[hanimal]

I dunno, me personally, I'd probably not get it declawed.
Unless it's abused, it probably won't scratch you except on accident like if you're holding it and the nails poke out a little.

And a cat is way better than a dog if you're not gonna be around a lot. By no means neglect it, whenever you're home you should give it tons of affection, but you don't need to baby it nearly as much as a dog, very independent those cats.