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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / March 2006B & C - Catfight and Claw
I was peacefully reading the paper this morning when I heard a noise like thunder on the roof. I rushed out and was just in time to see Bonnie and Clyde fighting by the edge of the roof. Bonnie was screaming and then rolled over the guttering off the roof managing to cling to the edge by one paw. Clyde was still smacking at her and I will never know how she managed to fling a back leg over the guttering and save herself. The screams and fighting continued and I got the hose and washed Clyde down. He's been a bit aggressive since coming home from the cattery and he is twice the size of Bonnie. Later when Bonnie was sitting on my knee I noticed what looked like a piece of plastic stuck on top of her head. I tried to remove it and finally got some tweezers and pulled it off. Embedded in her skull had been a complete cat's claw - shed by Clyde, no doubt, when in the heat of the fight. Bev !  SignatureA black cat dropped soundlessly from a high wall, like a spoonful of treacle, and melted under the gate - Elizabeth Lemarchand "Embedded in her skull had been a complete cat's claw" If it belonged to Clyde he must have a pretty sore foot right about now! Clyde's feet are fine, I think cat's shed their claws and grow new ones underneath. Perhaps I'm wrong? Bev > "Embedded in her skull had been a complete cat's claw" > > If it belonged to Clyde he must have a pretty sore foot right about now! > Clyde's feet are fine, I think cat's shed their claws and grow new ones > underneath. Perhaps I'm wrong? I think cats shed their claws in about the same manner that humans shed their fingernails: Not. >> Clyde's feet are fine, I think cat's shed their claws and grow new ones >> underneath. Perhaps I'm wrong? > > I think cats shed their claws in about the same manner that humans shed > their fingernails: Not. Cats' claws have layers like onions and the outer layer can come off in a struggle. I've plucked pieces of claw from cats before. SignatureThe night is just the shadow of the Earth. >>>Clyde's feet are fine, I think cat's shed their claws and grow new ones >>>underneath. Perhaps I'm wrong? [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Cats' claws have layers like onions and the outer layer can come off > in a struggle. And are designed to shed the worn layers as needed. >>>>Clyde's feet are fine, I think cat's shed their claws and grow new ones >>>>underneath. Perhaps I'm wrong? [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > And are designed to shed the worn layers as needed. But she said this was a "complete claw". The sheath was in the shape of a complete claw - I have seldom seen one so undamaged. Bev >>>>>Clyde's feet are fine, I think cat's shed their claws and grow new ones >>>>>underneath. Perhaps I'm wrong? [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] >> > But she said this was a "complete claw". >>> Clyde's feet are fine, I think cat's shed their claws and grow new ones >>> underneath. Perhaps I'm wrong? >> >> I think cats shed their claws in about the same manner that humans shed >> their fingernails: Not. > Cats' claws have layers like onions and the outer layer can come off > in a struggle. I've plucked pieces of claw from cats before. And sometimes the outer layer comes off looking just like a complete claw, except for the bit where the real complete claw is still attached to the cat. I think this often hapens if they're fighting or using their scratching post or get hooked up in something. Cats manicure themselves in such an energetic way! Chomp, chomp with their teeth. If it were at all easy for a cat to lose the entire claw, as opposed to a claw-shaped outer layer, they'd none of them have a claw left! SignatureCheryl >> Clyde's feet are fine, I think cat's shed their claws and grow new ones >> underneath. Perhaps I'm wrong? > > I think cats shed their claws in about the same manner that humans shed > their fingernails: Not. You're right, Bev. I recently found an intact claw sheath. It scared me at first because I thought it was an entire claw. When I picked it up I discovered it was hollow and realized a sheath had been shed. It promptly joined the whiskers in the whisker jar. I suspect it belonged to Barnabus, although I can't prove that. Julie >>> Clyde's feet are fine, I think cat's shed their claws and grow new ones >>> underneath. Perhaps I'm wrong? [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Julie I would like to hear more about the whisker jar. How did you start it and why? Will it serve some future purpose? MLB >>Clyde's feet are fine, I think cat's shed their claws and grow new ones >>underneath. Perhaps I'm wrong? > > I think cats shed their claws in about the same manner that humans shed > their fingernails: Not. They don't shed the whole claw, but their outer sheaths. I used to find those sheaths around all the time. Nikki would pull them off her claws. My current two don't seem to shed their sheaths, or maybe I just don't find them. SignatureMarina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. marina (dot) kurten (at) iki (dot) fi Stories and pics at http://koti.welho.com/mkurten/ Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki > They don't shed the whole claw, but their outer sheaths. I used to find > those sheaths around all the time. Nikki would pull them off her claws. Over the past couple of years, I've had an occasional job cleaning offices at night. Sometimes I've working with a partner, who originally got me the job. And she knows me because I've cat-sat for her, so she is a cat person. One time while we were working, she came up to me, smiling, to show me what she had found on the carpet: the outer sheath of a cat's claw. Since this was a professional building that did not have any cats wandering the halls, we briefly wondered where it had come from. Why, from my vacuum cleaner, of course - which I had brought with me to do the job. Mystery solved. I'm sure my vacuum cleaner is full of the things! Joyce >>> Clyde's feet are fine, I think cat's shed their claws and grow new >>> ones underneath. Perhaps I'm wrong? [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > claws. My current two don't seem to shed their sheaths, or maybe I > just don't find them. Once, when Snoopy was sitting on my lap, she was frightened by the doorbell. She jumped off so quickly she left a claw sheaths embeded in my leg. SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy and Bagheera) Cats leave pawprints on your heart. http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk Adrian wrote- >>Once, when Snoopy was sitting on my >> lap, she was frightened by the >> doorbell. She jumped off so quickly she >> left a claw sheaths embeded in my leg. When Tiger gets on my lap I always put a folded towel there first to prevent that. One time when the doorbell rang, both cats were on the carpet. The mad scrambling left three sheaths on the carpet. ---MIKE--- >>In the White Mountains of New Hampshire >> (44° 15' N - Elevation 1580') >>Clyde's feet are fine, I think cat's shed their claws and grow new ones >>underneath. Perhaps I'm wrong? > > I think cats shed their claws in about the same manner that humans shed > their fingernails: Not. No, that's not true - cat's claws are not at all like human fingernails! Don't you ever find the worn-out claw casings around the house, when you're cleaning? (Especially around their scratching posts and stuff they scratch on?) > Don't you ever find the worn-out claw casings around the house, when > you're cleaning? Never have.... >>>Clyde's feet are fine, I think cat's shed their claws and grow new ones >>>underneath. Perhaps I'm wrong? [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >around the house, when you're cleaning? (Especially around >their scratching posts and stuff they scratch on?) Well, I for one have never found one, despite the fact thatt I clean regularly. Why, I think it was just last April that I even moved the cat tree away from the wall to vacuum behind it ;-) SignatureSteve Touchstone, faithful servant of Sammy, Little Bit and Spot with loving memories of Rocky (RB) stouchst@JUNKsirinet.net [remove Junk for email] Home Page: http://www.sirinet.net/~stouchst/index.html Cat Pix: http://www.sirinet.net/~stouchst/animals.html Cat claws grow in layers, called sheaths. Think of a lot of ice cream cones stacked together: periodically the outermost one will come off, leaving the next one exposed. When we talk about cats "sharpening" their claws, it just means that a newly-exposed claw sheath is usually sharper because it hasn't been getting worn down while it was covered by an older sheath. What was embedded in Bonnie's head was probably an entire sheath, not an entire claw. If it had been an entire claw, then Clyde would have an injured and bleeding toe. Sandy > Clyde's feet are fine, I think cat's shed their claws and grow new ones > underneath. Perhaps I'm wrong? [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >> >> If it belonged to Clyde he must have a pretty sore foot right about now! > "Embedded in her skull had been a complete cat's claw" > > If it belonged to Clyde he must have a pretty sore foot right about now! Not really - cats shed the outer parts of their claws regularly - that's why they're always sharp. (They scratch things not to "sharpen" the existing claws, but to remove the worn outer casing and free the fresh claw growing under it.) > Not really - cats shed the outer parts of their claws regularly - that's > why they're always sharp. (They scratch things not to "sharpen" the > existing claws, but to remove the worn outer casing and free the fresh > claw growing under it.) You are right Evelyn ALL cats shed the sheath, and it doesn't have to be in a fight, I am always finding these sheaths around the house. Cheers Lois I save claw sheaths and whiskers in a jar. The sheath jar is about half full. Here is a picture of my whisker collecftion. At the top is a tooth that Amber lost. http://albums.photo.epson.com/j/View?u=1777604&a=13746150&p=71611133&Sequence=0& res=high ---MIKE--- >>In the White Mountains of New Hampshire >> (44° 15' N - Elevation 1580') >I save claw sheaths and whiskers in a jar. The sheath jar is about half >full. Here is a picture of my whisker collecftion. At the top is a >tooth that Amber lost. > >http://albums.photo.epson.com/j/View?u=1777604&a=13746150&p=71611133&Sequence=0& res=high Quite a collection. I myself have an extensive collection of cat fur. Right now I have quite a collection on the bedspread. Little Bit usually demands a good brushing before I am allowed to go to sleep at night, and with the weather getting warmer she's been contributing a lot lately ;-) SignatureSteve Touchstone, faithful servant of Sammy, Little Bit and Spot with loving memories of Rocky (RB) stouchst@JUNKsirinet.net [remove Junk for email] Home Page: http://www.sirinet.net/~stouchst/index.html Cat Pix: http://www.sirinet.net/~stouchst/animals.html >I was peacefully reading the paper this morning when I heard a noise like >thunder on the roof. I rushed out and was just in time to see Bonnie and [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] >Bev >! Keep a close eye on the spot where the claw was: this is a perfect scenario for an abscess, unfortunately :-( > I was peacefully reading the paper this morning when I heard a noise like > thunder on the roof. I rushed out and was just in time to see Bonnie and [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > treacle, and melted under the gate - > Elizabeth Lemarchand Owwwwwwwwwwwww! Poor Bonnie. Suz&Spicey
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