Methods of onychectomy

Onychectomy (declaw) is an elective surgery that requires removal of the third phalanx that renders cats unable to scratch. The most common method of onychectomy is disarticulation and removal of the third phalanx (P3) by laser, scalpel, or nail trimmer. The use of a nail trimmer is referred to as the guillotine method and is used to disarticulate the third phalanx or amputate the third phalanx below the ungual process, leaving the flexor process.
Source: Advances in Small Animal Medicine and Surgery - Category: Veterinary Research Tags: Surgery(Soft Tissue) Source Type: research