Quote Originally Posted by birdgirl73
I have two cats that have all their claws, and they only claw scratching posts or intentional clawing surfaces I have around. If you get them young and direct them to claw in that way, they aren't destructive. Also, you may be able to adopt an adult cat that's already been declawed. My last cat was that way--she'd been declawed before I adopted her.

Your mom's not very tolerant of pets, is she?
That's great advice, there's a lot of homeless house pets out there.. that may seem angry and afraid at the world and everything around em, but in reality just want a nice warm,loving home.

If anything you'd think that his mother would be more inclined to get something cute and fuzzy than something scaley and cold blooded