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Hi everyone-
I am new to this site but honestly just created an account because I need outside advice.
My cat Onyx is a year old, I got him a year ago from a lady in town who was selling kittens, so I got two- Onyx and his brother.
Shortly after having him, around a few months, my boyfriend and I would come home from work and Onyx would have cut himself on the side of his neck. He has noticeably softer skin than my other cats, his skin is very stretchy and cuts easily. I’d say he scratches himself about just as much as my other cats, but he slices himself open. He has been wearing a cone for months on end, order from our vet, which I hate that he has to wear! Even if we take the cone off for an hour for him to get a break from it, he’ll cut himself.
Now, the reason why I’m posting this is because we are considering declawing. I have never been for declawing, I’m against it and I think it’s sad. However, we are running out of options here. We have tried clipping his nails religiously, doesn’t work. We’ve tried the nail caps, and he bites those off and his nails can still penetrate his skin! Our vet has talked to us and said even he himself is against declawing but would consider it for Onyx because this is a medical concern.
Does anyone have any input on this or has any other solutions we could try? I want to see what anyone else thinks before we make this decision because I don’t want to have this be a mistake when we could’ve tried something else. Any input is helpful, thanks guys!!
Ps- attached are photos of him and his cone, he is the sweetest baby ever
I am new to this site but honestly just created an account because I need outside advice.
My cat Onyx is a year old, I got him a year ago from a lady in town who was selling kittens, so I got two- Onyx and his brother.
Shortly after having him, around a few months, my boyfriend and I would come home from work and Onyx would have cut himself on the side of his neck. He has noticeably softer skin than my other cats, his skin is very stretchy and cuts easily. I’d say he scratches himself about just as much as my other cats, but he slices himself open. He has been wearing a cone for months on end, order from our vet, which I hate that he has to wear! Even if we take the cone off for an hour for him to get a break from it, he’ll cut himself.
Now, the reason why I’m posting this is because we are considering declawing. I have never been for declawing, I’m against it and I think it’s sad. However, we are running out of options here. We have tried clipping his nails religiously, doesn’t work. We’ve tried the nail caps, and he bites those off and his nails can still penetrate his skin! Our vet has talked to us and said even he himself is against declawing but would consider it for Onyx because this is a medical concern.
Does anyone have any input on this or has any other solutions we could try? I want to see what anyone else thinks before we make this decision because I don’t want to have this be a mistake when we could’ve tried something else. Any input is helpful, thanks guys!!
Ps- attached are photos of him and his cone, he is the sweetest baby ever