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Bad Kitty!
Bella just took a giant shit in front of the bathroom door upstairs in our bedroom. She was outside for like two hours and was only in the house for about ten minutes when she let loose. I don't know what the fuck is the matter with her, but I have got to figure out a way to potty train her or she's not going to be able to stay here. She knows where her litterbox is and was using it and will use it when she's in the bathroom, so I don't know what's wrong with her. She knows she did something wrong because as soon as I came upstairs, she started to try and go downstairs. Anyone have any ideas what her issue might be or how to train her? She did this at Christine's, but she thought it was because she didn't like to share a litterbox. Arggh!
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your cat and my dog should get together (she just started messing on the floor again, and we hope to be moving to the house - ie. all brand new floors put down - in a few weeks). Eek.
.: erica said on August 30, 2002 02:49 AM :: link it :.Where is the litter box? Try moving it and also try switching kitty litter from clumping to clay or vice versa. Cats can be so irrational sometimes!
.: Lisa said on August 30, 2002 08:07 AM :: link it :.When my cat did that they vet did say to move the litter box to another location. We did and no more problems.
.: sandy said on August 30, 2002 08:36 AM :: link it :.Did it begin at Christine's house? Maybe she's still angry? Maybe she needs her nosed rubbed in it and then her little fluffy but gently dropped into her litter box to make a point.
.: Anne said on August 30, 2002 08:46 AM :: link it :.the 'just came in from outside' part worries me -- could be your cat's like a dog i once had that preferred carpet to any other pooping venue. not grass, or dirt, or linoleum, or newspaper -- you could cover the whole house with newspaper and he'd find the one little spot that we missed.
i hope you find a way to convince kitty to go in the box, because otherwise he will be the kitty called "out! get out!".
.: kd said on August 30, 2002 06:16 PM :: link it :.Nose rubbing has never helped - she knows it's wrong. I don't know about moving the litterbox. *sigh* Keep me posted. I'll find her a new home if need be so you don't have to worry about it. But ... it's still frustrating because I thought that (1) having the box to herself and (2) the perfectly clean box would make her happy and there wouldn't be any problems. And I know you love having her.
Maybe it's an issue with clumping litter? With the fancy litterbox, do you have to use the clumping kind?
.: Christine said on August 30, 2002 06:31 PM :: link it :.I just dealt with this with one of my cats. While I'm sure that your problem isn't the same as mine (her issue was that my 10 month old kitten was pouncing on her while she tried to use the box, so she would go in hidden places so the kitten couldn't see her), I did visit a vet specializing in behavioural issues so I can share what he said.
First try changing the litter. If that doesn't work, lock her in the bathroom (or another small room with easily cleaned floors) with a sparkling clean litterbox for a week. Don't let her out at all. Try and go in and give her lots of attention though. She should use the box because she won't like the smell if she goes on the floor and has to stay in the room with it. After a week, let her out and if she starts again, talk to a vet. If that doesn't work, it's either a medical problem, or if it's not, they can prescribe behavioural adjusting drugs (it's a temporary thing, not a drug they have to be on permanently). Good luck! I've been battling with my girl for quite some time now.
.: Karla said on August 31, 2002 12:15 AM :: link it :.I have two 5 month old kittens and one of them will refuse to poo in the kitty litter. she used to go in it all the time but now she shits near it and the smell in the room is disgusting and i have tried sprays and perfumes everything. does anyone have any advice on how to stop her from doing it.
.: Lizzie said on February 6, 2004 03:45 AM :: link it :.You're too early! Come back at August 30, 2002 02:37 AM to see this post.
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