Let us know how your mom and the cat are.

I never had the back paws declawed just the front so I don't know how long your cats recovery will be.

Our cat jumps from a chair up to the top of our Grandfathers clock then up to the top of the bay window (my window covering allows this) and either makes herself comfy for a nap or walks along the top of the bay window, jumps to next bay then to a wall that does not go all the way to the ceiling, jumps down to the top of the fridge then down to the counter and lastly the floor....whew

She has also been known to whack kids and our dog on the head - you can hear the thud when that happens