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How do they know if declawing a cat is painful?

Cats are usually back up and running in 2 days.

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There are a couple of ways to declaw cats. As I recall, they have “knuckle” things at the base of their claws, cut into that and it can be painful. The other way, not so. much, or at least not for long. I had “Herbie” declawed when he was about 5 years old. He came home from vet in big pain, but was apparently OK a few weeks later. Up to all his old tricks. He lived 19. years.