Hi,
I can't beleive they still do it, we had a visit from an American family and the mother was appalled my cats weren't declawed! "oh it only hurts for a minute" oh well thats ok then, do you want me to rip out all your finger nails then?
Strange they never visited again, just as well as their kids were absolute horrors and stressed the cats out no end!
A declawed cat is more likely to be aggressive as it only has its teeth to defend it, they can't go out doors, their nail beds can get infected, there are so many reasons why it shouldn't be done, Why are US vets so inhuman that they still do it?
I hope the cat gets a lovely caring home, hopefully with someone who can understand what it has gone through
Izzie