declawing is inhumane. you're cutting their "fingers" off at the first joint. awful.

my vet will do it as the absolute last resort, but highly recommends against it. i would never, ever do it.

you have two options, trim the cat's nails, which is what we do, or get those caps for the claws.

otherwise, if you can't handle a cat with claws, don't get a cat.