Originally posted by YellowLabLover
When Sammy is 6 months old, he is getting neutered and declawed, only fronts of course.

Our vet clinic has a new way of declawing cats. It is laser declawing, which causes 90% less pain than the tradional way, and doesn't require weeks of recovery, in fact only about 2 days. Instead of tearing and ripping out the knuckle and claw, it slices off the claw.

Here is an informational site about laser declawing if anyone care to read: The Laser Declaw Procedure

This is Sammy's favorite activity to do with his claws:
Hi Laura! I hope you don't get mad at me for saying this because you know I love you and your mom dearly!

Even though laser surgery is less painful than chopping off the toes with a knife, it is still amputation and there is still pain involved. There could also be several behavioral problems that come up after being declawed. Not every single declawed cat will get behavioral problems after the surgery, but there is a good chance that they will.

Sammy is a young kitten still and can be trained to scratch in the proper places. I admit I haven't read this thread yet so I'm not sure what you've tried yet. Actually, I guess I will read it all before I continue with my reply. But, please, do some research on it. Or if you have already, then do more. I hope that you guys will change your minds