Charlie's foot is bad again - Upd # 9

[krazyaboutkatz]

I'm sorry to hear that he has to be anesthetized to have his nails trimmed. Hopefully everything will go well. So will they be declawing the funky nail so that this won't happen again?

[Laura's Babies]

LOL! Some just HATE having their nails done while other will let you do whatever you want with them.. Boo had one last year that had grown into the pad of her paw and I have been keeping a close eye on that one. That one claw for some reason, she does not want you to touch!! I clipped it just the other day after trying many different times. It was all I could do to get the clipper around it to cut it because it was right at her pad. She still don't like having her nails clipped but she does tolerates it better than she did... except for that one...

Maybe they can also clean his teeth while he is under or something to get more bang for your bucks? LOL!

[Scooter's Mom]

I don't think we're going to go the de-claw route unless absolutely necessary. We'll just keep an eye on it and go from there.

His teeth... it's odd. The last vet said his teeth were "awful" and he would need them cleaned within a year or two. Well, 2 vets and a vet tech looked at his teeth at the new office and said, "well he has a tiny bit of tartar. I'd recommend getting them cleaned at around age 10 for this guy."

The old place may have charged less for their services, but the new place seems to only want to do what is really needed.

[Catty1]

Gosh, that is expensive. Would a heavy sedative not accomplish the same thing?

In any case, I hope he is well and trimmed soon!

Sounds like you did luck out on your new vet, though.

[Pinot's Mom]

I'm glad things seem to be working out well with the new vet; hugs to Charlie and prayers for an easy time with the anesthesia.