my claws?
Poster by Ruth aka Kattaddorra
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A cat’s brain is very similar to a human’s brain, we would know something was missing if our finger ends were amputated and cats know too!

We would suffer post traumatic stress disorder if those healthy finger ends had been suddenly and without explanation taken from us.

‘Izzy has trouble balancing, she knows she has no defence against other cats, she knows she can’t climb the cat trees, she shakes her paws wondering where her claws have gone, she misses them as she will miss them all her life’

This makes me feel very sad.

The evidence is there to see, the many cats suffering are obvious to see, why are vets and pro declaws still in denial?

Poor Izzy is only one of those many cats suffering and many more are doomed to suffer too as long as this cruel surgery is legal.

How much longer and how many more cats will be senselessly crippled before declawing vets admit they are ruining cats lives by their cruel surgery?

Ruth aka Kattaddorra

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50 thoughts on “Declawing Must Cause Cats Post Traumatic Stress Disorder”

  1. About “St” John’s comment about how Siamese and Maine Coons being moody, I disagree. Maine Coons, for one are recommended to people who live in apartments (those that allow large cats, of course) and those with children because, they are gentle and quiet cats. In fact, all three “forest” cats are known for their great personalities.
    The Siamese, although very hyper and vocal creatures are quite friendly as well. It is unfair to call them “moody” or “mean” when the vast majority of them aren’t.
    Maybe the “moodiness” he’s talking about was because they were declawed, but that’s not what most cats of those breeds are like.

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    • I agree with you. “S St. John” is not a saint 😉 He is more the opposite as far as I am concerned. What he or she says does not warrant much of our attention. It is too stupid.

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  2. That lady told me she does that to all her cats and they seem fine. Meanwhile holding one like you’d pick up up a stuffed animal or a baby.

    (I did that with my clawed cat and he tolerated it just as well.)

    I’ll also add if people are afraid of being scratched, trim the cats claws, have them trimmed by the vet, or put those plastic covers. My cat was tolerant enough to let me clip it’s claws. Sahib was too with eventual training. Most of the time in Waldo’s later years was just to keep his claws from over growing and catching on stuff. With Sahib, grandma was concerned about claws catching on her legs and harming her if he reached up on her legs. Clipping his claws was just enough to stop that threat.

    And also whenever my cat swatted me, it was usually with a soft paw, not trying to do damage.

    That said there’s no justifying declawing if one can keep the cat’s claws trimmed and have the same effect without cutting into the bones.

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  3. Adding to the stupidity, I met a neighbor once in my grandma’s neighborhood, who had BOTH front AND back claws declawed on her cat(s). I tried to tell her it was a horrible thing, but she just smiled and ignored me, meanwhile proud she did such an act. If I could have spoken what’s on my mind, I would have told her strongly (adding in a few unkind words) to just get a *!?$ stuffed animal. I mean, what’s the purpose of keeping a live one if it can’t be what it is meant to be, a live animal?

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      • Poor little cat, all four paws declawed!
        They are the worst people, the ones who won’t admit how cruel declawing is, even after being shown proof.
        They are as heartless as the vets who advertise neuter/declaw packages for kittens, or declawing discounts, it should be forbidden to advertise a supposedly last resort operation.
        Yet the AVMA just stand by and let them get away with it!

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