I have a four month old Maine Coon kitten who has thumbs on all four legs. The back two don’t bother him but the two front ones are constant getting caught in stuff. He caught one in a towel yesterday and was running round the house screaming and dragging the towel. I finally managed to get it off him but it bled a fair bit and is clearly still causing him pain. I took him to the vet this morning and she suggested declawing just the front two thumbs may be an option.
I’ve done some reading online but everything just says how cruel and unnecessary declawing is. I’m more concerned that if/ when I let him out after he’s neutered he could get completely stuck somewhere and really hurt himself. The thumb claws are far enough up his leg that he doesn’t walk on it at all, when he crouched to pounce it’s still off the ground.
Has anyone got any experience of this? Or any thoughts on other ways I could help him stop getting it caught? Thanks
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NameyMcNameChange1 · 26/02/2019 11:49
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