It is an amputation to declaw any animal. It is cruel and senseless. I realize it may be a lot of trauma to trim nails but it can be done. Usually paying $10.00 to a groomer or a vet tech will do the job.
My daughter found an apartment that she really wanted but was told she could only have her cats if they were declawed. I told her not to do it but she took her full grown cat and had it done. The cat's feet are now deformed and painful to walk on. If someone insists on declawing a cat it should be done as a young kitten not an adult. I cannot even imagine the trauma it would be to an adult dog to do such a thing. A vet that would amputate a dogs claws for mere convenience of the owner should lose their license.
Dogs use their claws to help with balance. It would deform the paw to go without the nails. They are there for a reason. |