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Cat Forum / General Topics / June 2004Cat claws seem to have snapped
Hi, I'm looking for a bit of advice please. My cat came in last week after an hour or so out in the garden. When he came in, there was quite a bit of blood on his back paws. At closer inspection, I noticed that all but one of his back claws had snapped off, a couple of them had gone back to the quick, hense the blood. He can still climb fences ok and doesn't appear to be in any pain. He disappeared for a couple of nights this week and when he came back, all his front claws were snapped off too, no blood this time. Has anyone else come across this before? Could it be the food he is eating that is causing them to be brittle? I feed him with Whiskas dry and moist food. I have 2 other cats and they don't have any problems. Thanks Ian >I'm looking for a bit of advice please. > [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > >Ian ============================== Hello Ian. There might be a mentally unstable Person in your neighborhood. Maybe you should keep your cat indoors. Let the cat out only when you are there watching it. If you have Kids -- keep an eye on them. Ask your neighbors. This can be a sign that a cat's been run over. On impact, they tense and extend their claws. As they're shoved along the tarmac, their claws are broken. They often show no outward signs of distress. As a matter of urgency (like today or tomorrow), get him x-rayed at the vet to eliminate it as a possible cause. > >I'm looking for a bit of advice please. > > [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > it. If you have Kids -- keep an eye on them. > Ask your neighbors. >This can be a sign that a cat's been run over. >On impact, they tense and extend their claws. >As they're shoved along the tarmac, their claws are broken. >They often show no outward signs of distress. >As a matter of urgency (like today or tomorrow), get him x-rayed at the vet >to eliminate it as a possible cause. If this did happen I would also suspect broken bones. Although if a cat is run over I would suspect damage more severe than claws. (Like a crushed leg?) Use common sense here people, you have a cat with an encounter with a 5 ton hunk of steel you're going to get damage far beyond a few broken claws. I suppose it is possible but not likely. > >This can be a sign that a cat's been run over. > >On impact, they tense and extend their claws. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > a cat with an encounter with a 5 ton hunk of steel you're going > to get damage far beyond a few broken claws. What an ignorant post ! I suppose it is > possible but not likely. >What an ignorant post ! Why because the injuries don't add up? Common sense would tell you the cat gets hit by a car it's going to damage more than just the claws. Have you looked at the size of a car? Have you looked at the size of the tires on the car? I would have to say someone who thinks it is only going to hurt the claws needs to have a reality check. > >This can be a sign that a cat's been run over. > >On impact, they tense and extend their claws. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > to get damage far beyond a few broken claws. I suppose it is > possible but not likely. Christ, was sort of an owner are you ? Even if there were the vaguest suggestion that my cat had been run over, I'd get him straight to a vet ! I'd hate to be one of your cats. >Christ, was sort of an owner are you ? I'm an owner who realizes that if you have a 15lb cat encounter a 5 ton car you're going to end up with injuries more severe that an injury to the claws. You were paying attention when you took physics in school weren't you? You have a cat hit by a car the odds estremely small that all you're going to injure is the claws. >There might be a mentally unstable Person in your neighborhood. Maybe you >should keep your cat indoors. Let the cat out only when you are there watching >it. If you have Kids -- keep an eye on them. >Ask your neighbors. I would doubt it. It's possible but I would tend to doubt it. If someone were to do this I would think there would easier ways to harm the cat. Take this from someone who has attempted to trim my cats claws. It's not the food, he may have limbed something. Disinfect and let it heal. | Hi, | [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] | | Ian >It's not the food, he may have limbed something. Disinfect and let it heal. Take the cat to the vet and get x rays. >I'm looking for a bit of advice please. What kind of advice do want? What difference does it really make to you? You're not a particularly responsible cat owner. You feed him the lowest quality food on the planet. You let him out to fend for himself, because you have some misguided notion that the cat should be allowed to roam free. So what? He left for awhile, something happened to him out in the real world; accident, intentional human involvement, whatever. These things happen to cats when they are let out. Isn't that why you let him out to begin with; to experience the real world? Well, he experienced it and got hurt. Stop crying about it. Hi, Thank to some of you for a helpfull replys. He seems perfect and has not been in a road accident. I thought it could be because his claws may be weak because he has been indoors for his first 18 months of his life. Ian > >I'm looking for a bit of advice please. > > What kind of advice do want? What difference does it really make to you? Because he is our cat and we care for him. I dont want to see him like this. Although he is not in any pain I though I would ask here to see if anyone has experience with weak or brittle claws. > You're not a particularly responsible cat owner. You feed him the lowest > quality food on the planet. Lowest on the planet? >You let him out to fend for himself, because you > have some misguided notion that the cat should be allowed to roam free. In the UK lots of cats are outdoor cats. They can have accidents and yes, they can go missing. Just because I let them out does not mean I dont love them. Why not keep you childeren indoors all the time incase something happens outside. > So what? He left for awhile, something happened to him out in the real world; > accident, intentional human involvement, whatever. These things happen to cats > when they are let out. Isn't that why you let him out to begin with; to > experience the real world? Yes, the above is correct. > Well, he experienced it and got hurt. Stop crying > about it. I'm not crying. >Hi, > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] >that is causing them to be brittle? I feed him with Whiskas dry and moist >food. I have 2 other cats and they don't have any problems. I would take the cat to the vet. Maybe it was in a fight, maybe they are brittle, maybe they broke in a fall. At any rate I would bring the cat to the vet. X rays might be needed. With broken claws the first thing I would suscpect is some broken bones. One of mine recently had that happen to. He probably got it caught in something, which is probably what happened to yours. Id recommend cleaning with peroxide daily and getting some antibiotics to make sure it doesn't become infected. > Hi, > [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > Ian >I'm looking for a bit of advice please. I agree: 1) Have the animal checked by your vet. 2) Seriously consider the possible consequences of allowing your cat to run at large. > >I'm looking for a bit of advice please. > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > 2) Seriously consider the possible consequences of allowing your cat > to run at large. Imprisoned cats suffer depression, weight-gain and a broad spectrum of diseases and disorders induced by lack of exercise and the well-documented psychological stresses suffered by incarcerated carnivores. > > >I'm looking for a bit of advice please. > > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > diseases and disorders induced by lack of exercise and the well-documented > psychological stresses suffered by incarcerated carnivores. Bull I have had cats for 40+years I have never let them out, they are happy, and don't even want to go out. Its very irresponsible to advocate for letting cats run loose. Its dangerous for the cat. You have nothing to back up this wild claim. Where are the studies? |
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