I'm hoping that all is well now since it looks like the last post was several months ago. Personally, I hope kitty still has her fingers. :) Kudos for seeking alternatives to declawing.
I've had great success eliminating inappropriate scratching by placing a Purrfect Post Mondo scratcher in...
I recently adopted a couple rescue kittens (2- 3 months old) to enrich the lives of my older cats... Not sure the older cats see it that way, but I digress... I think Finnegan is going to be a nibbler/attacker cat - I have holes in my toes already, but he's been acting like he may be teething...