Sentences with phrase «find declawed»

People who work with feral cat Trap - Neuter - Release programs often find declawed cats in their traps — cats who should never have been outside at all.

Dolly, a Manx cat, had her front leg amputated, and was adopted to a happy home, while Gabby the Torti, found declawed and abandoned in the rain, remains at the clinic, always talking, trying to «sell» herself.

This full - blooded Persian was found declawed and roaming the streets in a very upscale neighborhood.

You'll find declawing isn't necessary after all.

Borchelt and Voith, looking only at aggressive behavior in a retrospective survey of pet owners, found declawed cats bit family members more often than did non-declawed cats.

Not exact matches

It's arguable the forward has now found his level at a decent Bundesliga club, though United certainly lack his edge as Anthony Martial appears to have been declawed following his stunning start in Manchester.

Once I find a home, these nice people will take care of having me neutered and vaccinated, and front declawed if you wish.

In spite of the lengths and expense to which some people will go to declaw their cats, many declawed cats are found abandoned on the street.

The study found that declawed cats are seven times more likely to urinate where they're not supposed to, four times more likely to bite and three times more likely to be aggressive than cats that have their claws.

If you're thinking about declawing your cat in order to find a place to live, please print out this article, show it to your prospective landlord, and ask them to waive the requirement.

They continued to wreak havoc, until my boyfriend and I agreed that we would declaw them if we couldn't find another solution.

Information about declaw surgery can be found here.

Declawed cats, in particular, may find the large pellets uncomfortable under their paws.

A recent study found that declawed cats in homes with multiple cats were three times more likely to soil the house instead of using the litterbox.

Although a tendonectomy is not actually amputation, a 1998 study published in the «Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association» found the incidence of bleeding, lameness, and infection was similar between tendonectomy and declawing.

(Some owners find that declawed kitties are in too much long - term pain to move and play like they used to.)

Since 1966, there have been several articles in the veterinary literature that have examined the behavioral changes caused by declawing: Yeon, et al., (JAVMA 2001) found that 33 % of cats suffer at least one behavioral problem after declaw or tendonectomy surgery.

We found no significant correlation between declawing and biting behavior (p = 0.456), or between declawing and euthanasia (p = 0.579).

In light of such findings, it is hard to see why veterinarians don't spend more time and effort recommending alternatives to declawing than these painful and sometimes debilitating procedures.

In a retrospective phone survey, Patronek found that among 218 cats relinquished to a shelter, 52.4 % of declawed cats versus 29.1 % of non-declawed cats were reported to have inappropriate elimination.

«We found that declawed cats were significantly underrepresented in the shelter as compared to estimates in the population at large (p < 0.001).

From puppy mills to declawing cats - this is where you will find articles to share and educate others about your animal welfare issue you are most passionate about.

We found a significant increase in the length of time that declawed cats spent at the shelter before being adopted -LRB-

If you have a declawed cat that needs an outdoor environment then find that cat a city backyard to live in.

She always tries to find special outdoor placements in the suburbs for the occasional declawed cats who are placed in the program; these cats must have a safe place at night to avoid nocturnal animals.

Just today I pulled up the website pets.overstock.com, and on this website alone there are currently 1,216 declawed cats available for adoption; so declawed cats are definitely finding their way into shelters on a daily basis.

Before giving up consider these issues, talk to your vet, and with their help you'll be able to find the best litter for declawed cats.

See how you can find laws that relate to cats, and learn how to advocate for humane laws and policies — like declawing bans — for cats in your community.

The declawed cat below was found living feral and has been rescued.

Thus, declawed cats find their way to the feral colonies.

They find out that declawed cats are more likely to not use the litter box, as it hurts their feet, or might start biting, a natural reaction when they no longer have their claws and they are in pain.

Clayton (on the left), a sophisticated obviously indoor kitty, was found recently declawed at a supermarket parking lot.

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But because it can be hard to find homes for adult cats (everybody wants kittens,) some cats might languish in cages in shelters for months or even a year or more, deprived of a home, because the rescue group refuses to adopt them to people who say they will declaw them.

For example, when the American Veterinary Medical Association conducted a Literature Review on the Welfare Implications of Declawing of Domestic Cats, the association found one study indicating that «Complications that arose after discharge from the hospital were observed in 24 of 163 (20 %) cats.»

Pet Psychic Talks to Declawed Cats: Some Find Painful Toe Amputation Hard to Forgive Honestly, declawing is hard for me...

A survey of major shelters and humane societies around the U.S. found many who are firmly against declawing, and some will not even adopt a cat to a person who intends to declaw.

Similarly, a retrospective cohort study (5) involving 137 declawed and 137 nondeclawed cats found radiographic evidence of retained distal phalanx fragments in 63 % (86/137) of the declawed cats, and declawed cats had higher odds of back pain, undesirable elimination habits, and aggression if they had retained distal phalanx fragments than if they did not.

Several telephone surveys have found that every single veterinary clinic contacted was willing to declaw a cat without providing — or even offering — behavior counseling or alternatives to the surgery.

A review of the veterinary literature on declawing found evidence of behavior problems after surgery.