Overview
- Khloé Kardashian revealed on her podcast this week that she allowed vets to declaw her two cats, Grey Kitty and Baby Kitty, and said she now feels she was “mal aconsejada” and regrets the decision.
- Veterinary organizations including the American Veterinary Medical Association describe declawing as a surgical amputation of the last toe bone that can cause chronic pain, altered gait and long‑term behavioral and stress-related problems.
- Kardashian said she noticed her cats seemed uncomfortable and sad after the operations and has kept them strictly indoors, closely guarded near doors and fitted with AirTags to reduce the risk of escape.
- Her public admission provoked thousands of critical social media responses and renewed questions about the veterinary advice she received and whether the procedure would be allowed under bans in parts of the United States such as California.
- Declawing is increasingly restricted or banned in many places, and this renewed attention could push more scrutiny of the practice, how veterinarians counsel owners, and efforts to expand legal limits on the surgery.