Declawing a cat means amputating roughly half of each of its fingers. I inherited a declawed cat and I pity anyone who tries to touch her front paws. I have had cats since dinosaurs ruled the earth and I have yet to have an issue with clawing. Then again, I make a regular habit of trimming their nails, providing a cat tree and employing the use of the aforementioned squirt bottle. Also the Bitter Apple type sprays make pets avoid the areas you dont want them in.
(My couch is suede and there has never been so much as a hint of a hole in it.)
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