Tiger was "declawed"

Well not actually declawed but while at the vet yesterday, they trimmed
his claws very close. He is having trouble grabbing onto window sills
etc. How long will it take them to grow back? I never trim his claws
so he is not used to the dull tips.


---MIKE---

Not very long. My vet trims claws close when the cats go in, but I bet three
days later they have grabbing ability back. Especially if they have sisal
scratch posts, they sharpen up quick. It's kind of sad to watch them falling
off sills and cat trees while they grow back though. Still, I think it's
healthy. My cats have a terrible time with loosened claw sheaths bugging
them and I think a good trimming helps.

Karen

"---MIKE---" wrote in message
...
Well not actually declawed but while at the vet yesterday, they trimmed
his claws very close. He is having trouble grabbing onto window sills
etc. How long will it take them to grow back? I never trim his claws
so he is not used to the dull tips.


---MIKE---

Not very long. My vet trims claws close when the cats go in, but I bet three
days later they have grabbing ability back. Especially if they have sisal
scratch posts, they sharpen up quick. It's kind of sad to watch them falling
off sills and cat trees while they grow back though. Still, I think it's
healthy. My cats have a terrible time with loosened claw sheaths bugging
them and I think a good trimming helps.

Karen

"---MIKE---" wrote in message
...
Well not actually declawed but while at the vet yesterday, they trimmed
his claws very close. He is having trouble grabbing onto window sills
etc. How long will it take them to grow back? I never trim his claws
so he is not used to the dull tips.


---MIKE---

Not very long. My vet trims claws close when the cats go in, but I bet three
days later they have grabbing ability back. Especially if they have sisal
scratch posts, they sharpen up quick. It's kind of sad to watch them falling
off sills and cat trees while they grow back though. Still, I think it's
healthy. My cats have a terrible time with loosened claw sheaths bugging
them and I think a good trimming helps.

Karen

"---MIKE---" wrote in message
...
Well not actually declawed but while at the vet yesterday, they trimmed
his claws very close. He is having trouble grabbing onto window sills
etc. How long will it take them to grow back? I never trim his claws
so he is not used to the dull tips.


---MIKE---

From: (---MIKE---)


Well not actually declawed but while at the vet yesterday, they trimmed
his claws very close. He is having trouble grabbing onto window sills
etc. How long will it take them to grow back? I never trim his claws
so he is not used to the dull tips.

Poor Tiger! Vets are notorious for trimming claws too short and that's why I
always insist that they leave them alone. It should take a few weeks probably
for them to grow back I would imagine.

Lauren
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See my cats: http://community.webshots.com/album/56955940rWhxAe
Raw Diet Info: http://www.holisticat.com/drjletter.html
http://www.geocities.com/rawfeeders/ForCatsOnly.html
Declawing Info: http://www.wholecat.com/articles/claws.htm

From: (---MIKE---)


Well not actually declawed but while at the vet yesterday, they trimmed
his claws very close. He is having trouble grabbing onto window sills
etc. How long will it take them to grow back? I never trim his claws
so he is not used to the dull tips.

Poor Tiger! Vets are notorious for trimming claws too short and that's why I
always insist that they leave them alone. It should take a few weeks probably
for them to grow back I would imagine.

Lauren
________
See my cats: http://community.webshots.com/album/56955940rWhxAe
Raw Diet Info: http://www.holisticat.com/drjletter.html
http://www.geocities.com/rawfeeders/ForCatsOnly.html
Declawing Info: http://www.wholecat.com/articles/claws.htm

From: (---MIKE---)


Well not actually declawed but while at the vet yesterday, they trimmed
his claws very close. He is having trouble grabbing onto window sills
etc. How long will it take them to grow back? I never trim his claws
so he is not used to the dull tips.

Poor Tiger! Vets are notorious for trimming claws too short and that's why I
always insist that they leave them alone. It should take a few weeks probably
for them to grow back I would imagine.

Lauren
________
See my cats: http://community.webshots.com/album/56955940rWhxAe
Raw Diet Info: http://www.holisticat.com/drjletter.html
http://www.geocities.com/rawfeeders/ForCatsOnly.html
Declawing Info: http://www.wholecat.com/articles/claws.htm

Actually, he is doing better today. He used the big scratching post a
few times and was able to get up on some of the window sills where I
have nailed down pieces of carpet.


---MIKE---

Actually, he is doing better today. He used the big scratching post a
few times and was able to get up on some of the window sills where I
have nailed down pieces of carpet.


---MIKE---

Actually, he is doing better today. He used the big scratching post a
few times and was able to get up on some of the window sills where I
have nailed down pieces of carpet.


---MIKE---