Thanks for your reply. I will try the water box. She was completely declawed when I got her - in fact her teeth were also filed. She's a beauty and is really starting to come around. She loves to play and watches for me to come home from work from the window every day. She is treated like a queen here. I know it will take some time, especially since she was previously put in a cage at night. I checked with the laws before I got her, so I'm okay there. I wouldn't ever want to have to give her up - I'd probably move first. Any other suggestions would be appreciated. I had thought about getting her a playmate, to keep her company, but I would want her to know that she is the queen first. The best progress I made with this bad habit was buying her a brand new dooder box (large) and Dr. Elsey's Cat Attract litter. Although it hasn't cured her, she was so pleased when I showed her her new box, she rolled around in it. Of course, she also got a new ball too and some other toys. I'm at the pet store more than the food store, because she hides her toys and I can't find them! She has a lot of places to go in this big house. And she seems to like it here. For others who are reading, I also used white vinegar to wash the bedding and then ran it though another wash. I've just put a garbage bag on the bed and it hasn't happened again - not yet. But she still goes in some other places. I expect that she could smell the other cats that lived here and didn't want to use their boxes since they were cleaned out with Mr. Clean and perhaps the ammona turned her off. I'll keep at it. Hopefully the screen door can go on this weekend.



Any other suggestions would be appreciated. Keep loving cats! They have no idea how much they mean to us.



Thanks again,



Amy

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