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Old July 23rd, 2014, 11:50 AM
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I had two cats that were declawed years ago, and have to say they were perfectly normal cats. Still swatted and scratched at stuff and did not walk funny. Would I do it again now, no I would not. It can also be very hard to find a vet who will declaw a cat now too.

This situation sounds like you are running a day care and the child is not yours, so you also have liability issues to consider if anything serious were to happen. I'd use extreme care here.

You've got lots of good advice so far. The only thing I can add, and I haven't seen anyone mention it and I only just saw something about it a while ago, is something called a tendonectomy (or something like that) Rather than actually removing the toe / claw they snip the tendons so that the can't extend the claws. I have to admit I have no clue as to how it compares to declawing, but would look into it if all other options fail.

Just trimming the cat's claws and more active/stimulating play may be all you need. Good luck to you.
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