This ritual should be performed once a week. Too often people lose patience with the clawing challenge and ask their veterinarian to declaw their cat. Unfortunately, the procedure is seen by many cat owners as routine. This is far from true. It is a highly controversial operation whose physical and psychological effects are in dispute.
Any surgical procedure presents risks, and declawing is no different.
Think long and hard about whether such a procedure is really necessary for your cat. Cats should be given every chance to learn proper scratching habits. Declawing should be the very last option. To a cat, claws aren't destructive. They are essential body parts, part of what makes a cat a cat.