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| My husband and I rescued a female calico recently. We had her spayed and declawed. Within a couple of weeks, she started urinating on my couch and loveseat in the living room. She occassionally uses the litter box. We empty the litterbox 3-4 times a week. We put one upstairs and downstairs and she only uses the downstairs one. We have used all the OTC products and vet recommended products out there. She does not have a UTI. She is about 4 years old. I'm not a big cat person but I treat her like one of the family anyway but right now I'm ready to divorce her.
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Unfortunately, this is very common in de-clawed cats, and it's not something vets will tell you beforehand  . I mean, the entire first joint of their toes was removed, and that does make it very uncomfortable to dig around in sand/gravel. Have you tried any of the softer litters? Newspaper-based, corn-based, etc.? Please remember that YOU made the choice to have her claws removed for the sake of your furniture. I do hope you won't have her put to sleep because she's suffering from that decision.
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Oh, I don't think you sound like folks that would kill a cat that easily!! You can tell that we are pretty anti-declaw here. Not having been around cats that much you probably believed the old hype about it being simple! She will need the softest litter you can find, and give her lots of recovery time. Declawing is extreemly painful and difficult to adjust to. Have you tried a product called Cat Attract? She also has gone through some changes, cats get stressed out very easily. Try to keep everything low-key and easy going. If you get angry, which is a normal reaction, she will just get scared and not understand. Please give us a chance to get to know you, and you to know us! We simply love our kitties and make serious efforts to learn and do our best. There are some very wise people here, including Willow! We would be honored to help you get going with cat ownership! We usually say they own us though!!!
CricketYou don't have to be crazy to be my friend, but it helps!!! 
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| I'm so sorry, I forgot to say Bless you for rescueing the cat! Many of us here have rescued cats and are familiar with some of the extra "baggage" they have. It just takes a while for a rescue to understand they are safe, have an actual real food supply, and don't have to suffer from hunger and weather and the many dangers out there. Security is an unknown thing to them. But, they also make the most wonderful companions once they feel safe! Could you try using plastic-type slip-covers for a little while? Cats usually don't like slippery type surfaces and really don't like peeing on them.
CricketYou don't have to be crazy to be my friend, but it helps!!!
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| Sorry to be so short, but I do get tired of people saying "I had my cat de-clawed and now she won't use the litterbox, and I'm so tired of it I'm going to take her to the shelter" (which is a certain death sentence....even most "no-kill" shelters will put down cats with litterbox issues). And I hear it all the time. It does get old and I lose patience. Some de-clawed cats end up only using puppy housetraining pads. That might be an option, or using an old towel in the litterbox. Though the softer paper litters would probably be the first thing I would try.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------Educate, don't amputate! Don't de-claw your cat! http://www.declawing.com/ http://www.pawsneedclaws.com/
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| I just don't understand why any reputable veterinarian will declaw a cat now that we know how cruel it is. It's very frustrating to me that they will cause that kind of suffering just for money. Willow and Cricket had some very good suggestions. I have to agree with Cricket, I think it's wonderful that you gave your kitty a second chance by rescuing her, please be patient with the poor baby while she recovers from this trauma.
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| When I adopted my Baby Kitty many years back I had her declawed as I wasn't aware of what declawing really meant. My vet told me then to use shredded newspaper and that's what I did. If you opt for this just know everytime she goes you should change out the paper. He told me it was best after the procedure so she wouldn't get any particles in her paws that would lead to infection. I did it for 2 months I probably would never declaw again but my girl lived a 18+ great years with me. So since you can't take the operation back just do everything to can for her comfort.
 
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| We almost got a cat and were considering having it declawed... But then we found out about those nail caps things, but we didn't end up getting him. His owners got a new kitten (they had 3) and decided that instead of making room for one more they'd just get rid of the old one! GRR. And then right after that one of their cats was hit by a car. Punishment, it looks like. But the poor two kitties.....
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