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Cats => Caring For Your Cat => Declawing => Topic started by: Middle Child on May 23, 2017, 05:05:57 PM

Title: Finally a scientific study proving the long term negative effects of 'declawing'
Post by: Middle Child on May 23, 2017, 05:05:57 PM

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-05/s-dlt052317.php

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Despite this, P3 fragments were found in 63% of the declawed cats in this study, reflecting poor or inappropriate surgical technique. While the occurrence of back pain and abnormal behaviors was increased in these cats, the authors emphasize that even optimal surgical technique does not eliminate the risks. They explain that removal of the distal phalanges forces the cat to bear weight on the soft cartilaginous ends of the middle phalanges (P2) that were previously shielded within joint spaces. Pain in these declawed phalanges prompts cats to choose a soft surface, such as carpet, in preference to the gravel-type substrate in the litter box; additionally, a painful declawed cat may react to being touched by resorting to biting as it has few or no claws left to defend itself with.

Title: Re: Finally, a scientific study proving the long term negtive effects of "declawing"
Post by: DeeDee on May 23, 2017, 06:54:02 PM

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Title: Re: Finally, a scientific study proving the long term negtive effects of "declawing"
Post by: Middle Child on May 23, 2017, 07:26:28 PM

Thanks Dee x