Declawed cat troubles....?

Question

My cat just got declawed a week ago and he has had the cone on his head since....should i take the cone off of his head? He seems to dislike it.

Answer 1

Definitely take it off, but if you see him l*****g excessively, put some bitter apple on his paws or you can put the cone back on.

Answer 2

Good gosh, what a patient kitty!  Yes, go ahead and take it off.  Mine didn't get a cone when they were declawed and I personally don't see why the vet put one on him?

Answer 3

i thinking being de clawed is bad enough.and yes she hates the collar because she is in pain and distressed.

Good grief.  Babies scratch themselves, but no one chops off their fingers to

prevent it from happening.  They do clip their nails though.  Simple procedure.

No surgery required.  The same applies to cats.  Clip their nails.  Problem

solved.

Would you trade freedom for security? They have.

Losing ones freedom is a bigger price to pay than losing ones claws. Think

about it.

Answer 4

Why don't you ask the person ( veterinarian ) who did the surgery ( or mutilation ) that question?

Answer 5

I bet he disliked having the ends of his toes chopped off a little more than that cone.

Answer 6

omg a week ago....when my cat got declawed she did not even have a cone.....im pretty sure you can take it off! ...just make sure he is not messing with his paws.

Answer 7

Take the cone off and let kitty be free!

My opinion of the cones are they are an unnecessary expense to the owner and an absolute aggravation to the kitty.  Cones are hard enough for dogs to deal with and they have a longer snoot for eating and drinking.  

If it has been a week since his surgery, and he has not shown any problems with the paws, he is well on his way to recovery.  Just continue the other post surgical recommendations..paw gentle litter and keep him from jumping as much as possible.

Purrs to you and kitten.

Answer 8

My kitty had his ear operated on a few months back and had to wear the cone -- supposedly for 4 weeks but you know that ain't gonna happen ever!  He wouldn't eat or drink or use the litter box and looked soooooo unhappy (this is a usually happy go lucky kind of guy too)--so, yes, I took off the cone of torture when I was home and could keep a close eye on him to make sure he wasn't aggravating the wound, but then had to put it back on when I wasn't around to monitor him.  He cooperated and knew he wasn't being punished (not by me anyway).  After about a week, I just left it off all the time.  He'd itch his ear once in a while and I'd grab his leg to make him stop.  The ear mended.  I do wish they find some other way to prevent a cat from messing with the wound other than the cone--like putting actual plastic cast (or in my cat's case, a helmet maybe?) which would allow them to feel they are still in semi control but just cannot mess around with their healing.  Probably if you can confine the cat to the room you are in so you can make sure he isn't fooling around with his feet, he can have the cone off but when you can't watch him he'll need the cone put back on--that's a reasonable compromise.