Dewclawing Spicey

Spicey's become tame enough these days that she'll only give me a firm slap
and a growl for my little transgressions, like petting her.

Today, I had a close enough look at her while we were chatting, that I
noticed something odd about her right paw - a little lump where I wouldn't
expect a lump.

I was a bit concerned, so I *picked her up* (to her protests), reflexively
gave her a head-kiss, then held her close against my chest so that I could
take a look. Spicey squirmed. And growled a little. But I took a hard look
at her paw.

The lump I saw was her dewclaw - and what a dewclaw! It was large and
semicircular, a spiral with no distinct beginning or end. Instead of a
slender needle (like her other dewclaw), a pearlescent seashell. Uh-oh.
Definitely ingrown.

So I'm going to have to make an appointment tomorrow to see if her claw
needs to be surgically removed or what. Poor girl! And I have no idea how
long she's had to walk on that.

On Wed, 20 Nov 2013 23:42:10 -0500, Takayuki
wrote:

Spicey's become tame enough these days that she'll only give me a firm slap
and a growl for my little transgressions, like petting her.

Today, I had a close enough look at her while we were chatting, that I
noticed something odd about her right paw - a little lump where I wouldn't
expect a lump.

I was a bit concerned, so I *picked her up* (to her protests), reflexively
gave her a head-kiss, then held her close against my chest so that I could
take a look. Spicey squirmed. And growled a little. But I took a hard look
at her paw.

The lump I saw was her dewclaw - and what a dewclaw! It was large and
semicircular, a spiral with no distinct beginning or end. Instead of a
slender needle (like her other dewclaw), a pearlescent seashell. Uh-oh.
Definitely ingrown.

So I'm going to have to make an appointment tomorrow to see if her claw
needs to be surgically removed or what. Poor girl! And I have no idea how
long she's had to walk on that.

Purrs for a painless cure.

"Takayuki" wrote in message
...
Spicey's become tame enough these days that she'll only give me a firm
slap
and a growl for my little transgressions, like petting her.

Today, I had a close enough look at her while we were chatting, that I
noticed something odd about her right paw - a little lump where I wouldn't
expect a lump.

I was a bit concerned, so I *picked her up* (to her protests), reflexively
gave her a head-kiss, then held her close against my chest so that I could
take a look. Spicey squirmed. And growled a little. But I took a hard look
at her paw.

The lump I saw was her dewclaw - and what a dewclaw! It was large and
semicircular, a spiral with no distinct beginning or end. Instead of a
slender needle (like her other dewclaw), a pearlescent seashell. Uh-oh.
Definitely ingrown.

So I'm going to have to make an appointment tomorrow to see if her claw
needs to be surgically removed or what. Poor girl! And I have no idea how
long she's had to walk on that.

Hope it goes well. How any country allows declawing I don't know. It's
illegal almost everywhere. It's time you USA's stopped your vets from doing
it by refusing to use them if they declaw.
I can just imagine if I asked my vet to declaw Boyfie. He'd strike me off
if I even asked.

It seems to me that it's not a good idea to have a cat if you don't like
claws. They come with them.

google about how many countries do declawing

Might have been just the USA.

On 11/21/2013 5:17 PM, The Other Guy wrote:
On Thu, 21 Nov 2013 22:02:48 -0000, "Christina Websell"
wrote:

Hope it goes well. How any country allows declawing I don't know.

HOW in the HELL did you get DEclaw out of DEWclaw???


At first I read the subject as DEclaw, too. Had to look twice because I
knew my eyes must have been fooling me. Sure enough! It's especially
clear if you actually read Tak's entire post.

Yes, there may be a little surgery involved for the apparently painful
ingrown DEWclaw. It's not the same as having Spicey declawed.

To me it just sounds like USA bashing. Yes, I live in the USA. But I
don't have any control over whether veterinarians choose to declaw cats
or dock dogs ears. I wouldn't choose a vet that would do so, but that
means very little.

Jill

"Christina Websell" wrote in message
...


"Takayuki" wrote in message
...
Spicey's become tame enough these days that she'll only give me a firm
slap
and a growl for my little transgressions, like petting her.

Today, I had a close enough look at her while we were chatting, that I
noticed something odd about her right paw - a little lump where I wouldn't
expect a lump.

I was a bit concerned, so I *picked her up* (to her protests), reflexively
gave her a head-kiss, then held her close against my chest so that I could
take a look. Spicey squirmed. And growled a little. But I took a hard look
at her paw.

The lump I saw was her dewclaw - and what a dewclaw! It was large and
semicircular, a spiral with no distinct beginning or end. Instead of a
slender needle (like her other dewclaw), a pearlescent seashell. Uh-oh.
Definitely ingrown.

So I'm going to have to make an appointment tomorrow to see if her claw
needs to be surgically removed or what. Poor girl! And I have no idea how
long she's had to walk on that.

Hope it goes well. How any country allows declawing I don't know. It's
illegal almost everywhere. It's time you USA's stopped your vets from doing
it by refusing to use them if they declaw.
I can just imagine if I asked my vet to declaw Boyfie. He'd strike me off
if I even asked.

It seems to me that it's not a good idea to have a cat if you don't like
claws. They come with them.

google about how many countries do declawing

Might have been just the USA.

~~~~~~~~
He's talking about treatment needed for an ingrown dewclaw, *not* declawing
a cat. I admit that I thought the subject line referred to declawing when I
first read it. I was going to write a reply and beg Tak not to have Spicey
declawed, but I soon realized that he was actually talking about a possible
medical problem with her dewclaw.

MaryL

Christina Websell wrote:
"Takayuki" wrote in message
...
Spicey's become tame enough these days that she'll only give me a firm
slap
and a growl for my little transgressions, like petting her.

Today, I had a close enough look at her while we were chatting, that I
noticed something odd about her right paw - a little lump where I wouldn't
expect a lump.

I was a bit concerned, so I *picked her up* (to her protests), reflexively
gave her a head-kiss, then held her close against my chest so that I could
take a look. Spicey squirmed. And growled a little. But I took a hard look
at her paw.

The lump I saw was her dewclaw - and what a dewclaw! It was large and
semicircular, a spiral with no distinct beginning or end. Instead of a
slender needle (like her other dewclaw), a pearlescent seashell. Uh-oh.
Definitely ingrown.

So I'm going to have to make an appointment tomorrow to see if her claw
needs to be surgically removed or what. Poor girl! And I have no idea how
long she's had to walk on that.

Hope it goes well. How any country allows declawing I don't know. It's
illegal almost everywhere. It's time you USA's stopped your vets from doing
it by refusing to use them if they declaw.
I can just imagine if I asked my vet to declaw Boyfie. He'd strike me off
if I even asked.

It seems to me that it's not a good idea to have a cat if you don't like
claws. They come with them.

google about how many countries do declawing

Might have been just the USA.

In principle, I agree, but apparently Spicey's problem is one that may
REQUIRE removal of her one dewclaw. (Unless I misread the post, he
wasn't talking about complete declawing!)

The Other Guy wrote:
On Thu, 21 Nov 2013 22:02:48 -0000, "Christina Websell"
wrote:

Hope it goes well. How any country allows declawing I don't know.

HOW in the HELL did you get DEclaw out of DEWclaw???

Re-read the original post. (The problem with Spicey's dewclaw is one
that may require its removal.)

jmcquown wrote:
On 11/21/2013 5:17 PM, The Other Guy wrote:
On Thu, 21 Nov 2013 22:02:48 -0000, "Christina Websell"
wrote:

Hope it goes well. How any country allows declawing I don't know.

HOW in the HELL did you get DEclaw out of DEWclaw???


At first I read the subject as DEclaw, too. Had to look twice because I
knew my eyes must have been fooling me. Sure enough! It's especially
clear if you actually read Tak's entire post.

Yes, there may be a little surgery involved for the apparently painful
ingrown DEWclaw. It's not the same as having Spicey declawed.

To me it just sounds like USA bashing. Yes, I live in the USA. But I
don't have any control over whether veterinarians choose to declaw cats
or dock dogs ears. I wouldn't choose a vet that would do so, but that
means very little.

Jill

So when my neighbor across the hall moved out and left his (declawed)
cat, what was I supposed to do - refuse to give her a home because she'd
been de-clawed?

On 11/22/2013 4:18 PM, EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) wrote:


jmcquown wrote:
On 11/21/2013 5:17 PM, The Other Guy wrote:
On Thu, 21 Nov 2013 22:02:48 -0000, "Christina Websell"
wrote:

Hope it goes well. How any country allows declawing I don't know.

HOW in the HELL did you get DEclaw out of DEWclaw???


At first I read the subject as DEclaw, too. Had to look twice because
I knew my eyes must have been fooling me. Sure enough! It's
especially clear if you actually read Tak's entire post.

Yes, there may be a little surgery involved for the apparently painful
ingrown DEWclaw. It's not the same as having Spicey declawed.

To me it just sounds like USA bashing. Yes, I live in the USA. But I
don't have any control over whether veterinarians choose to declaw
cats or dock dogs ears. I wouldn't choose a vet that would do so, but
that means very little.

Jill

So when my neighbor across the hall moved out and left his (declawed)
cat, what was I supposed to do - refuse to give her a home because she'd
been de-clawed?

Of course not. Someone front declawed Persia before she insisted on
moving in with me. Most likely she was abandoned, too.

Jill

On 11/22/2013 4:15 PM, EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) wrote:


The Other Guy wrote:
On Thu, 21 Nov 2013 22:02:48 -0000, "Christina Websell"
wrote:

Hope it goes well. How any country allows declawing I don't know.

HOW in the HELL did you get DEclaw out of DEWclaw???

Re-read the original post. (The problem with Spicey's dewclaw is one
that may require its removal.)

Tweed is the one who apparently didn't read Tak's post, merely the
subject line. Which was misinterpreted.

Jill