In fact, my current 4 yr. old cat is declawed because up until about 3 yrs. ago, no one had taken the time to explain to me how terrible and barbaric of a procedure this really is.
I'm also guilty of stupdity. This was WAY before anyone explained the entire procedure to me. I had my oldest cat, Mollie Rose (15) declawed and have regretted it ever since. I'm lucky in that she's okay. No problems that usually come with declawing such as arthritis, litterbox problems, biting issues, etc. Would I ever do it again??? Heck no. I apologize to Mollie Rose all the time. She just looks at me like, "Whatever".

The United States is the ONLY country that still allows this barbaric procedure.