He mostly sleeps all day and will not play anymore. He walks very gingerly as if his pads were sore. This cat was very active and ornery before he had this surgery and such a dramatic change seems very odd. I realize that this was probably a sort of trauma, but I thought that he would have come out of it by now. We have given him all kinds of extra attention and treats as the vet suggested.
Cats have different preferences for scratching, depending on their personalities.
One of my cats is declawed, but I regret very much having done it. All it takes is one time. Not good, since we had left the window open for our cat to get some fresh air while we were gone. Our does not have front claws so he is strictly indoors, and I was picturing him dead or badly injured somewhere outside. We had no idea what had transpired, but we thanked God for looking after our cat and keeping him safe from the window and screen.