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Cat Forum / General Topics / August 2005Lost for ideas
Our 4 month old Elia who was born in our house and who was the first one to use the litter box when only a few weeks old has decided to use the living room instead now. Why? Of course I was smart enough to close the door after he did it a few times - now he goes just in front of the door. Why? The litter is clean, I have two boxes for three cats, I have put "kitten-attract-powder" unto the litter and "no-pipi" where he goes in the livingroom. He can't be sick, he's just after seeing the vet, but it *stinks* and I don't know what to do ... Carola ^..^ ~~ , =´`= ___ ) (_ : Our 4 month old Elia who was born in our house and who was the first one to : use the litter box when only a few weeks old has decided to use the living [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] : livingroom. He can't be sick, he's just after seeing the vet, but it : *stinks* and I don't know what to do ... Sorry: wanted to say three boxes for two cats - Micky goes outside. : Carola : : ^..^ ~~ , : =´`= ___ ) : (_ >Our 4 month old Elia who was born in our house and who was the first one to >use the litter box when only a few weeks old has decided to use the living [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >livingroom. He can't be sick, he's just after seeing the vet, but it >*stinks* and I don't know what to do ... Have you moved the box he usually uses? Is it in a high traffic area or a noisy area ? Does he do it every time he has to go ? When cleaning the litter do you clean the box (Wash it) ? After a while the plastic of the box can hold smells. Our Prancer would not go unless he was all alone and would not be bothered and even then he would poop right in front of the door on occasion. We finally got a bigger box for him (Area wise - not height wise) and made sure it was ALWAYS clean and it a low traffic area and he finally started using it again. If nothing has changed then I would say it is time to see a vet. http://users.ameritech.net/lestark/ : >Our 4 month old Elia who was born in our house and who was the first one to : >use the litter box when only a few weeks old has decided to use the living [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] : : Have you moved the box he usually uses? No, now I have put it in front of the door of the living room which is *always* closed now. : Is it in a high traffic area or a noisy area ? Not at all, he usually goes at times when nobody sees him, at night, otherwise I'd scare him ;-| : Does he do it every time he has to go ? If the door's open - yes! It seems to be his toilet room. : When cleaning the litter do you clean the box : (Wash it) ? Yes. : After a while the plastic of the box can hold smells. It's nearly new. : Our Prancer would not : go unless he was all alone and would not be bothered and even then he would poop right in : front of the door on occasion. We finally got a bigger box for him (Area wise - not : height wise) and made sure it was ALWAYS clean and it a low traffic area and he finally : started using it again. Interesting enough one of his brothers whom we have given away does exactly the same thing after he was fine there for a month. Either they did not learn properly from their mom, or could it already have to do with marking? : If nothing has changed then I would say it is time to see a vet. What could it be if I did need to see the vet? Off I go to consult the cat books, I've never experienced this before <grumble> ... <sigh>. carola |
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