Declawing cats or kittens (onychectomy) is major surgery. Find out if declawing is bad, if declawed cats can be happy, and learn alternatives to declawing.

Thinking about cat declawing to save your furniture from your feisty kitten? Here’s what you need to know first.

Whether or not to declaw your cat is a hotly debated topic. People can be very passionate about how they feel about declawing. Some cities, states, and and even countries have banned it. While it ...

Although it used to be common for cat owners to choose declawing as a solution to preventing scratching damage to furniture, carpets and the like, there are major negative consequences to it. Once ...

While declawing your cat might seem like a convenient way to protect your furniture and skin from scratch marks, it's not worth the cost to your feline friend.

Amid complaints from animal welfare activists that declawing cats is cruel and often unnecessary, Illinois lawmakers have been debating for more than two years whether to ban the practice. Some ...

Cats with residual bone fragments had significantly increased rates of back pain and aggression, compared to the declawed cats without fragments.

Sometimes, cat declawing leaves cats with pain that can contribute to behavioral issues that lead families to chose to surrender their cat, according to the MSPCA-Angell.

Cats are usually declawed with either a surgical scalpel, a guillotine clipper or with laser surgery. "It exposes the animal to the risks of anesthesia, infection, and blood loss as well as ...

Planning to declaw your cat? Scratch that. It’s now illegal in Massachusetts, except for rare medical cases.