Ever heard of a litter box?

"Ron M." wrote in message
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"Mary" wrote:

You just do not let a declawed cat outside. Period. Something frightened
him
because he is not stupid--he knows his defenses are not what they used
to
be. What are you thinking? Are there no dogs or cats etc. where you
live?

I know, I know. We WANTED him to be an indoor-only cat, and we had the
exact same concerns about his being declawed. I'd like to get hold of
the idiots who did that and remove their fingers...

In any case, this was after several months of his constant SCREAMING
to get outside, waking us up at 3 a.m. (and we MUST have our sleep),
etc. He wouldn't even poop in his litter box; he'd do it right next to
the door. He'd stand up on his hind feet and paw at the door until the
pads of his feet were raw, trying to get out. It was unbearable to
watch.

We finally let him out on the deck when we were out there eating or
talking, and he was just SOOO happy and peaceful. He'd step off the
deck and wander a few feet away, but never far. I don't think he ever
got more than 50 feet from the house. He still spent 3/4 of his time
inside, and if he needed to toilet, we'd just let him out for a couple
of minutes.

Yeah, we have another cat, and they play somewhat. There are many dogs
in the area, but very few strays, although there are some. There's a
ZILLION cats in the neighborhood, however.

Last night, he didn't even come out of the bedroom where he usually
"lives," which is VERY unusual. Now he's afraid to even walk around
inside the house.

We really have to solve this. Like I said, we HAVE to have our sleep,
and we can't live with him waking us up at 2, 3, 4 in the morning,
pooping and peeing all over the place, etc.

Ron M.