The Subordinate Claws

It's been an exciting week... If you just started reading this blog, we've had a run-in with a cop, a near monster attack and today Anya was de-clawed for the first time in addition to the unveiling of her little fingers to the public. Boy oh boy! What a week!

Anya "Scissorhands" Salmon had her nails trimmed today. It was quite the process which included taming her with a large dose of a substance containing proteins, fats, lactose, and vitamins. Next, we lulled "Scissorhands" into a state of relative unconsciousness with her eyes closed. Lastly, we secured most of her appendages with thick squares of soft material to eliminate unnecessary "flailing" of the aforementioned appendages. The last step was to carefully unsheathe the claws by removing the gloves thereby exposing everything in sight to the deadly razor sharp talons for a few moments before clipping them into a much more safe condition.


The procedure had its hiccups but at the end a less dangerous set of hands is ready to greet the world. One of the surgeons, Lindy Salmon, later reported, "I was responsible for the actual clipping. It was a little intense, but I took a deep breath, focused, and everything turned out fairly well." Anya's parents couldn't be more pleased. They can now hold her without gloves on... ;)

Since the de-clawing, Anya has scraped herself a couple of times but fortunately the self-inflicted blows were not lethal, which they would have been without the surgery. As shown, she loves to move her hands around with the new found freedom.

Disclaimer: Do not attempt the de-clawing of predatory animals or the clipping of razor sharp nails of little babies at home. The handlers of Anya were loving professionals, were well acquainted with the potential risks involved and used the proper equipment at all times.