Well, as I've mentioned previously when declawing comes up, I'm personally opposed to it and have refused to have it done to my cats. But... I'm diabetic and my doctor is urging me to have it done. I don't heal well after clawing accidents. Since Cassy and Livvy are maturing they happen less and less, thank heavens.

A neighbor is also diabetic and for some reason their cat would claw him while he was sleeping. He too was having trouble healing and they got Melissande (sp?) declawed. It's not ideal, but it's a huge improvement over rehoming a cat that you can't heal from...