Originally posted by Ally Cat's Mommy
As others mentioned it IS an amputation, not a de-clawing. I have two cats, both with their claws intact, and through providing a scratching post and training them to use it, I have never had any inappropriate scratching behavior.
I second that...I have EIGHT cats and have no problems with any sort of scratching in my home.

All of our cats, but two, were kittens when we brought them home. They are very simple to train in that aspect.