Need Cats Declawed

I have to say that we got our cat declawed about 5-6 yrs ago because she was destroying a beautiful couch that was given to us from my husband's parents - not to mention she was ruining the door frames of the apartment we were renting. it was the best investment we've made! And she's a much happier cat because we're not constantly yelling at her or spraying her with water (like one poster suggested - we tried it and the scratching posts for many months - they never worked). And it's complete joy to have her owners' minds sane and anger-free. :-)
Now, if she goes over the couch and scratches it - no biggie...she does it for a few seconds and she's off to sitting on our lap purring away.
She's way more lovey now because we never have to yell at her. She never had any complications - the procedure went smoothly. It was the best $300 that we've ever spent.
I would suggest not to take the cheapest vet out there b/c they might not offer the best care -- thus you might have complications post-surgery. It is surgery - so it's not gonna be cheap. I think we paid $300 for the entire costs (surgery, anesthesia, pain meds, etc. etc.) 5-6 yrs ago -- I'm sure the prices have changed since then.
We went to Frankford Crest in north Dallas. Highly recommend this vet. Very professional staff.
http://www.frankfordcrestpets.com/

I had to get my cat declawed several years ago - I,too, was totally against it but he was also ruining a new couch! I took him to Parker Animal Clinic in Plano.
2129 W Parker Rd # A
Plano, TX 75023
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We also take our 2 dogs there - they are a good practice.

I would read up about the procedure before you do it. They don't just remove the claws they cut through the bone. I use to adopt out cats through a humane society and we would have a lot of declawed cats turned in because later on down the road declawed cats can have problems such as not wanting to use the liter box anymore. Pain in the paws. Claws growing back on the inside of the skin. I would get a good scratching post with sisel rope and you have to train your cats to use the post and not the furniture. Using a spray bottle with water sometimes work when they are using your furniture as a scratching post. OR adopt a cat that is already declawed.

Have you tried softpaws? http://www.softpaws.com/

They work for us, but didn't work for my sister's cat (who was allergic to the glue).

I don't know where you are from, but I took my cat to Rockwall County Animal Clinic. They charged $125 to declaw and spay her at the same time. They did a wonderful job and were so nice. They kept her for three days and encouraged me to come by and see her every day. When I would go see her they would take her out of the cage and hand her too me and just let me hold her as long as I wanted. They also would call me and give me updates on how she was doing. I would highly recommend them.