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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / May 2006Help....odd litter box problem
Please Help! I'm having litter box problems with my kitty. She has suddenly decided that she absolutely will not use the litter box more than once unless it's cleaned. When the box is cleaned, she'll use it. After that, she will go on the mat in front of the box until I clean the box again. I watched her do this and she pokes her head in the box and gets a disgusted look on her face. I think she's grossed out by the "used" litter. I clean it twice a day, but I can't follow her around the house 24-hours/day to cleanup after her. She tends to spray the edges of the box, so I can't get one of those self-cleaning boxes. I've tried several different boxes and nothing has worked. I could do multiple boxes, but then how many do I have to have? She didn't used to do this. She was sick recently and that's when it started. However, she's all well now and I can't break her of the habit. Any ideas? Thank you! Tricky. Is the litter deep enough for her to dig and cover? I assume the box is large enough for her to be able to manouver in it. Is the litter the clumping sort? If it isn't she may get her paws wet/dirty when using it and not like that. Have you changed litter brand? Does it give off a scent when used (perfume, that is) that maybe she does not like? Or have you changed her diet, maybe she does not recognise the smell of her own output? Different foods make output smell differently to put it delicately! sandra Try placing another box near by for her to use. One cat should have two boxes. Gail > Please Help! I'm having litter box problems with my kitty. > [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > Thank you! >I watched her do this and she pokes her > head in the box and gets a disgusted > look on her face. I don't blame her! It sounds like you have a covered box. Many cats don't like the covers because they concentrate the odors. I would suggest that you remove the cover and get a second box. That way it will be more likely she will find a "clean" box. ---MIKE--- >>In the White Mountains of New Hampshire >> (44° 15' N - Elevation 1580') >> I watched her do this and she pokes her >> head in the box and gets a disgusted [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > suggest that you remove the cover and get a second box. That way it > will be more likely she will find a "clean" box. I don't like people... they concentrate odors. :-D > I don't like people... they concentrate odors. :-D fuckwod > Please Help! I'm having litter box problems with my kitty. my first thought was that you spoiled her my second thought after reading mikes post was we flush after we go, I think this is what the cat wants i mean it's obvious, she wants a tidy bowl just like we do now my cats? they bury sh.t with sh.t... the little one does anyway the big one, she pop a cork bout every 2 days she don't care, she's scared to death to f.ck up around her fraid she might get her leg broken again, poor thing I had a customer who had a auto litter cleaner thingy after the cats leaves it sweeps and dumps it into a small plastic bag no foolin! sounds like about 43 dollars new or so for such a device or maybe 63 dollars... I don't plan on buying one i better not catch one of mine crapping in the floor, they know Ill drop kick them Now Jupiter has taken to peeing in the bathtub NO FOOLIN' I've never seen her do it, but I see little muddy prints up to the rear of the tub I have an old claw tub, I see a little light pee streak going down the length of the tub I just hit it with a splash of bleach and the shower massage I don't care! uses less scoop away when I don't clean the litter for 2 days, the same one craps in the tub.. yep! I clean it the same way, bleach and shower massage. I praise her for it, it's one step away from the toilet funny thing.. she watches me (they are always watching me) she watches me handle my business.... I have litter prints on the toilet seat... she is trying to get this bathroom thing down I tell ya... It wouldn't surprise me if I heard the toilet flush in the middle of the night yes it is a contradiction jupiter used to play in the outhouse but anymore. she will crap in the tub.. like I say, I don't care, it's to easy to spray it down the drain... super clean with bleach I like the idea that she likes porcelain she's just one step closer to knowing > yes it is a contradiction > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > I like the idea that she likes porcelain she's just one step closer to > knowing Scoop every day, at least once a day and she will go in the box. > Scoop every day, at least once a day and she will go in the box. just not true seeing that you feed them like gov't mules > > Scoop every day, at least once a day and she will go in the box. > > just not true seeing that you feed them like gov't mules The reason I said that is because when I was busy and forgot to scoop (in college, working full time, many other excuses, *blush*) my first cat pooped and peed in the tub. There is also the possibility that your girl has a little female problem or UTI--they like the feel of the cool tub when there is a problem. It is a classic sign, going in the tub. Baby girl might need to see the vet. |
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