I think declawing cats is stone-*ss EVIL!
I got these two declawed cats from some gay goon (not that there's anything wrong with it) who was dismayed and terribly PUT OUT that the cats scratched his sofa and rugs. What an incredible *sshole!
The cats (females) are fine out here on out four acres of wooded land. They hang around with the deer, they graze in the long grasses in the back, and they climb trees. And, they have become grat mousers. I'm 60, have had around 20 cats in my life, and I talk to them. I tell them what to do. That may sound odd.......... I don't care. Health is mostly all in your head......... and theirs.
Thanks for taking care of your declawed kitty.
I don't have cats anymore because I have become allergic to them but I have had dozens and DOZENS of cats in my 66 years. Inside cats usually live long healthy lives. Outside cats generally live short violent lives. It is a little better if they are neutered but they still get run over by cars, killed by dogs or coyotes and if they live in the city and they are around feral cats who harbor diseases. I have no problem with them being declawed if it is done young and they are kept up where they are safe from predators.
I have 5 that aren't allowed outside... They aren't bored at all... Here at the office, we have two. I would never let them out because we are on a major highway.
At home, we have one that is deaf, he would be dead in hours if we let him out. The other two, well, they have no desire to go outside. We did get a new screen door for them to look out of the front of the house. And we grow kitty grass in the house for them to eat. Our woods has owls, hawks, eagles, raccoons, groundhogs, foxes, neighbor dogs, etc... Also, where we live, most outdoor cats end up with fleas. .