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I am wondering if I could get some advice for my neighbour's cat...
She normally is free to come and go as she likes through a cat door and spends most of her time outside, including bathroom and doesn't use an indoor litterbox.
The other day she got a corneal ulcer and now has a cone to prevent her from scratching and pawing her eye, needs eyedrops 3-4x a day, pain meds and has to stay inside. However, she is not accustomed to using a litterbox or being confined inside for long periods of time.
So she's been a little bit distressed and unhappy, being stuck inside and dealing with the cone.
Does anyone have advice on how to help get her to use a litterbox inside or other tips for keeping her less stressed? They put some dirt in the litterbox in hopes of it being more like the outdoors, but so far no luck. The other option is to take her out on a harness and leash to do her business, but not sure she's ever been on one before.
Are there any alternatives to the cone for preventing her pawing her eye?
She normally is free to come and go as she likes through a cat door and spends most of her time outside, including bathroom and doesn't use an indoor litterbox.
The other day she got a corneal ulcer and now has a cone to prevent her from scratching and pawing her eye, needs eyedrops 3-4x a day, pain meds and has to stay inside. However, she is not accustomed to using a litterbox or being confined inside for long periods of time.
So she's been a little bit distressed and unhappy, being stuck inside and dealing with the cone.
Does anyone have advice on how to help get her to use a litterbox inside or other tips for keeping her less stressed? They put some dirt in the litterbox in hopes of it being more like the outdoors, but so far no luck. The other option is to take her out on a harness and leash to do her business, but not sure she's ever been on one before.
Are there any alternatives to the cone for preventing her pawing her eye?