I have read a lot of mixed things on declawing. I lean towards don't do it, but I think its infinitely more humane than something like soft paws. When I was a kid, we had a family cat declawed.
I was against it, but I was also 10 and didn't have much say in the matter. When she got home from the vet, as soon as the anesthesia wore off, she seemed unfazed. She was playful and using her paws and really not showing any signs on pain.
Declawing is a one time deal, rather than a constant annoyance/discomfort like soft paws. Also, if you do feel the need to use soft paws, be sure to check them multiple times a day, because they get infected pretty often. Also, your cat will eat them, and that's probably not healthy.
Don't. Declawed cats (by any method) tend to develop behavioral problems such as biting or not using the litterbox appropriately. It's a statistical FACT.
Don't believe me? Go to an animal shelter and look at all the declawed cats no one wants. Most vets who have graduated from school in the past ten years WILL NOT declaw a cat.
Period. It's not a surgery that can be undone. So if there are problems, and there often are (especially if the cat is an adult or obese when the surgery occurs), that's pretty much the end of the cat.
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