Khloé Kardashian is opening up about certain regrets over her two cats, Grey Kitty and Baby Kitty.
The Kardashians star, 41, revealed on the Wednesday, May 20, episode of her “Khloé In Wonder Land” podcast that she had her pets declawed, a practice that involves the “surgical amputation of all or part of a cat’s third phalanges (toe bones) and the attached claws” and is “strongly discouraged,” according to the American Veterinary Medical Association.
“I was really misadvised about getting my cats declawed,” Khloé said. “I’ve never owned cats before. I didn’t even know that was a thing. I feel really, really terrible that I did go in this direction. I feel like that’s why my cats are miserable and it was at my doing.”
She added, “My cats wear AirTags. Like, they’re not allowed to even go near a door. I’m so afraid if they get out because they have no way to defend themselves. They lost their protection tools. It makes me sad.”
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According to the American Veterinary Medical Association “strongly discourages veterinarians from performing onychectomy, tenectomy, or any other surgical procedure intended to prevent the normal use of the animal’s claws that is not medically necessary.”
The AVMA says that “scratching is a normal behavior of cats that conditions the claws, serves as a visual and scent territorial marker, allows for self-defense, and provides healthy muscle engagement through stretching. The amputation or other surgical alteration of the distal digits is an acutely painful procedure and may result in chronic pain, maladaptive behavior, disability, and significant mutilation.”
Several states in the U.S. have banned the declawing of cats except for medical reasons. California joined the growing list in January after new legislation was passed last October.
Khloé first introduced Grey Kitty to the world in a November 2022 Instagram post featuring her and daughter True, 8, dressed up as cats. In April 2024, the Good American cofounder shared that she had added another kitten to her brood. (Khloé also shares son Tatum, 3, with ex Tristan Thompson.)
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During Wednesday’s podcast episode, Khloé opened up about her pet troubles at home after introducing Baby Kitty to the family.
“I have two possessed cats,” she said. “Grey Kitty was great. Perfect. The saint of a cat. Never did anything wrong. So what did I do? We gotta get True a second cat, because True wants one. I got Baby Kitty for True’s sixth birthday. Once we got Baby Kitty, Grey Kitty started peeing on one of the beds to tell us she hates us and she’s pissed that we have another cat. They’re the same cat. I thought this was great because why would a cat wanna be alone? Big mistake.”
“Then I found out Baby Kitty started mimicking Grey’s behavior and started doing it, and I’m still blaming Grey Kitty,” Khloé continued. “I had to put cameras to find out which cat was doing it.”
“Grey Kitty’s back to being an angel and now I have Baby Kitty, who’s just like a demon right now. What do I do? ‘Cause I can’t live like this,” she added. “The vet and the breeder, everyone’s like, ‘We’ve never seen a cat do this for this long.’ They’ve given me all the suggestions and all the tips, but also if she’s not happy, I don’t know what to do. So I am in an animal circus.”
