| Title: | Meower Power - Where Differing Opinions are Respected |
| Notice: | purrrrr... |
| Moderator: | JULIET::CORDES_JA |
| Created: | Wed Nov 13 1991 |
| Last Modified: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 1079 |
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Hi....
I was wondering if anyone has or had this problem with their cats.
Lately, I've been finding my cats claws around the house here and
there. I've never seen this. And I was wondering if all cats loose
their claws and grow them back. These seem to be hollow. Maybe
something in her diet or I'm not feeding her right. I feed her twice a
day with dry cat food mixed with canned cat food. She's a little
overweight too!
Any suggestions will be helpful.
Thanks....Sharon
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| 332.1 | BUSY::MANDILE | Tue Jul 14 1992 10:28 | 3 | ||
Cats claws "shed" the outer shell....that's one of the reasons
they sharpen their claws on stuff. It peels off, looking like
a duplicate claw.
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| 332.2 | JUPITR::KAGNO | Kitties with an Attitude | Tue Jul 14 1992 10:29 | 7 | |
Sharon, not to worry, this is perfectly normal. Cats shed the outer
layer of their claws, to make way for new growth. I am constantly
finding them around the base of the cat tree after an intensive clawing
session!
-Roberta
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| 332.3 | claw tales | OXNARD::KOLLING | Karen/Sweetie/Holly/Little Bit Ca. | Tue Jul 14 1992 13:39 | 6 |
When I took my living room (shag) carpet in to be washed, I found a
gizillion little shed claws that had worked their way thru the carpet
to the wooden floor underneath. I'm accustomed to finding them around
the house, but this was really bizarre. I can't imagine how they
worked their way thru the carpet.
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