I have never liked declawing, and I have also seen the procedure at the vet I worked at hundreds of times, and it IS disgusting. My poor little abandoned Minion...the love of my life, the kitty of my dreams, was already declawed when I found him after his owners moved out without him. Min is the only declawed cat that I have ever lived with, and I just know that he is frustrated. He tries to sharpen his "fingertips" on just about everything and I get a strong feeling from him that he has a sensation that he just can't do anything about. I get the feeling that it's like having an itch, and not being able to scratch it. I tell him often how sorry I am that someone had him declawed, and that I would never, EVER do that to any kitty, especially my heart kitty.

I will forever remain against declawing. It is not only a painful procedure, but it scars the psychie of our beloved kitties. It is illegial in several countries, hopefully one day it will also be banned in the US!