![]() ![]() Cats that were lively and friendly have become withdrawn and introverted after being declawed. Some cats are so shocked by declawing that their personalities change. Physical complications are not the thing to worry about after a declaw surgery. Complications of this amputation can be excruciating pain, damage to the radial nerve, hemorrhage, bone chips that prevent healing, painful regrowth of deformed claw inside of the paw which is not visible to the eye, and chronic back and joint pain as shoulder, leg and back muscles weaken. The rate of complication is relatively high compared with other so-called routine procedures. Not only is the surgery painful but there can be numerous complications. Removal of the last digits of the toes drastically alters the conformation of their feet and causes the feet to meet the ground at an unnatural angle that can cause back pain similar to that in humans caused by wearing improper shoes. The toes help the foot meet the ground at a precise angle to keep the leg, shoulder and back muscles and joints in proper alignment. This is the only way a cat can exercise, stretch and tone the muscles of its back and shoulders. They stretch these muscles by digging their claws into a surface and pulling back against their own clawhold - similar to isometric exercising for humans. A cat's claws are used for balance, for exercising, and for stretching the muscles in their legs, back, shoulders, and paws. Their back, shoulder, paw, and leg joints, muscles, tendons, ligaments and nerves are naturally designed to support and distribute the cat's weight across its toes as it walks, runs and climbs. Unlike most mammals who walk on the soles of the paws or feet, cats are digitigrade, which means they walk on their toes. ![]() Why would you do this surgery as a means of correction, when there are so many alternatives and the behavior is healthy for your cat? In fact, drug companies use the declawing surgery in their tests on new pain medications because of the severity of pain it causes. The definition of declawing includes the words severing, amputating, dissecting, disfiguring and disjointed. The word Onyechtomy is the surgical term for declawing. Some pet owners claim declawing is only a minor surgery for a cat. ![]()
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