Anyway, we're hoping the soft paws will work as advertised so we don't end up needing to get him declawed if he doesn't get it when he reaches declaw age.
Please don't declaw your cat! I know you are new to being a cat owner so maybe you don't know everything that is involved with a declaw surgery. It's more than just removing the claw, it's the equivalent of amputating your finger at the first knuckle. I reccomend that you maybe do some reshearch and read a few websites about it.

Educate!! Don't Amputate!