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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / August 2003litter box prob
-- X-No-Archive: yes I am so frustrated with this situation! My cat has refused to go in the litter box for over 6 weeks now and poops on the floor. He will "pee" in the box and leave the box to poop on the rug surrounding the box. He had a dental cleaning and tooth extracted in July. I have taken him to the vet 3 times so far. We have gone through a myriad of medications and finished them all now as of one week ago. Bobby is still pooping on the floor. I asked on a cat behavior group and they said he has "forgotten" about the litter box and I can't believe that! He is 8 years old and has always done his "business" in the litter box. I am just so frustrated. Have you put another box next to his usual one - he may prewfer one box for peeing & one for pooping. Or you can even line up 3 boxes in a row. One of my cats pooped *just* outside the litter box when she was youngish; giving her 3 litter boxes worked. On the bright side, be glad he's pooping just outside the box, & peeing in it. In reverse it would be a lot worse, clean-up & smell-wise. (Plus it's not in random parts of the house.) Cathy -- "Staccato signals of constant information..." ("The Boy in the Bubble") Paul Simon > -- > X-No-Archive: yes [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > I am just so frustrated. -- X-No-Archive: yes This cat is 8 years old and never had a problem before. He has been with me since he was 9 weeks old. We never had problems like this before and the vet says he is in excellent health. This weekend I will add another litter box just in case he wants his own after all these years. > Have you put another box next to his usual one - he may prewfer one box for > peeing & one for pooping. Or you can even line up 3 boxes in a row. One of [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] > > > > I am just so frustrated. He may be getting more picky & refined in his litter box habits in middle age. ;-) Let us know if adding a litter box helps. Cathy -- "Staccato signals of constant information..." ("The Boy in the Bubble") Paul Simon > -- > X-No-Archive: yes [quoted text clipped - 50 lines] > > > > > > I am just so frustrated. -- X-No-Archive: yes I will. I can't believe after all these years that he is getting picky but a cat's age at 8 maybe middle age and maybe he is just getting older and fussier. I don't know. I am making every excuse for him. Frustration abound. > He may be getting more picky & refined in his litter box habits in middle > age. ;-) [quoted text clipped - 66 lines] > > > > > > > > I am just so frustrated. I think another box will help. Cats get quirky, too!! Gail > -- > X-No-Archive: yes [quoted text clipped - 82 lines] > > > > > > > > > > I am just so frustrated. t>a cat's age at 8 maybe middle age and maybe he is just getting older and >fussier. Maybe he needs a new corvette Also, try a different litter. my cat didn't like to poo in litter pearls , maybe she couldn't get a grip . She prefers fine gravel, almost like sand. Alison -- Alison Links to animal information websites http://mysite.freeserve.com/petinfolinks/ > -- > X-No-Archive: yes [quoted text clipped - 50 lines] > > > > > > I am just so frustrated. |
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