[mhargrove90]

We adopted a six toed cat she's spayed and all four paws declawed she's 2. We've had her three weeks and she is becoming more and more violent over the last two weeks. She is now tearing up furniture with her teeth. The first week we had her she was really loving with both me and my husband after three days she really liked me and would lay on the bed next to me as I read my book. But started attacking my husband for no reason. Even biting and drawing blood. Then about four days ago she started attacking me biting, hissing, deliberately ripping things with her teeth and hiding in her litter box and pooping all over the house. The original owner had her 2 years said she was very energic but got to clawing really bad so they had her completely declawed and she calmed down some and slept more, then about two months before she was given to us the first owner gave her to her mother who doesn't like cats and has a terror of a dog and the cat got locked in a closet for a month then was given to us. Nothing I do stops her she attacks and doesn't want to be touched even when she comes up to you begging, hissing, biting all unprovoked. What do I do? She's healthy fine otherwise but every hour she gets worse even hissing or snapping at you when you walk by or talk to her.

[Wondergirl]

Has your vet checked her over for any possible health problems? When our cats are in pain or aren't feeling good, they either hide or lash out.

I'd be pretty upset if my all claws had been removed and I had been locked up in a closet for a month -- plus all the other stressors this cat has undergone.

There is something called Bach Flower Rescue Remedies for animals, but first explore the health situation.

[mhargrove90]

She was declawed a year ago. Updated on shots over all vet health is fine. Its like its mental. She was so sweet the first week now every day she bites and attacks and even a spray bottle can't stop her attacks

[Wondergirl]

She was declawed a year ago. Updated on shots over all vet health is fine. Its like its mental. She was so sweet the first week now every day she bites and attacks and even a spray bottle can't stop her attacks

Adult cats sometimes do not do well being suddenly declawed. Kittens less so. I wonder if that is part of the problem, or even if a claw or two was not removed completely and has regrown strangely, like an ingrown hair but nastier.

[Wondergirl]

Declawing information --

Q: What is the actual procedure involved in declawing a cat?

A: There are several different techniques, but they all involve one thing. You have to remove the claw, and you have to remove the little piece of bone that the claw grows from. If you don’t, the claw will try to grow back.

The less you remove, the better, and that’s where the differences in techniques come in. The way cats are normally declawed, there’s an instrument with a sliding blade, almost like a guillotine, and it cuts a straight line through the joint between that little piece of bone and the next piece of bone, which is much bigger.

When you do that, right underneath that is the pad, and you actually cut that right in half, too. So it’s like cutting the tip of your finger off.

With cosmetic declawing, you use a tiny curved blade to go in and dissect out the claw and the tiny piece of bone. The pad is intact; all the soft tissue is there. So the cat is walking comfortably very quickly because its pads are fine. When the pads are cut in half, the cat can’t walk on them without discomfort. That’s what cats put their weight on. And they can’t walk on them comfortably for weeks. Most of the pain comes from the trauma to the soft tissue.

But cosmetic declawing is not an easy procedure to do: It’s time consuming, so not many veterinarians do it.

Declawing Cats Alternatives, Problems, Pros and Cons

[joypulv]

It sounds a lot like distemper to me?

[mhargrove90]

Declawing information --

Q: What is the actual procedure involved in declawing a cat?

A: There are several different techniques, but they all involve one thing. You have to remove the claw, and you have to remove the little piece of bone that the claw grows from. If you don’t, the claw will try to grow back.

The less you remove, the better, and that’s where the differences in techniques come in. The way cats are normally declawed, there’s an instrument with a sliding blade, almost like a guillotine, and it cuts a straight line through the joint between that little piece of bone and the next piece of bone, which is much bigger.

When you do that, right underneath that is the pad, and you actually cut that right in half, too. So it’s like cutting the tip of your finger off.

With cosmetic declawing, you use a tiny curved blade to go in and dissect out the claw and the tiny piece of bone. The pad is intact; all the soft tissue is there. So the cat is walking comfortably very quickly because its pads are fine. When the pads are cut in half, the cat can’t walk on them without discomfort. That’s what cats put their weight on. And they can’t walk on them comfortably for weeks. Most of the pain comes from the trauma to the soft tissue.

But cosmetic declawing is not an easy procedure to do: It’s time consuming, so not many veterinarians do it.

Declawing Cats Alternatives, Problems, Pros and Cons

So I sat and watched her I did more research after your comment. I asked her first owner she was declawed awhile after her one year mark. Her paws hurt and aren't healed. All the problems described about a six toed being declawed after one year is exactly how she acts. I'm taking her to the Humane society tomorrow to see what I can do for her. It makes me angry that she was declawed and mistreated and not allowed to heal. If any one has any other suggestions for me to be able to help her it would greatly be appreciated. Thank you so much

[Wondergirl]

I'm taking her to the Humane society tomorrow to see what I can do for her.

Please post again to let us know what they said. I'm thinking putting her to sleep and out of her misery, but there might be an additional surgical procedure that would help (but can't imagine what that would be).

[joypulv]

So sad. Thanks for all that info, Wondergirl. I've heard some of it before, but nothing like this. All those poor cats out there...

[Sariss]

Declawing information --

Q: What is the actual procedure involved in declawing a cat?

A: There are several different techniques, but they all involve one thing. You have to remove the claw, and you have to remove the little piece of bone that the claw grows from. If you don’t, the claw will try to grow back.

The less you remove, the better, and that’s where the differences in techniques come in. The way cats are normally declawed, there’s an instrument with a sliding blade, almost like a guillotine, and it cuts a straight line through the joint between that little piece of bone and the next piece of bone, which is much bigger.

When you do that, right underneath that is the pad, and you actually cut that right in half, too. So it’s like cutting the tip of your finger off.

With cosmetic declawing, you use a tiny curved blade to go in and dissect out the claw and the tiny piece of bone. The pad is intact; all the soft tissue is there. So the cat is walking comfortably very quickly because its pads are fine. When the pads are cut in half, the cat can’t walk on them without discomfort. That’s what cats put their weight on. And they can’t walk on them comfortably for weeks. Most of the pain comes from the trauma to the soft tissue.

But cosmetic declawing is not an easy procedure to do: It’s time consuming, so not many veterinarians do it.

Declawing Cats Alternatives, Problems, Pros and Cons

I will have to say this information seems old. Working in the Veterinary field, I am yet to know a single vet who does the first technique. I'm not condoning declawing but near everyone does the second technique.