{"id":241771,"date":"2026-05-22T13:45:28","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T13:45:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/22\/khloe-kardashian-confesses-to-declawing-cats-expresses-regret\/"},"modified":"2026-05-22T13:45:28","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T13:45:28","slug":"khloe-kardashian-confesses-to-declawing-cats-expresses-regret","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/22\/khloe-kardashian-confesses-to-declawing-cats-expresses-regret\/","title":{"rendered":"Khlo\u00e9 Kardashian Confesses to Declawing Cats, Expresses Regret"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Khlo\u00e9 Kardashian admitted on camera that she had both cats declawed.<\/p>\n<p>She now deeply regrets the mutilation, which is not only painful but puts both felines at added risk.<\/p>\n<p>Khlo\u00e9 says that she was \u201cmisadvised\u201d about the procedure. <\/p>\n<p>Perhaps owning up to this mistake will help others to not do the same.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0522_use_khloekardashian_01-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Khlo\u00c3\u00a9 Kardashian with claws on her podcast.\" class=\"wp-image-555541 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0522_use_khloekardashian_01-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0522_use_khloekardashian_01-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0522_use_khloekardashian_01-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0522_use_khloekardashian_01-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0522_use_khloekardashian_01-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0522_use_khloekardashian_01-1080x608.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0522_use_khloekardashian_01-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0522_use_khloekardashian_01.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0522_use_khloekardashian_01.png\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Though Khlo\u00c3\u00a9 Kardashian herself is often sporting talons, she admitted to having her cats declawed on the May 20 episode of her podcast.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Image Credit: YouTube)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-i-was-really-misadvised\">\u2018I was really misadvised\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>On the Wednesday, May 20 episode of her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Fg2Xjjc_3O4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Khlo\u00e9 In Wonder Land<\/em> podcast<\/a>, the eponymous host shared a confession.<\/p>\n<p>Her cats are both declawed.<\/p>\n<p>She got Grey Kitty and Baby Kitty (not original names, but thinking back to my stuffed animals as a kid, I have no room to talk) for her daughter, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/03\/khloe-kardashian-tristan-thompson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">True Thompson<\/a>, who is now 8 years old.<\/p>\n<p>(Don\u2019t forget, she is also a mother to 3-year-old Tatum.)<\/p>\n<p>Khlo\u00e9 seems to know that this is indefensible, telling viewers: \u201cI was really misadvised about getting my cats declawed.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Inside My Brain | Khlo\u00e9 In Wonder Land\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Fg2Xjjc_3O4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-i-feel-really-really-terrible\">\u2018I feel really, really terrible\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve never owned cats before,\u201d Khlo\u00e9 explained. \u201cI didn\u2019t even know that was a thing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She expressed: \u201cI feel really, really terrible that I did go in this direction.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Khlo\u00e9 has personally observed that the notoriously cruel declawing procedure has made her cats \u201cmiserable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the innate wrongness of removing parts of a cat\u2019s body (sometimes likened to removing entire joints of a human\u2019s fingers), there is also a safety issue.<\/p>\n<p><em>No <\/em>cats should be allowed to simply wander around outside. But, for Khlo\u00e9\u2019s cats, they would be in even more danger than other housecats whose owners effectively <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/primawesome\/status\/1178671690261286918\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">feed them to coyotes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0522_use_khloekardashian_03-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Khlo\u00c3\u00a9 Kardashian on her podcast.\" class=\"wp-image-555542\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0522_use_khloekardashian_03-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0522_use_khloekardashian_03-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0522_use_khloekardashian_03-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0522_use_khloekardashian_03-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0522_use_khloekardashian_03-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0522_use_khloekardashian_03-1080x608.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0522_use_khloekardashian_03-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0522_use_khloekardashian_03.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0522_use_khloekardashian_03-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Khlo\u00c3\u00a9 Kardashian on her podcast.\" class=\"wp-image-555542 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0522_use_khloekardashian_03-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0522_use_khloekardashian_03-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0522_use_khloekardashian_03-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0522_use_khloekardashian_03-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0522_use_khloekardashian_03-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0522_use_khloekardashian_03-1080x608.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0522_use_khloekardashian_03-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0522_use_khloekardashian_03.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0522_use_khloekardashian_03.png\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">On her podcast, Khlo\u00c3\u00a9 Kardashian discusses the two cats whom she got for her kids.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Image Credit: YouTube)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-it-makes-me-sad\">\u2018It makes me sad\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cMy cats wear Air Tags,\u201d she continued during the podcast episode. \u201cLike, they\u2019re not allowed to even go near a door.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Khlo\u00e9 expressed: \u201cI\u2019m so afraid if they get out, because they have no way to defend themselves.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She lamented: \u201cThey\u2019ve lost their protection tools, so it makes me sad.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Any <\/em>housecat would be effectively defenseless against coyotes or cars, to say nothing of parasites, budding serial killers, and other outdoor hazards that indoor cats will never experience. <\/p>\n<p>But Khlo\u00e9 is correct when she notes that a regular housecat who slipped out could at least stand a chance of startling a predator or discouraging a stray dog or alley cat before bolting to make their escape. A cat without claws simply cannot.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0522_use_khloekardashian_02-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Khlo\u00c3\u00a9 Kardashian on her podcast in May 2026.\" class=\"wp-image-555543\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0522_use_khloekardashian_02-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0522_use_khloekardashian_02-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0522_use_khloekardashian_02-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0522_use_khloekardashian_02-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0522_use_khloekardashian_02-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0522_use_khloekardashian_02-1080x608.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0522_use_khloekardashian_02-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0522_use_khloekardashian_02.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0522_use_khloekardashian_02-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Khlo\u00c3\u00a9 Kardashian on her podcast in May 2026.\" class=\"wp-image-555543 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0522_use_khloekardashian_02-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0522_use_khloekardashian_02-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0522_use_khloekardashian_02-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0522_use_khloekardashian_02-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0522_use_khloekardashian_02-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0522_use_khloekardashian_02-1080x608.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0522_use_khloekardashian_02-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0522_use_khloekardashian_02.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0522_use_khloekardashian_02.png\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Khlo\u00c3\u00a9 Kardashian chats about parenting revelations.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Image Credit: YouTube)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-california-has-now-joined-several-other-states-in-banning-the-procedure\">California has now joined several other states in banning the procedure<\/h2>\n<p>It is easy \u2014 and not necessarily wrong \u2014 to blame a cat\u2019s human when a cat is subjected to this kind of mutilation.<\/p>\n<p>However, as is clearly the case with Khlo\u00e9, it\u2019s too often the case where the responsible party believes that they are receiving solid veterinary advice. Declawing is sometimes (though rarely) advised alongside very good things, like spaying and vaccinating one\u2019s cat, giving them dewormers and flea treatments, and more.<\/p>\n<p>Some suggest that perhaps more emphasis should be placed upon veterinarians who agree to perform these treatments without medical need.<\/p>\n<p>(This also comes up with parents making choices for human children, including irreversible mutilations such as circumcision. The medical professional who performs the act without question has fewer excuses for wrongdoing than the parent, more often than not.)<\/p>\n<p>We actually think that it\u2019s an indisputably good thing for Khlo\u00e9 to both admit to having declawed her cats and to emphasize why, for multiple reasons, it is so deeply wrong.<\/p>\n<p>Like it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/12\/khloe-kardashian-brawl-with-kendall-jenner\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">or not<\/a>, she has a massive platform and is tremendously influential. It is good for her to both own up to her mistake and to discourage others from doing the same.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/05\/khloe-kardashian-confesses-declawing-cats-misadvised\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 3 minutes Khlo\u00e9 Kardashian admitted on camera that she had both cats declawed. She now deeply regrets the mutilation, which is not only painful but puts both felines at added risk. Khlo\u00e9 says that she was \u201cmisadvised\u201d about the procedure. Perhaps owning up to this mistake will help others to not do the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":241773,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-241771","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/241771","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=241771"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/241771\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/241773"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=241771"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=241771"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=241771"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}