I never really considered declawing Petey. This summer he took a keen interest in our rattan type dining room chairs. I trimmed his nails and he'd have them sharp again in about 24 hours. I'd find little piles of "stuff" under the chairs where he had been shredding at them. I read about these nail caps for cats somewhere on the internet awhile back and decided to give them a try. (Maybe it was Cute Overload?) I've always rubbed his feet so he's used to me touching them so getting them "installed" wasn't too bad. Now that they are applied he seems to be quite comfortable with them and isn't chewing at them or anything. What remains to be seen is if they will stay on for any length of time....