Originally posted by wolfsoul
there is a new surgery called laser declawing which does not cause pain at all....
Just because the surgery may be easier, it'd still have to cause pain. There's no way the cat could have the tips of its toes removed and not have pain afterwards.

I don't have a cat, so I don't really know. Actually, until I read a post on here earlier, I didn't even know it was removing part of the toe.

From what I have read, it does seem very painful. I think Soft Paws would be a much better alternative.