Where can I get a kitten that is already declawed?

Question

In the los angeles area:) Or does anyone know of somewhere I can get it done for free?

Answer 1

absolutely no where. you will have to take it to a vet to get it done . no one does it for free . and i also recommend to check into the effects it has on a cat . bc it will completely change its behavior and everything . so i highly recommend researching it first.

Answer 2

Can't help you on where to take the cat but perhaps you would like to pop to your doctors and ask if he would mind amputating your toes instead?????? Go get a goldfish, sounds like you will better suited to one of those.

Answer 3

Has no one explained to you how grizzly the operation that mutilates your cat's paws is when they are deboned/declawed? They don't just pull out the nails, the remove the entire joint of the cat's paw that the nail lives in along with all tendons and nerves.

A very painful and debilitating operation. How bout you go with the solution that I have used successfully and I know will work for you as well? Softpaws uses a technique of applying beautiful little nail covers to your cat's claws that last for months and then you replace them. The kitty won't damage anything while wearing them and you will keep your cat with all the personality intact!

My vet even volunteered to put them on the cat when he goes in for neutering! Please rethink your declaw options and give your cat a chance to live a full kitty life instead of one where it is a cripple.

Answer 4

Don't get a kitten if you're a cruel person who thinks it's okay to have the first joint of every toe SURGICALLY REMOVED.  Declawing isn't really declawing - it's DETOEING.  It's such a horrible thing to do to a kitten or cat that's it's actually illegal in lots of countries and hopefully someday will be everywhere.  Paws have claws.  If you don't want claws, don't get a kitten.

And why would you need it done for "free" anyway?  If you don't have money then you no business being a pet owner.  The last thing we need is yet another person on here with a sick or injured cat and "no money" to take it to the vet!

Answer 5

Some vets will still do it but not all of them.  Most believe that declawing an animal is cruel and inhumane.  And none of the ones you do find will do it for free.  Unless you're keeping the kitten in the house, its not a good idea to get it declawed.

How would you like it if someone came and cut off all  your finger tips up to the first knuckle?

Answer 6

yo, my mate ricky c will do it for free. he is what you would call an amateur vet/ animal surgeon. bring it by the "lube job plus" shop after work and he'll hook you up.

Answer 7

That's cruel! Try using soft paws or clipping it's nails. You do not want to do those things if you are planning on letting your cat roam outside at all.

Answer 8

NO!

you do NOT want to do this! did you know if you declaw a cat they don't just cut its nails off- they actually remove the first joint of it's toe so the nail can never grow back. the cat will be more likely to bite as its only means of defense has been taken away. just get a scratching post. you don't want the emotional and physical stress of what you are considering. over time the cat can also develop arthritis as well. and imagine...having an itch and being unable to scratch? having YOUR toes cut off? i am sorry to nag but you are looking at a very foolish thing, poor kitty :-(

Answer 9

I defiantly wouldn't recommend getting your cat declawed. It's like ripping your fingernail off and plus when you get them declawed they won't use the litter box because the litter will hurt their paws so they will pee all over your house.

Answer 10

Do you realize what goes into declawing? It's not a simple removal of the claws but a full blown amputation of healthy toes. Declawing a cat means removing the entire first joint/bone of each toe. It'd be like cutting our fingers off at the first knuckle. Declawing causes extreme pain to the cat and often problems down the line (litter box issues from associating the litter box with pain after surgery, personality changes/biting/and skittishness from having their first line of defense removed, arthritis from having to learn a new way of carrying their weight etc.). I hear people say all the time "better declawed than in a shelter", but in actuality many declawed cats end up in shelters anyway because of the behavioral problems many experience after being declawed.

Did you know it's illegal and considered inhumane mutilation in most countries outside the U.S.? I've personally observed a declaw surgery at a vet and it's not a pretty sight to watch a vet take guillotine nail clippers and lop off parts of toes... very barbaric looking (laser removal has less healing time and pain, but really isn't that much better in the long run). Please don't put your furniture over your cat's wellbeing, it's just selfish. Declawing has no benefits to the cat, only the owner. There are numerous alternatives including scratching posts and surfaces, sticky tape, deterrent sprays, Soft Paws nail caps, and nail trimming. Please read more on this awful procedure before you consider it:

http://www.declawing.com/

http://www.littlebigcat.com/index.php?ac...

http://www.softpaws.com/

If you want a declawed cat, adopt one that has already had this horrible procedure performed on it. They need homes too: http://www.petfinder.com