creamily_tee

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creamily_tee170 karma

I have a 6-year old polydactyl rescue cat. His front right paw has a whopping 7 toes, with one completely non-functional “toe”/claw. It just sort of hangs off the side of his paw, and doesn’t support any weight. That nail is very deformed, with a large quick. It grows very quickly and if we don’t clip it regularly enough, it will grow into the pad of that toe (which is also very deformed and calloused- almost as hard as the nail itself).

We manage to clip the rest of his nails without much problem, but this one he won’t let us touch. We usually end up holding him down to do it, which is traumatic for all of us. It can also catch on things easily and rip away completely.

My question is: even though we would NEVER declaw our cat, does it make sense to have this single claw removed? Or would that be even worse than the current situation? Thank you!

creamily_tee165 karma

Sadly, our beloved pet pterodactyl crossed the rainbow bridge around 100 million years ago. 😢