Originally posted by the Julles
Absolutely you SHOULD declaw your cat (if you want to). All of my cats (indoor only!) have been declawed, front and back. This makes them loveable, soft, cuddly pets who will not damage your furniture or scratch YOU.


None of my cats has ever learned to not scratch nor to use a scratching post.
You are talking about amputation of part of a cat's "toes." IMO that is animal cruelty.

Declawing is illegal and/or considered extremely inhumane in:
England
Scotland
Wales
Italy
France
Germany
Austria
Switzerland
Norway
Sweden
Netherlands
Northern Ireland
Ireland
Denmark
Finland
Slovenia
Portugal
Belgium
Spain
Brazil
Australia
New Zealand

There is no medical reason you would ever need to declaw a cat. I have two cats, and because I TRAINED THEM (there's a novel idea ) not to scratch me, and I gave them other appropriate places to scratch, I have not been scratched by either one of them since the first week I had them. Not one single scratch. My furniture isn't scratched up either. The fact that you have not taught your cats to use a scratching post, and declawed them anyway, is despicable.

Like it was said before, cats come with claws. If you don't want claws, go get a stuffed animal. Or a pet rock.