That is the method that was used on Boomer before I got him. He can still use a scratcher and dig in his claws for a good long stretch and everything. According to his previous owners, he was loony before the surgery, so he doesn't have any behavioral problems as a result of it

luvofallhorses- I think that the number of cats that experience personality changes is vastly exagerated by anti-declaw advocates, but yes getting their paws clipped off above the first knuckle MAY cause personality changes in a few susceptible cats. This is NOT the place to get into a discussion about declawing though, because it always gets UGLY.