Honestly, I'm kind of torn on this. I used to declaw cats, and if it is done properly, to a young cat, I've never seen any problems, in cats that lived to a ripe old age. I don't think its a good idea to do to any older cat, even a year old. None of the the cats I have now are declawed, I gave in to the propaganda, thinking I don't have any hard evidence that it isn't harmful, and it really isn't that hard to deal with controlling the animals behavior, so it really isn't necessary.
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