Jazzcat: I don't think it has anything to do with the de-claw as he's not had them since he was neutered almost 3 years ago, and the problem is pretty recent. His weird attachment to his litter he's had since the day we brought him home.
Funny side story. I couldn't figure out how a kitten got litter all over. When we first brought him home he had his own room for a week on vet's orders to make sure all the tests came back clean before we let the cats play together. I caught him in the litter, grabbing it between his front paws and throwing it around like confetti, then chasing the pieces across the tile floor. I don't think he goes to that extreme anymore but he's still pretty messy.
Edwina's Secretary: The two cats share a litter box. When we first got Zel we had two but after a week or so, the second was never used so we did away with it. They have been sharing one ever since.
As far as litter goes we use the clay type (Fresh Step) and always have. (Well except when they were de-clawed then we used the smushy newspaper pellets the vet gave us for a couple weeks.) We typically change it every 4-7 days. We've tried letting it go longer or changing it more often but he still wigs out. None of it seems to bother our other cat in the least. Would reintroducing a second litter help?
Another thing I thought of. My kitties are fat (Eva is 12 lbs and Zel 15 lbs at their last yearly). Not really obese or anything since they (especially Zel) are big all over, but the vet says they could both stand to lose a pound or two. We always just left them dry food out, so a year and a half ago-ish we did what the vet suggested and gave them one cup of food a day and that was it. On their last visit their weight had actually increased a smidge so we switched to the "indoor cat" version of Science Diet. When we switched they liked the new food better to the point even mixing the two we had a hard time getting them to finish off the old. Do you think going back to leaving food out all the time would help? I'd rather have a fat cat than a biting cat.
I'll throw up pictures when I get a chance ^_^
Edit: Pictures!
Zel
And one of my favorites, linked for size.
http://www.pantsunai.com/uploads/img44b638bd8cc84.jpg
Eva
... and finally the two of them cuddling in a laundry basket, not looking happy I woke them with the camera.
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