Help! Adopting a declawed cat

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I am so glad that you have adopted this kitty!! I had posted about my boy Dylan earlier in this post - we adopted him 3 years ago and he was already an adult, 4 declawed kitty. I wish I knew more about his history but am always glad he is now mine. Because his paws seemed to be tender, I brought him to my vet who xray the paws - one front paw in particular shows shards of bone that are from a bad job and my vet says that he can go in and try to trim or remove these small fragments and possibly help Dylan feel better so that may be an option. ( I *think* he said this would be done with a laser but not sure) But Dylan seems to be perfectly happy and well adjusted, the peaceful leader of his family now. He does NOT like to have his paws touched though, and will swat at anyone who tries. I see him playing with the other cats and also loves to chase the laser and play with toys like any normal cat. Of course he will never go outside, but none of my cats do anyway.
Sometimes he holds that one paw up when he is standing, but I also see him use both to make happy feet He is clumsy when he jumps but is still able to get anywhere he tries to go. If any other cat were to cause him defense problems, Dylan was here first! I don't personally know of any long term declaw complications such as arthritis but it sounds reasonable. My last generation of cats were declaws and as far as I knew at the time - healthy cats. One cat, RB Bert was a biter though - and this may have been his defense. Not a certainty though as my two fully clawed kitties are now my biters - love bites I like to think

I wish you and your new kitty girl the best and hopefully no problems that can't be improved. I expect my Dylan to have a long and healthy life. He is wonderful

Does this new girl have a name yet? Pictures maybe?

My Dylan is the large orangie in my signature below.

[Taz_Zoee]

AWw, I am so glad you saved this kitty. It sounds like she is going to be a great cat.
I liked the suggestion of Grace. And along those lines I also like Hope and Faith. You have saved this kitty from an unknown fate at the vets hands. I'm sure she will forever be grateful to you and your husband for this.