Hmm.
You might consider taking your cat to the vet. And have her put to sleep.
Or take it to a shelter and let come what may.
If your cat is not trained now and has unfriendly unsocial behavoir, then just wait till after you declaw it.
If you think my two options are very upsetting - wait till you see what declawing does to her. As well as moving.
I tried to train her not to claw the furniture with a squirt gun. She thought it was a game. If she wants to be petted she wants it NOW. If not she grabs your hand with her claws and pulls it to her. Yesterday for some reason she clawed my daughter twice, set back and growled.
She’s not mean all the time. When I watch TV she lays on my lap and watches until she falls asleep. At night she stretches out beside me in bed and sleeps.
We had an old cat with very thick, deformed claws. We had to take him to the vet to be cut every few months, or some of the claws would grow into the pad. You just need to find a vet who can do this, or have his tech do it, reasonably for you, let him know you’ll be a constant repeat customer.
Most cats can be easily clipped at home; but it’s easier as a two-person job. Wrapping in towel, laying on side, one person holds down and grabs scruff of neck, while the other clips. (I never clip back feet.)
Our furniture was ruined long ago. The reason I wouldn’t declaw is because you never know how long a cat might live, or how its health will go. I had one very aged cat who needed the claws in his last few years to grab hold and pull himself up onto his favorite chair or the bed; he couldn’t jump adequately anymore...and was a big, heavy cat.
-JT