Being a couple of days behind in mail, I hadn't read Dr. Weiss' comments on declaw and tendonectomy in issue 1117. I'll be writing him for references -- to be truthful, neither procedure is taught here, and though I've heard about tendonectomy in the past, I'd forgotten *all* about it. Sounds like a great alternative. Laura [Moderator's note: No more posts about cat declawing will be accepted. BIG] [Posted in FML issue 1118]