Thanks for all the advice.
I'm still pretty torn. BTW, my cat is six years old. I never declawed him b/c I thought it was inhumane. Then he ruined all of my new furniture. Not seriously, but enought to make me unhappy. He hasn't been too bad lately. My sister had him for the last year, which is why I stated that I just got him back. (I no longer have the furniture that he messed up). I don't have any furniture pieces yet, but the ones I had were all scratched up b/c he liked to jump up on them. So, I'm worried about getting new furniture b/c I don't want them to get all scratched up. I love my cat so much. I could never give him away, especially knowing he would more than likely be declawed by new owners anyway. I tried the spray stuff years ago. I don't remember it working all that well, but I could give it a go again. I do clap and yell no which gets him away. So, he has done o.k. I just haven't given him a replacement.
How will I prevent him from jumping up on my dressers? He loves to be up high.
So, I'll try the spray again. I'll get a post or piece of rug.
Perhaps I'll give the soft paws a try and buy clippers.
Thank you again, everyone.
