Veterinarians Are Lying About Declawing!

People just roll over and let those declawing butchers get away with the damage they do.
Time after time we’ve heard of botched declaws which have left cats limping for life,cats sent home in pitiful states after the surgery, etc etc.
We always urge those people to complain to those vets, to the AVMA and to Animal Welfare societies too, but as far as I know they never do.
So those vets get away with purposefully crippling those cats and happily carry on mutilating and crippling more cats every day.
Bad enough millions of cats suffering from being declawed and having the usual problems which develop over time from the operation, but even worse the cats in pain from the moment they wake up from the amputations and for the rest of their lives and no one complains on their behalf.
Those vets know declawing is wrong, they know it’s cruel,but they are still laughing all the way to the bank.

This is nasty war and lets face it they are bound to try and fight back with dirty tactics so this sort of propaganda doesn’t surprise me; they are the scum of the earth. What does surprise me though is just how stupid you would have to be to believe that a cat with no claws can climb a tree.

As for the AVMA; they are nothing but a toothless tiger; a complete waste of space in my opinion. If anything can be said though it does appear that we are making inroads; we are making the vets sweat; forcing them to resort to even more lies and deceit. They can’t keep it up forever though so I just hope one day America and Canada will wake up and realise the true horror of whats been going on for generations.

One thing I can’t understand is why when someone finds out the truth; that they have been lied to by their vet why do they just roll over and take it? What aren’t they sueing the pants off them for malpractice and misappropriation of the truth? I’d be so dammed furious I’d make them pay, I’d send them to hell and back. But there again I wouldn’t so stupid as to believe them in the first place.

Fact: There are many potential medical complications of declawing. Documented short- and long-term physical complications include:
Pain
Hemorrhage (bleeding)
Laceration of the paw pads
Swelling
Reluctance to bear weight on affected limbs
Neuropraxia (transient motor paralysis)
Radial nerve damage
Lameness
Infection
Abscess
Tissue necrosis
Wound dehiscence (re-opening of surgical site)
Incomplete healing
Protrusion of 2nd phalanx (middle finger bone)
Claw regrowth
Scurs (growth of deformed claw segments)
Retention of flexor process of last bone (3rd phalanx)
Chronic draining tracts
Self-mutilation
Dermatitis
Lethargy
Palmigrade stance (walking on wrists)
Chronic intermittent lameness
Chronic pain syndrome
Flexor tendon contracture
Aggression
Cystitis (bladder infection associated with stress)
Fact: Many studies show that complications are extremely common.

Tell us something new.

I’m still trying to digest how anyone can say declawing gave them a “better” cat. My networking friend is probably recommending this vet to all of her friends. It’s crazy.

My cat had his nails trimmed when he was neutered and even a trim kept him from jumping around the room as he normally did. We use a pedipaws on him now when he needs it and he just lays back in my daughters lap until she’s done with his “pedicure.”

Just an hour ago 16 year old Milly was working one of the scratch poles. 10 year old Snow White was watching with interest and the moment Milly had finished, she took over. Our two old girls really enjoy this opportunity to strech out and I just can’t imagine how cats without claws do fare.
Thank god declawing is is against the law here in Denmark – and nobody here would ever dream of changing that. For some reason European cats have no need for declawing. What makes their American cousins so different?
Instead of putting your cat through painful mutilation, why don’t you get a scratch board?
Also see ‘More cat scratching advice’ here on the site.

This is an excellent piece, and so clearly illustrates the lies and deception which unscruplous vets keep on churning out to get that mighty dollar.

It is so hard to believe that any of these vets actually believe their own lies. If they think they are doing “good” they know nothing about feline anatomy and the danger in which they put these beautiful aniamls. It doesn’t make sense at all.

Thank goodness there are vets here in the USA that are spreading the truth and being honest. My vet won’t do them! AND her staff totally is allowed to share the information with people who call her clinic to inquire about the surgery. They sure give these folks an earful of the truth. Most of them gasp and say that had no idea, and would not ever do it to their cats, and thank them.

I will be sending a link to this article to my vet. I am sure she will be thrilled to read it. By the way, I adore her! She is wonderful.

Again, many thanks:)

Jo

Well done Elisa.
Although there are a lot of very well written articles about declawing here on PoC before you joined us,you certainly have brought a lot more Americans along with you and I sincerely hope they stay the distance.
Sadly so many in your country have got disheartened over the 2 years we UK troops have been helping fight this war.
Yes WAR as it IS war.
It is war on those people who masquerade as vets. It is war on those people who condone their cruelty by patronising them and filling up their bank accounts which they top up with blood money from crippling cats daily without a second thought.
This unspeakable abuse MUST BE STOPPED.

Here is another good page on PoC for newcomers who have come along with Elisa:

Complications Of Declawing

and here is the stark reality:

Recently Declawed Cat Pictures

Lots more page here covering the subject in words and pictures from all angles,how much more will it take to convince the entire USA and Canada that this is the very worst kind of cat abuse there is.

All of you who know the truth BOYCOTT all declaw vets.
Let those money grabbing cold hearted butchers see you won’t stand for this cruelty any longer.
Shout about it from your rooftops to everyone you know.

Vets that lie about declawing are more interested in making money, they don’t care that the cat suffers. They should be listed with the Better Buisness Bureau, so people can check them out before taking their pets to them.

I have never had a cat that scratched up the furniture, although my cats always had a cat door to go in and out. They sharpened their claws on trees in the backyard. I know people that have had their cats declawed and I know for a fact, that they bite if someone especially kids pick on them. They also could not climb a tree because I have seen them try. It also affects their jumping, running, and they have problems with the litter box.

Your networking friend will never be convinced and that’s why declawing must be banned.
She is an example of a person who should not have the pleasure of cats in their homes because she obviously thinks scratching is bad behaviour, whereas any true cat lover knows scratching is necessary behaviour.
There is no such thing as a bad cat but there are bad cat caretakers and anyone who will have their cats toe ends amputated, by whichever way at all it is done, is exactly that !
It’s so very easy to provide scratching posts and pads and to teach cats to use them, rather than selfishly,lazily and cruelly have the cat disabled instead.
Laser surgery is not without pain and it still disables cats, they still face the physical and mental problems caused by any method of declawing.
They still have to live a life without exercising as cats need to.
People like your friend see only what they want to see.
Anyone who can look at those pictures of recently declawed cats and still say it’s acceptable should not be allowed within a hundred miles of any cat.

You only need to look at Petfinder.com,choose a place, eg:Cincinnati,OH then choose cat …choose 100 miles….tick declawed…look at the ages !!!!
Then tick baby and have your heart broken…
One example
Tabby and Tiger, one male, one female, DSH, 9 weeks old. All kittens will be front declawed, spayed or neutered, tested for Felv/FIV, vaccinated and dewormed prior to adoption.

So much for declawing being a last resort procedure ! Some Shelters are actively encouraging declawing the same as are many vets.

Spend a while on that site at various places and see exactly what we are up against.
I’m just glad more USA people are on board now and a demonstration being arranged to spread the word about this legalised cat abuse.

I’m curious about what the vet told her was involved, given that at least 70% of cat owners would choose not to proceed if they knew the facts.

If she reviewed Dr. Hofve’s “Declawing and Science” article for all the reasons it should be banned, can’t she see how unethically the majority of vets AND their association behave? http://littlebigcat.com/index.php?action=library&act=show&item=declawingandscienceasummaryofthefacts

If the vet didn’t show her how to trim her cats’ claws & recommend scratching posts, etc, the vet could be trying to get more money out of her by getting her to declaw the cats. Shouldn’t the nails be trimmed about once a week?

She still won’t know what the future holds as far as painful arthritis & joint misalignment & the accompanying litter box problems caused by declawing.

When you ask around (in Canada & the US), you will always find people who’ve either re-homed or adopted a cat from friends because it didn’t get along with the kids or other cats. Further questioning usually reveals the cats have been declawed. No one is keeping track of these declawing victims, which is why I believe that it’s possible more than 33% of declawed cats have problems after their digits are cut off. I believe most vets will euthanize an animal, no questions asked, too. You definitely won’t get any data there.

Until it is mandatory to gather, report and share such data, I guess we’ll have to go on the statistics we have, or conduct our own polls.

I just had an email from one of my networking friends who has 7 cats. She had 5 of them declawed using the laser. She wrote me that they healed quickly with no problems. The 2 she didn’t have declawed damaged her furniture. How do you convince someone like her that declawing is bad when they’re had no problems? Have any of you ever come across anything like this?

Thanks for bringing this to our attention, Elisa. The home page on this site indicates these vets are in Los Angeles, which makes this doubly disturbing. It seems to me that vets are now trying to undermine efforts to educate the public by claiming that those of us who are against declawing exaggerate or distort the facts. However, I have yet to see any claims by the pro-claw side that aggression, housesoiling, and other behavior problems will occur in EVERY single declawed cat. Rather, we are trying to show the public that these problems occur far more often than vets are telling and at a higher degree of risk than most people would be likely to find acceptable if they were made aware.

cat declawing is inhumane any way you look at it and any way you do it!!!!

Thank you, Elisa.
I totally agree. The behaviour of these vets is unethical and unacceptable. They don’t even follow their own policies!
The AVMA does nothing to discourage this behaviour and not enough vets are speaking out about it; this tarnishes the whole profession.
The conclusion must be that the AVMA and any other vet association that doesn’t enforce their own policies is unethical.
Rescue groups, municipal shelters, taxpayers, clients who are victims, and ethical vets who understand and want to see the policies enforced NEED to speak out and STOP THIS UNETHICAL BEHAVIOUR!

https://pictures-of-cats.org/laser-declawing-does-not-just-remove-the-claw.html

LASER DECLAWING IS AS CRUEL AS ANY OTHER METHOD

Heres a couple more pages my auntie wrote man about laser declaw anyone new might like to read as well and take a look at the pictures.
Ed .

Hi Elisa, thanks for fighting the good fight against vets in America (not all but most) who put profit before ethics.