Hi, bootsysmommy, welcome to Pet Talk! I am david p and I live in Pittsburgh, Pa. I'm owned by two kitties, Nikki, a tuxedo kitty, and Daisy, a tortoiseshell kitty. Both of them still have their claws. You may have read some of my posts on declawing, which state that I'm totally against it. I'm glad that you did'nt put your kitty through this. I'd rather train them to use a scratching post than to put them through this.