I hadn't heard that Ca is making declawing illegal.
I sort of wish we had declawed ours, though. His breeder had us sign a contract and we agreed not to declaw him. Most breeders require this now.
But, even though I trim his claws weekly, he has done major damage to our sofas , my mahogany furniture, and our Steinway.
He has a scratching post that he loves, but this doesn't keep him from using the sofas as well.
My daughter didn't want us to declaw him when he was a kitten, ( but I would have , contract or not) so we didn't.
We had a siamese for 14 yrs and she was declawed in the front, and always an indoor cat, like our cat is now.
He's too old to do it now. I don't know what to do when we get new sofas. I've tried the double stick tape but he just works at it until it peels and then on to the fabric he goes.
What is a cat owner to do? We love the rascal, and he is such a friendly cat, comes like a dog.
Luckily, not all cats do such damage.
Have fun raising your sweet kitten.
Gail