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Cats => Caring For Your Cat => Declawing => Topic started by: Middle Child on June 18, 2017, 11:30:43 AM

Title: Useful links about declawing
Post by: Middle Child on June 18, 2017, 11:30:43 AM
http://www.citythekitty.com/painful-truth-declawing/

http://www.littlebigcat.com/declawing/anti-declawing-handbook-for-cat-lovers/

https://www.canadianveterinarians.net/documents/partial-digital-amputation-onychectomy-or-declawing-of-the-domestic-felid-position-statement

https://summer2016.iaabcjournal.org/behavior-consulting-and-declawed-cats/

http://www.pawproject.org/

https://www.facebook.com/NewLeaseVets/?hc_ref=NEWSFEED

https://icatcare.org/declawing-cats

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

https://www.canadianveterinarians.net/documents/partial-digital-amputation-onychectomy-or-declawing-of-the-domestic-felid-position-statement

https://www.facebook.com/notes/the-paw-project/north-shore-animal-league-worlds-largest-no-kill-rescue-and-adoption-organizatio/10155162771809602/

Can this be stickied please.
Title: Re: Useful links about declawing
Post by: DeeDee on June 19, 2017, 06:04:20 PM
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Title: Re: Useful links about declawing
Post by: Lola on June 22, 2017, 05:28:27 PM
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Can this be stickied please.

Your wish is my command.  :)

Thank you for putting SO much useful info all in one post!! 
Title: Re: Useful links about declawing
Post by: Middle Child on June 22, 2017, 07:15:26 PM
Thank you Lola!

It's shocking how low vets will go to sell declawing.  There is a vet in PA who likens laser declaw to a human having varicose veins or facial wrinkles removed with a laser. It's right there on their website. And they claim that any weight, any size cat, any age, it can be done safely and painlessly. No one holds these vets accountable.  Yet.
Title: Re: Useful links about declawing
Post by: Middle Child on December 04, 2017, 05:08:00 AM
http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/commentary-it-s-time-veterinarians-stop-multilating-cats-feet
Title: Re: Useful links about declawing
Post by: Middle Child on March 17, 2018, 02:40:51 PM
https://www.facebook.com/notes/the-paw-project/nyc-bar-association-approves-nys-anti-declaw-legislation/10156360440394602/

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/nova-scotia-veterinary-medical-association-stops-declawing-1.4445376

https://www.denverpost.com/2017/11/13/cat-declawing-ban-denver-city-council/
Title: Re: Useful links about declawing
Post by: Middle Child on November 12, 2018, 08:51:51 AM
https://drjeandoddspethealthresource.tumblr.com/post/174945481251/cat-declawing-yes-or-no?fbclid=IwAR3a68DL8q-wR5ZqVNGWAQhaLe1ChYMtm6AejJ9Iw0OaTOO3dSFXwrL5dDk#.W-bmG5NKjIV
Title: Re: Useful links about declawing
Post by: Middle Child on July 23, 2019, 01:35:53 PM
https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-cuomo-signs-legislation-banning-cat-declawing
Title: Re: Useful links about declawing
Post by: Middle Child on August 08, 2019, 05:08:34 AM
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/1098612X19856179?fbclid=IwAR1pS2J5EkQgR4uLhDT9Q16l8plYogUqMJjzJpNth5qZ8H_blSyo6maODMc&

A study on chronic pain in cats, page 610 addresses the chronic pain of "declawing".
Title: Re: Useful links about declawing
Post by: Middle Child on August 14, 2019, 05:12:20 AM
This article contains resources and suggestions to help cats suffering from the chronic pain of declawing.

https://www.thecatniptimes.com/learn/behavior-problems-phantom-pain-in-declawed-cats/?fbclid=IwAR03zUwaA2cUMvdVmlkwImy-qXopwevyECxn-RTpOZyiWHYZ3NzmkKCmUAo

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The most recent study (2017) found that, relative to clawed cats, declawed cats are:

    Three times more likely to have back pain
    Seven times more likely to not use the litterbox
    Four and a half times more likely to bite
    Three times more likely to be aggressive
    Three times more likely to barber (over-groom, chew or pull out hair)


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Dr. Jean’s Advice to Help with Phantom Pain

I reached out to Dr. Jean and she had a lot of really great advice for me. She writes an amazing blog and has tons of resources on declawing. She pointed me toward her article on relief for declawed cats which includes suggestions such as:

    Medication prescribed for nerve pain
    EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique)
    Flower Essences
    Homeopathy (consult an experience homeopathic veterinarian)
    Massage and stretching protocols
    Flexor tendonectomy salvage surgery

If you think your cat may be suffering from phantom pain from being declawed, read Dr. Jean’s article on declaw remedies and then talk to your veterinarian.
Title: Re: Useful links about declawing
Post by: Middle Child on August 23, 2019, 05:11:47 AM
Includes a link to the study about the long term effects

https://www.catbehaviorassociates.com/why-does-my-cat-scratch-the-furniture/?fbclid=IwAR36ZAmII2f73rHPb2y-VUbsAnYz_ekJc-sKLuvzw-Zt8DXvjmvhSfCKx7s
Title: Re: Useful links about declawing
Post by: Middle Child on September 11, 2019, 06:24:17 PM
https://spark.adobe.com/page/it9T8JusfHUpv/?w=1_357&fbclid=IwAR1Ivtj8OYYzW0MjJ61ViXbojYdZHW5MBqmmV2sO2dB1fmGXh_xOKfGDxac

Visual story about what declawing does to cats. A vet visited a shelter to examine the cats, where 25% of the cats were declawed.  Declawing does NOT keep cats in homes.
Title: Re: Useful links about declawing
Post by: Middle Child on December 18, 2019, 01:46:57 PM
https://kitty-korner.ca/pages/where-is-declawing-cats-prohibited?fbclid=IwAR2hRnGxw5HOl89WRhq4IuwE9lAM8_DjKhh3ugDLHKNj4ySDifI29A_sp5o
Title: Re: Useful links about declawing
Post by: Middle Child on September 14, 2021, 05:44:36 AM
Another peer reviewed study proving that declaw bans do not increase relinquishment of cats and do not reduce adoptions

https://journals.sagepub.com/eprint/FCQFPB5HYHXPRJYK2GCH/full?fbclid=IwAR2McznF8zUTPhQcRbbHoYLLInYhR0VG7ygnsC7pTwXG05XbJrP4qRiyeA4&
Title: Re: Useful links about declawing
Post by: Middle Child on December 04, 2021, 06:15:52 PM
Not sure if I've already posted this link to a peer review on the surrender rate in British Columbia Canada after the banning of declawing

https://www.canadianveterinarians.net/news-events/news/peer-reviewed-study-bc-spca-no-increase-cat-relinquishment-declawing?fbclid=IwAR3aSwChsjbZxox_hvbUL56ppdxy3fmP07Hkdymt47HHKknlnW0EzH_pdkc


The team analyzed six years of data (including three years before and after the ban) representing the majority of animal shelters in the province of B.C. After analyzing records from 74,587 cats, they found:

    There was no significant difference in surrender for destructive scratching, and overall, this is a rare reason for people to give up cats (only 50 cats over 6 years)
    There was a decrease in the number of cats entering the shelter and a decrease in cat euthanasia
    Cats spent less time in the shelter waiting to be adopted after the ban vs before.

“As far as we know, claims by opponents of declaw bans that bans could lead to greater relinquishment of cats to animal shelters are not substantiated by any data, anywhere,” says Dr. Gordon. “Now we know with certainty that in B.C., this did not happen.”
 
In fact, another recent BC SPCA study showed that 82.6% of cats surrendered were for human-related reasons such as housing, human health, or financial challenges. Among the smaller percentage of cat-related reasons, aggression and house-soiling are the most common reasons. According to Dr. Gordon, both of these can be worsened by declawing.
Title: Re: Useful links about declawing
Post by: Middle Child on March 18, 2022, 05:09:37 AM
Terrific piece, worth a read and share

https://humanepro.org/blog/blog-take-stand-against-feline-toe-amputation?fbclid=IwAR3ZIUeOuMGFkVFAJZspzgAXLlDiP6Du327e81_c7dMzovxze3gAPM6JUEk
Title: Re: Useful links about declawing
Post by: Middle Child on December 12, 2023, 04:53:52 AM
2023 study on the effects of declawing on musculature.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10416871/?fbclid=IwAR0HnExp2SUCK6hhMw4ct-tEE_40egdKBErIxgkUJ-njEVARIuo0P0CQu94

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We found that the deep muscles that flex the digits, which are the muscles most directly affected by declawing, are significantly lighter (~73%) and less powerful (46–66%) in animals that have been declawed, while other muscles do not make up for these reductions.
Thus, declawing has a substantial effect on the muscular capabilities of cats, and because these deficiencies are not compensated for in larger cats, it probably has even more functionally devastating consequences for these species.”