One of the reasons why Alison my cat is so grumpy is because we had to declaw her front paws at six months of age. We are against declawing. Even our vet is. But she was eating the plaster on the wall and we didn't know what to do but that. Its that and the fact that her mom was mean. But Ashes had the same mom and he is such a sweetheart.

Alison does have her good lovey dovey moments. You just have to live by her rules. But she has calmed down some since the flood.