I still love the name and thinking about it there are females with the name Joey. My black smoke with white is Smokey Jo. All the breeders I know do not declaw their cats. It is against the ruls of showing to show a cat declawed. I start trimming or should I say try to start clipping kittens claws about 6 weeks old. It makes it easier for the new parents to continue with the pratice. I all the breeders I know there is a this cat will not be declawed paragraph. Declawing is like removing up to the first joint on your fingers. Ouch!! Most of my cats will not show a claw unless playing with a catnip toy or other toys. Or using the cat trees or if being threatened. I keep their nails clipped. I have some that don't like it but that is tooooo bad I am the Mom in the house and if it nail clipping time or bath time it gets done one way or another! Plus these guys are very gentle anyway. I have never trained my guys or know how to train a cat to keep their claws retracted. That is a new one on me! I have a litter due in Dec and one due in Jan. So I will have lots of kitten here.
And for the Vet bill I just did the same here today but alittle more. We go broke at times for our Furkids and that is how it should be, what a great parent you are and I would be happy if you were a parent of one of my kittens.

Stella