Rob

One of my barn cats has been following me back to my house from the barn for a couple months. He pretty much has taken residence on my front deck. I feed him every day and he's pretty spoiled.

However, for the past week or so he has been making an extra special attempt to come inside my house. He has always been an outdoors cat and I want to let him in but I'm scared that he'll shred my furniture. I don't want to get him de-clawed because if and when he goes outside he'll get his ass kicked by other cats.

He sits outside making noise and when I come out he rushes to me. He's a great cat and I would love to let him inside. Any suggestions other than removing his claws? Also, is it hard to train a cat that has lived his entire life (roughly 2 years) outside to use a litter box?

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