Laser Declaw
Laser Surgery is the
latest, most advanced technique for performing feline declawing.
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Surgical
Information
The morning
of surgery, you bring your pet into the hospital on an empty stomach.
We perform a preoperative physical and analyze a sample of your
pet's blood to help detect liver and kidney problems, diabetes,
anemia, and electrolyte imbalance. In addition, we perform
a preoperative ECG to help rule out heart problems. After
we determine your pet is healthy we anesthetize it using Sevoflorane,
the newest and safest gas anesthetic available. Your pet's
heart rate and blood oxygen levels are continuously monitored with
a pulse oxymeter while under anesthetic. We then administer
analgesics and perform surgery on your pet.
After surgery,
we close all incisions with tissue glue and bandage the feet.
It takes your pet only a short time to recover from the anesthesia.
Next, your pet is placed in a recovery ward for observation.
The next day, we remove the bandages and your pet is sent home on
analgesics. Your pet will need special, non-irritating litter
during the recovery period which usually lasts about ten days.
General Information
| What is declawing?
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Onchyectomy (or declawing) is the surgical procedure that
removes the nail bed on cats digits that grow the claws.
There are many types of surgical procedures to declaw cats.
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| What are the advantages of declawing?
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Declawing does not make an overly aggressive cat
safe, but it does lessen the cat's ability to cause serious
injuries to and infections in people and their pets. Even
relatively nonagressive cats indulging in play scratching can
cause serious injuries.
Cats sharpen their front claws by scratching inanimate objects
resulting in damage to furniture, rugs, and draperies.
Declawing your cat's front feet eliminates the need to cause
this damage.
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| Why is laser surgery
the best method? |
Laser surgery seals nerve endings and cauterizes
blood vessels significantly reducing blood loss and eliminating
almost all of the discomfort associated with traditional surgery.
Laser surgery reduces anesthetic, surgery, and recovery time.
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| Is declawing safe?
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Yes. Declawing is a very safe procedure.
It does does not affect the patients' walking ability or balance.
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| Can my cat go outside
after being declawed? |
Yes. Cats primarily defend themselves with
their back claws and teeth. As any animal handler will
tell you, nobody would try to remove a vicious declawed cat
from a small space with their bare hands. Declawed cats
can climb trees, catch birds and mice, and adequately defend
themselves under normal circumstances. |
| What is the best age
for this procedure? |
Cats can be safely declawed at any age, however,
recovery periods are shorter for younger animals. Cats
can have this surgery as young as three months and is easily
done at the time they are spayed or neutered. |
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Please contact us for
an appointment
Phone: 512-288-1040 E-mail:
AusVetDiag@aol.com
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