Ginger-lyn Summer wrote:

I know, Mary, and I had the phone screen interview, the adoption
agreement, and everything ready to go. This is the first time I have
tried to place a cat privately, and it was a desperate situation at
the time to get her out of here and into somewhere else temporarily.
Unfortunately, the temporary person took matters into her own hands
before I could stop her :-( If I could have kept the kitten here, it
would have gone much more the way I had planned, but that wasn't an
option. Believe me, in the future, if anything like this ever arises
again, I won't let one go without making it clear that these steps
must be taken first

Hey Ginger-Lyn - that was a hellish situation for both you and
Morganna/Tallula. I know you did the best thing you could under the
circumstances, and you most certainly saved that kitten's life. And
no matter how terrible declawing is, it's not as bad as being killed,
or slowly starving to death, or living a neglected, stressed-out
life, as she most likely would have in that horrible household.

I'm sure you know the phrase "beggars can't be choosers". Sometimes,
in desperate situations, you just have to take what's offered, even
when it's far from ideal, because it's better than the alternative.
So don't beat yourself about it. You've learned something important
and you'll be more prepared if you should ever need to place a cat
in a new home.

Purrs that you can convince Tallula's adopter not to declaw her!!

Joyce