Picture of a defanged domestic cat

Photo: Nikki Brant Sevy and posted on The Paw Project Utah FB page.

Tommy Boy was declawed. Because of this he became a biter. This is not uncommon. As a consequence the owner’s veterinarian agreed to remove his healthy teeth. Can you believe it? There is an evil logic about it. It’s like saying I caused my baby to cry too much so I removed her vocal cords.

You can read all about Tommy Boy (formerly Zoe) on the following page:

Veterinarian removed healthy teeth of declawed cat because of biting

So moving into the present, The Paw Project – Utah announced on Facebook on October 5th that he is ready for adoption:

I believe that The Paw Project was involved in checking his paws for fragments of bone and making sure his paws were not causing pain. And that is that. I love this cat. He has suffered unnecessarily at the hands of a poor owner and an unethical veterinarian. Now he deserves a really excellent home where he can find contentment.

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Picture of a defanged domestic cat — 9 Comments

Jane on October 8, 2018 at 7:32 am said:
The way things are going in the UK for cats, I can see this mindless barbarity becoming established here eventually. Yes, we are THAT stupid too.
Vets who declaw, devocalise, defang, dock tails should be removed from work with all animals.
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- Michael Broad on October 8, 2018 at 3:04 pm said:
  Yes, absolutely. It’s very unethical of a professional to do this.
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Caroline Gifford on October 8, 2018 at 5:02 am said:
One more comment from Becky Robinson. I just ran across it in my research on domestics wth missing claws and canines. Please look for it. Here is that pic, but I was unable yet to catch a yawn!
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- Caroline Gifford on October 8, 2018 at 5:04 am said:
  See how severely they notched his left ear? Why? Thanks.
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  - Irish Cornaire on October 9, 2018 at 4:10 pm said:
    It is NOT severely tipped,all my ferals ears are tipped just like this cat.
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Caroline Gifford on October 7, 2018 at 11:25 pm said:
Yep. This is deranged. I cannot show any patience for members of our society who exhibit ignorance, cruelty and negligence like this! There are many others out there like this kitten. We need to do whatever we can. Thank you for bringing up this topic. I’ll get you a jpeg as soon as I can for Arthur.
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Caroline Gifford on October 7, 2018 at 11:13 pm said:
Michael, this is what I am worried about. When you foster or adopt a domestic with a missing canine and strange-looking front paws (two missing claws one on each), it doesn’t seem “weird” to surmise that he might have been abused, does it? Because my my mind keeps replaying this thought. He was found on the streets; lived in a shelter for eight months, and then was released to me. He is strong, playful and wants to chew on my fingers. I just figured it was due to his ghost canine… Help.
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- Jane on October 9, 2018 at 7:41 am said:
  As the fangs tend to be very deep rooted, maybe he has some root/bone fragments in his gum? This can cause irritation like teething, or even pain, his finger chewing might be a way of giving himself relief. A paw x ray might reveal how those two claws came to be missing.
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  - Caroline Gifford on October 10, 2018 at 2:19 am said:
    Thanks, Jane. He gets to “teeth” on my fingers, as long as he’s gentle, otherwise I say “Ow,” and pul away. He’s made quite a bit of improvement in the instances of biting too hard. They did x-rays. He’s got good x-rays on his gums. I did find his middle claws, that was my mistake. They were just hard to find, even though I massage his paws throughout the evening. Any other ideas? But he does knead his front paws as though something but besides being taken from his mother too young. Maybe you or someone can help me with this? TIA,
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