Molly was 10 & already declared when I adopted her. She was 19 when she died and in her last 2 years her arthritis kept her from jumping onto anything very , even a recliner. She'd come up to me and reach up trying to pull herself onto the chair but without any claws that was impossible. My other cats, who were not declared, did not have that problem. Of coarse I always helped her up.

I,had no idea what the procedure for declawing was. When I found out that was the end. I think it has been banned in NJ. How cruel.

So many people are uninformed about what declawing consists of. I've talked a couple of people out of it by simply showing them diagrams and photos. Unfortunately, it doesn't work on everyone. But, it at least informs them as to what they are going to put their poor kitty through. They can be trained if you give them the places they are allowed to scratch at and catch them when they are doing it somewhere that they shouldn't be. And lots of patience. As you all know, cats are soooooooo stubborn.

On a good side, if there I see one. Ozzy, a Male child, makes biscuits on me when I am in my chair. We rescued him at a shelter, one of a bonded pair, great cat.

Great, though there are many other reasons for not doing this. The first of which is realizing that it would be like having your fingers cut off so you don't have fingernails. Think about it.

In order to declaw a cat the vet needs to amputate the toes of the cat.

Karma!

Is there absolutely any reason at all to declaw your cats?