2009-12-19, 04:29 PM
I have 2 cats. Both are declawed. They haven't had any problems since the first few days, though they were young when declawed. At 8 years old, I'm not really sure. However I think adoption is a worse choice, they cat could end up with someone much worse or someone who ended up declawing them anyway. So that just leaves your cat hurt and you without the cat anymore. Alternatively the cat could end up in a better home, or end up staying in the shelter since older animals are less often adopted, but there are no guarantees either way. At least when you declaw it you know what will happen.