Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Some cat owners, tired of scratched furniture (or scratched people), opt to have their cats' claws completely removed. It's a ...

Destroyed furniture and scratch marks can be frustrating for cat owners. To avoid this, some cat owners resort to declawing their cats, despite the harmful effects it can have. "It's quite traumatic," ...

Editor’s note: Dr. Lee Pickett has retired, but Creators continues to distribute columns from her archive. This one is from 2020. Q: I recently adopted a kitten named Joy from a rescue that prohibits ...

Cat declawing (also called onychectomy) is the amputation of the first digital (toe) bones in a cat’s paw, including the nail bed and claw. It’s done to stop a cat’s natural scratching behavior. While ...