Quote Originally Posted by Pinot's Mom View Post
Ticker update:
I was talking to Ticker's Meowmie today-some things I did not know about Ticker...HE (yes, it's a HE) was adopted into their family as an adult who had been in an abusive environment. He was 31 pounds when they got him, they have been able to get him down to 26 pounds to this point. The previous owner did some kind of tendon surgery/manipulation on him (I don't remember what it was called) so he wouldn't scratch the furniture. This evidently made it so he doesn't have control of his claws somehow and they grow into the pads of his paws, so they have to make sure they are trimmed professionally on a regular basis. How could someone purposely do that?? I can't imagine.

Also, due to his weight, he has not been able to get himself into all positions needed to clean himself properly, so they have him groomed, and periodically give him a lion cut. He just had this done; I haven't seen it yet, but I'll get pictures when I can.
Bottom line; I'm very glad he was adopted by people who obviously want him to have a happy, loving life. Just thought I'd share.
I think that procedure you're talking about is called a tendonectomy here's a link about it:http://www.marvistavet.com/html/body...ernatives.html. I know a woman that has also done this to her cats and I know that you must keep their nails trimmed.

I'm so glad that he was adopted by people that really care about him and I'd love to see him with his lion cut. When it gets hot here, I also have Storm, Sky, and Ziggy's fur cut into a lion cut. They feel soft as velvet and are much more comfortable too.