Anasazi Animal Clinic
The Benefits Of The CO2 Laser Feline Declaw


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Speak to our doctors during your visit if you would like to stay with your precious friend during the laser declaw surgical procedure.


Cat's scratching is a normal behavior that not only helps shed dead nails; it also provides feline communication by depositing scent from glands between their toes on to the scratched object. While natural to the cat, we at Anasazi understand when behavior modification (ex: scratching posts, nail trimming, catnip, etc.) has not been effective in deterring your feline friend from using its claws inappropriately and offer Laser Declawing.

Cat Onychectomy (or more commonly called "declawing") is the term given to the surgery involving the permanent removal of the distal portion of the claw. Declawing is completed under general anesthesia. After the distal extremity of each front nail is removed, the paws are usually bandaged.

Bandaging is not necessary when using the Laser!

A brief post surgical stay in the veterinary hospital is often necessary in order to avoid complications. The front paws may remain sore for several weeks. In order to promote normal healing, special non-irritating kitty litter should be used for 2-3 weeks.

Laser Declawing offers the safest and most humane method for declawing your feline friend.declaw-image0004

Using the CO2 laser instead of a scalpel provides surgery with a significant decrease in post-operative pain and swelling. The laser cauterizes blood vessels as it cuts and sears the nerve endings, this allows our doctors to perform surgery without the use of a tourniquet and no postoperative bandaging is required. Combining laser technology with local nerve blocks (localized pain medication), pre and post-operative pain medication your precious feline is back to normal activities much sooner than traditional surgery with a scalpel would allow. Call our office for more details.



If you have made the decision to declaw your feline friend . . . please have it done safely and humanely with Anasazi's CO2 laser technology!



The Laser Feline Declaw procedure includes:

  • Presurgical examination
  • Pre-anesthetic bloodwork
  • Pre-anesthetic assessment
  • Pre-anesthetic sedation
  • Pre-anesthetic pain medication
  • IV catheterization
  • IV fluids
  • IV fluid infusion pump
  • Electronic monitoring of vital signs
  • Surgical assistant
  • Local nerve blocks
  • Surgery - Laser Feline Declaw
  • Post operative pain injection
  • Post operative antibiotic injection
  • Nursing care
  • Oral pain medication to go home
  • E-collar to go home
  • Medical progress examinaton in 7 days



Anesthetic monitoring during procedures