I know, but her kittys don't have homes either. She doesn't know enough ppl who can have one..so I'm thinking I'd be helping it out to take it I really don't think declawing is all that bad..I hope you don't think I'm a bad person for it but I've seen so many declawings at the vets..I mean my cousins cat is declawed and it can climb trees and catch birds better then cats WITH claws. I need to get a kitten because it has to be introduced with Smitten and a grown cat (I won't find a declawed kitten at the HS garanteed) will fight back with Smitten where as a kitten won't know what to do..like Patches. This is will be fair for smitten. If it makes you feel better then I 'won't' get it declawed, ok? Atleast this will be the last you hear of it. You really need to look at it from my point of view...Who is to say the owner instead of me will not declaw it either? Its not worst then getting its spayed only being spayed helps the animal. Smitten had no problems when she was declawed. She was a little sore, but she seems to still think she has claws now as she paws at stuff. They don't even know they don't have claws other then its a lttle sore..