In my heart-of-hearts I'm opposed to it, too. One thing that worries me a little is that my doctor is encouraging me strongly to have it done -- I have a couple health conditions that make healing a slower process than it should be and she feels the accidental scratches I get from Cass and Liv are too hard on me. (She's also suggested I not keep them but I told her that wasn't an option.)

A friend and former neighbor who had a worse case of this condition had his cat declawed and somehow the operation was botched. I don't want Livvy or Cassy to go through what their Princess did. [Note: for some reason Princess would scratch Bill while he was asleep and he'd wake up with some pretty nasty cuts. It seems odd to me... Anyway.] Princess' bones showed after the surgery and they raised a MASSIVE fuss with the vet to have it redone so that her paws healed. Yet another factor in my opposition to this procedure.