Looking for helpful hints to help deal with cats claws

I am so happy to hear that you are against declawing your cat. Declawing is such a painful process for them and it really does leave them defenseless. I am aware of one other method when it comes to preventing scratches, but sadly it will also leave your cat defenseless if it goes outside and such.

There are caps that you can buy for your cat's claws. The caps are painless. You use a special glue to apply the caps to the claws, which will leave them covered and unable to scratch your furniture.