ABOUT 20 YEARS AGO,I THINK,THAT A LOT,OF VETS DID RECOMMEND DECLAWING,AS THE VET,THAT I TOOK POUNCER,AND SCRAPPY TO,DID RECOMMEND THAT,AS A NATURAL OPTION,THAT THAT WAS THE THING,TO DO,WITH YOUR CATS.SO,I DID,AND WHEN THEY BROUGHT SCRAPPY OUT,HE WAS CRYING,AS THE STITCHES,HAD COME,OUT OF HIS PAW.I NEVER EVER,HAD ANY,OF MY CATS DECLAWED,AFTER THAT,AS THE MEMORY,OF MY MR SCARPPY,WITH BLOOD COMING,OUT OF HIS PAW,AND CRYING,WILL ALWAYS BE WITH ME.