A touchy subject, declawing.....

[LKPike]

maybe it should be mandatory for Vets to educate people about Soft Paws, the rubber tips you can put on a kittys claws, before they decide to declaw. We've been tempted to use them for our dogs

[Pit Chick]

I wonder what would happen if ALL vets quit declawing? Either people who prefer declawing won't get cats or they will just deal with it and the issue of cats being adopted or not because of claws, won't be an issue. This will leave people with these options: accept the claws and teach your cat the proper places to scratch, clip their toe nails, or get Soft Paws. But then again, that might mean putting some effort into owning a Cat and God forbid anyone do that.

[Vio&Juni]

Even if the risk of behaviour change would not exist, I would still not even think about having my cats declawed. It is a violent, painfull, not normal thing. Cats are not rugs that you cut according to your floor, they are living creatures.