Jen is right, you are doing the right thing for Lindy Lou!!! HUGS to you both and prayers, too....Lindy Lou is very cute!!! Love those mits!!
Jen is right, you are doing the right thing for Lindy Lou!!! HUGS to you both and prayers, too....Lindy Lou is very cute!!! Love those mits!!
Lorraine, this is really, absolutely, the right thing to be doing for Lindy Lou. God bless you and your vet for doing this. Removal of a claw like that, which serves no positive purpose for the cat anyway, is much better than having it grow into the paw pad.
A cat came into our shelter not long ago with a nail like that, growing into the paw pad. The area around the pad was all bloody and painful for the cat. He went straight to the vet, who fixed him right up.. before it got infected, which would have led to major problems.
P.S., and here's a candle for Lindy Lou and you: http://www.gratefulness.org/candles/...ng&cid=8351384
I meant," said Ipslore bitterly, "what is there in this world that truly makes living worthwhile?"
Death thought about it.
CATS, he said eventually. CATS ARE NICE.
-- Terry Pratchett (1948—2015), Sourcery
I echo what everybody else has said. This limited declawing is necessary surgery in Lindy Lou's case. My Hagrid has nearly the same problem, and I have to keep a close eye on his paws and take him to the vet whenever he needs to have those in-between claws clipped. The vet hasn't suggested removing those claws, but I've thought about asking whether it would be a good idea.
Prayers for Lindy (((HUG)))
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