Khloe Kardashian Opens Up About Her Deep Regret Over Declawing Her Cats: 'I Was Misadvised'
Khloé Kardashian regrets declawing her cats.
The reality TV star opened up about the controversial topic on a recent episode of her "Khloé in Wonder Land" podcast, admitting she was ill-advised when it came to removing her cats' claws.
During her May 20, 2026, episode of "Khloé in Wonder Land," Kardashian confessed she was "really misadvised" about removing the claws of her two cats.
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"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," Kardashian stated before admitting this is her first foray into being a cat mom and that she didn't know declawing "was a thing."
The reality TV star and Good American founder also shared her regret over her cats not being able to defend themselves, resulting in her keeping AirTags on her cats in an effort to monitor their location.
"I'm so afraid if they get out because they have no way to defend themselves. They lost their protection tools," she lamented.
Kardashian shared her declawing dilemma after stating she thinks her two cats are "possessed" because they are constantly urinating indoors.
"It makes me sad, but I don't know what to do about the cats," she added.
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Why Declawing Cats Is So Cruel
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According to Humane World for Animals, declawing (onychectomy) is widely considered inhumane by major animal welfare organizations, which equate the procedure to an invasive surgical amputation of the last bone in each of a cat's toes.
For cats, the process is equivalent to severing a human finger at the first knuckle.
In addition, cats lose their natural ability to protect themselves following a declawing procedure, as well as their ability to properly stretch, climb, or defend themselves if they go outdoors.
Worse yet, without its claws, a cat's primary defense is biting. Cats stand a good chance of becoming biters once declawed.
Without their claws, cats can experience pain when walking on tender paws or digging in the litter box, which might mean avoiding the litter box altogether - which might explain why Khloé's cats have suddenly taken to urinating freely throughout the house.
Declawing is a wildly controversial procedure that has been banned in many countries and multiple U.S. states.
Rather than resorting to surgery, cat parents can provide various scratchers for their cats and regularly trim the sharp tips of their cats' claws. Whatever you do, consult a feline expert or your veterinarian first.
Khloe's comments haven't been entirely well received from her legions of fans, many of whom shared comments on social media asking why she didn't do some simple Google research on the process before subjecting her cats to being declawed.
To avoid being catty, we'll keep our opinions to ourselves.
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This story was originally published May 21, 2026 at 2:56 PM.