Help, my cat is having problems using the box!

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messycat - 19 Nov 2005 05:05 GMT

I have had my cat for almost three years now. Just about the entire tim
I have had her she has always had a hard time using the litter box t
poop in. She urinates in it fine.I also have another cat too, with he
own litter box, which she uses fine.

Back to the problem cat. I've tried different litter, places in th
house, food etc..to no avail. What else can I do? Should I confine he
to a limted space area and see what she does? Could this train her t
use the litter box again?

Please help, i'm at my last straw now. I have a new born, and I jus
can't have my cat pooping randomly in the house. Thanks

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Willow - 19 Nov 2005 06:56 GMT

It's kinda hard to re-train an adult cat.. what kind of box are you using?
Belkira used to totally hate open boxes, he would only use the ones with a
top.

Privacy is certainly a must, try putting the poop in the box (as opposed to
trowing it away)...

Those are the things I can think about offhand.. I bet others will have
better ideas, I'll pop in if I think of anything.

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> I have had my cat for almost three years now. Just about the entire time
> I have had her she has always had a hard time using the litter box to
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> Please help, i'm at my last straw now. I have a new born, and I just
> can't have my cat pooping randomly in the house. Thanks!

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messycat - 19 Nov 2005 14:43 GMT

Willow Wrote:

> It's kinda hard to re-train an adult cat.. what kind of box are yo
> using?
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> --
> Will~

Thanks,

Sounds like a good idea. I've wanted to use an enclosed box to kee
the home fresher smelling, but I've always thought my cat wouldn't b
adventurous to try an eclosed box. She's kind of a scaredy cat-no pu
intended

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5cats - 19 Nov 2005 18:14 GMT

> Thanks,
>
> Sounds like a good idea. I've wanted to use an enclosed box to keep
> the home fresher smelling, but I've always thought my cat wouldn't be
> adventurous to try an eclosed box. She's kind of a scaredy cat-no pun
> intended-

My scardy cat is the one who seems to like his "privacy" the most. It's
one of the bold ones who insists on an uncovered box. And the 22 pounder
needs his own giant size box of course!

And if that doesn't work, consider trying different types of litter as
well.

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jmc - 19 Nov 2005 12:17 GMT

Suddenly, without warning, messycat exclaimed (19-Nov-05 5:05 AM):

Two things to try:

Add a third box. Some cats like to have a poop box and a pee box. Some
people say you should always have one more box than you have cats.

If the box has a top, take it off. If it doesn't, add one.

jmc

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