I got my cat declawed and spayed...?

Question

I put stredded newspaper in her litterbox and she has started to go outside of the litter box. What should I do??

Answer 1

I totally disagree w/Alyssa ~ I had my cat declawed and she suffered no adverse affects from the surgery. The first week I used newspapers in her little box and after that she was back to her normal/active anwry self.

I did do research before I decided to have her declawed and talked to several vets who explained that declawing is done humanely and after surgery my cat would be given pain medication and would make a full recovery which she did.

My cat lived to be 18yrs old ~ she was an inside cat and that was one of the reasons we had her declawed knowing she did not go outside but also so save our expensive furniture along with our Pom's nose!!!!

Answer 2

First off, ignore all the negative comments about declawing. I'm very big into animal welfare, my three cats are declawed and I am fixin' to get my kitten declawed next month. The way I see it, better to get your cat declawed and keep it for the remainder of it's life than to eventually toss it out like yesterdays news just because it is creating havoc in your home and ripping up all your furniture.

I never had problems with the shredded newspaper when my cats got declawed, but I'm afraid I might have a similar problem as you when I get the kitten declawed. He is in a room where we keep the shredder and last week I walked into the room to find he had removed the shredded paper and scattered it throughout the room! He will probably do the same when we have to replace his litter with shredded newspaper :-(

About your cat using the bathroom outside the box since you added the shredded newspaper.... If he poops on the floor, try scooping it up and placing it inside the litter box and bring him to the box and let him see you do this. It may show him that the shredded paper serves the same purpose as litter for the time being. This is how you can also train a kitten to use the litter box, so I'm hoping it will help your cat understand too. It's worth a try anyway. Good Luck!

Answer 3

Did you move the litterbox at the same time? If you moved it, she may just be unfamliar with the area and just move it back temporarily. This will only last a few weeks, as once the paws are completely healed you can go back to using regular litter. If it's still the same spot, I'd call the vet who performed the procedure and ask them if they have any suggestions for what to do. The LAST thing you want to do right now though is to go back to the old litter that she'd use and risk an infection - I know the surgery was already expensive, not to mention the medication, I'm sure you don't want to have to pay more for that! Good luck.

Answer 4

I used to have a cat years ago that I declawed, and afterwards he never went to the cat litter ever again, he would always go in the bathtubs, or outside in the flower bushes... and my mom got fed up with it and gave the cat away... (while i was on vacation so didnt know anything about it)
and after that I found an article about how declawing you cat is so inhumane... that they often have side effects with the litter box bc it is so painful... getting a cat declawed is compared to getting your fingers chopped off at the mid joint.
It is painful for them and it often becomes uncomfortable for them to go in cat litter afterwards...
I saw a lot of comments about owners that did not have bad experiences with declawing, but there are also a lot of people who have... and I am one of them. I will never get a cat declawed ever again bc I saw what it did to my cat, it changed his personality and he would go in the bathtub... That poor cat... we had no idea, my mom just thought he was a jerk of a cat...
I hope you can do something to help with his paws... you should ask your vet, bc they are the experts at these things...

Answer 5

Use carefresh or yesterdays news. You just don't want dusty litter sticking to the incisions. And cats do just fine after declawing, like any surgery. It's rare to develop litter box problems jut from declawing.

Answer 6

try putting some of the poo into the litter box, to encurage that it should go in there, and that is where poo go's. SOme cats cant stand news print, ask your doc if it is okay to use a wood liter like feline pine, it is soft and should be okay to use, it will be more like litter to your cat. Good luck, declawing is rough on not only the cat, but the owner aswell.

Answer 7

I dont really know how to fix this but it does make sense to me that maybe it hurts her to scratch at the paper so maybe that is why she is going on the floor. Try putting training pads on the floor around the box until she heals. This might at least make the mess easier to clean up. As for all the peolple trying to make you feel bad just ignore them. We have two new kittens and one of them is not so gentle with her claws so I totally understand your wanting to declaw her. My father in laws cat is declawed and she acts like she doesnt even realize she doesnt have any claws in the front. She still tries to scratch on the furniture and such but now it doesnt get destroyed. I say its your kitty and your decision. Good Luck and God Bless!

Answer 8

You can go to your local PetSmart... or even possibly grocery store that have litter that is newspaperlike pellets. Sorry, I forget the brand...but there is a picture of what I am talking about on the front of the package.

Answer 9

Use kitty litter sand not newspaper, and you declawed your cat? that's so inhumane, that poor cat. But enough of that: the declawing also might contribute to the cat resisting the litter box.

Answer 10

There is cat litter you can get for cats that have been declawed. I used it for my cat when she got declawed. It was Yesterday News that I use for my cat.