Reply #10: I adopted a declawed cat from the shelter

[Robbien]

The cat refuses to use the litter box and claws at the door when she needs to go. When I ignore her request, there are messes on the carpet that have to be cleaned up and disinfected.

So the cat goes outside. She is a mouser. Even without claws there are dead mouse carcasses to throw out almost every day. Sorry to say that there are also bird feathers and bird bits and pieces to clean up every once in a while.

So, declawing will not change the strong hunter instinct some cats have. Anyone need a litter box, never been used?