scairdycat, most people, including myself, are against declawing because it is basically cutting off your cats toes at the first knuckle. The equivalent in humans would be to cut off your fingers at the first knuckle just below your fingernails.

Some people are lucky and don't have any problems with their cats afterwards and some people do.

My biggest beef against it is that it often isn't necessary. With a little time and work with your cat they can be taught to use a scratching post or you can apply those plastic claw caps I've seen (I call them Lee Press-On Claws for Cats).

I've had declawed cats in the past and one currently, but this is something I would never do to a cat again.

I hope this helps explain the general feeling of anti-declaw here.