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Old April 8th 05, 08:28 PM
kaeli
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since I had her).

Before she gets in the litter box she's started to go through a really
elaborate display, puffing up her tail and making deep and really loud
gutteral "calling" crys (sounds like a "wa-wa" rather than a "meow")
next to it. When she's done with the display, she just gets into the
box and does her business - no noise, no mess, no fuss, no discomfort.
Then she gets out, walks about a foot away from the box and repeats
the tail puffing and noise display. The vet has confirmed she's not
in pain or anything when urinating or defacating.


How?
Was she checked for crystals in her urine as well?

Other than a health concern, I can't think of anything that would make a cat
do this.
Unless you inadvertently taught it to her by giving her love and attention
when she did it for some other reason that has since gone away ...

She isn't declawed, is she? Sometimes they learn to associate the litterbox
as being painful b/c the first week they use it after being declawed, it IS
painful. If she cried then and you gave her attention, she might have kept
the crying past the hurting stage.
It is also possible, though no one knows how probable, for declawed cats to
develop foot problems. If she's declawed, have her feet examined very well to
ensure she isn't regrowing the claws inside her feet or having other bone
problems.

One more thing: do you think she might be doing this because of the automatic
litterbox? Perhaps at one time, it made her uncomfortable or slightly scared
and she thinks she might keep it from moving while she cries, or something
similar? Just an off-the-wall thought. Cats can be a little unusual
sometimes. LOL

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