Please please do not get your kitty declawed
The kitty would Never be able to be an outside cat they need their claws to help balance and climb.
Plenty of cat toys and a tall cat tree will keep kitty happy, and if s/he goes to scratch something that isn't, a spray bottle and firm no works well. I have 2 cats and they don't scratch my furniture.
oh- 2 kittens is better than one, one will need alot of human interaction to keep it happy and two will play together and keep eachother amused.. you might find with one you dont have time to keep it amused with the baby and then it will get bored and scratch/pee (yes- my old cat did!
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