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Floor pooper

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Polly
Polly

My cat has been poopung on the floor. She knows where her litter box it, and uses it to urinate. She tends to pick a corner to use or shell do it right next to the litter box but never in it. She will not urinate in the box if there is any feces in there (I've tried putting the feces in the box to show her that thats where it goes). In this case, she will urinate outside of the box. Her stools are soft but i noticed a little bit of mucous threading and possibly some blood. She is a happy, active, loving cat, and I've tried every thing. I've taken the lid off the litter box, I've moved it, I've even sprayed cat deterrent in the places she likes to go. She is the only pet in the apartment, and gets lots of attention. I love her very much, but this is getting to be too much. The vets cannot find anything wrong with her currently, although she had a tapeworm when we first got her. Could the tapeworm be back? Please help!

Four Response(s) to “Floor pooper”:

  • Veteran Advisor Matthew says:

    February 27th, 2008 at 08:20 PM

    Dear Britany,

    Specialists in animal behaviour advise that the number of litter trays to the number of cats is number of cats plus one; so in your case I would recommend having two trays in your apartment. Cats are clean animals and will often not toilet in a tray which is dirty. I would try this first.

     

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    March 10th, 2009 at 07:56 PM

    My cat also poops on the floor...next to the litter box. She hasn't always done this and will still urinate in the litter box. I have supplied multiple litter boxes but she still does it. Could it be the litter? What is an ideal litter for cats?

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    April 03rd, 2009 at 12:47 PM

    my cat poos on floor if weed in box i spend a fortoon on cat litter ass if i cleen it every time she poos1 or wees more than2 times she wont go in it i think my cat has c.c.d. compulsive cleen disorder for cats

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    February 22nd, 2010 at 02:10 PM

    My cat also defacates just outside her litter box although i empty her litter box after each use except overnight,have tried changing to different litter gradually as advised but it hasnt helped so am beginning to think its just something i'll have to put up with,my previous cat never did this so i'm not happy with the new situation & my husband wants to return her to the shelter:(

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