What a beautiful cat. Too bad I'd never be allowed to adopt one since my cats get declawed. I've got a great vet and none of my cats who've been declawed have ever had a problem physically or emotionally. They're still able to mouse (when I have a mouse in the house) and they slap the dog around on a regular basis.
Two stories about the first cat I ever had declawed. I was living in Houston and would occasionally let her outside in our fenced backyard. We could always tell the difference between the front yard chameleons and the backyard chameleons. The backyard lizards were tail-less while the front yard lizards had their tails. She also managed to climb the fence and get on the roof one day when I wasn't looking.
When I got my cat, I had a choice of either having him declawed and having him be allowed to visit my parents' cats, or not having him declawed but never having him get any feline company. Given the amount of enjoyment he's gotten over the years from visiting my parents and their cats, I think I made the right choice.