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My cat stopped burying his waste in the litter box...PLEASE HELP!!
I have an 8 year old cat who recently got treated for a urinary tract
infection. He was at the vet for a week and ever since I brought him home, he has all of a sudden stopped burying his pee/poo and tracks it EVERYWHERE!!!! I can't tell you how much this f***ing ****es me off, as well as how disgusting it is and the time required to clean it. One time his **** missed the litter box, and got smeared on the wall nearby. I almost strangled my cat then and there. But anyways... I orginally had a regular cat pan without a cover before his UTI happened. Since the UTI started, he would hardly pee and poo, so I understood why he didn't cover it (he was in pain). Ever since I brought him home, he has continued this nonsense. I asked the vet what to do and they don't have a clue. Does my cat feel traumatized by the whole event and did he pick up a bad habit as a result? I tried fixing this by buying an enclosed cat pan with a door flap. He hates it, so I removed it. I also put newspaper outside the door to catch flecks of litter that fly out of t he hole. However.... HE STILL MAKES A MESS. He still won't bury his waste and tracks it everywhere. About an hour ago, he somehow ended up peeing OUTSIDE the litter box opening, onto the tile. I'm running out of patience. I love my cat to death (he's the only one out of 3 who goes indoors), but I don't know what else to do. Please help, -Joel |
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My cat stopped burying his waste in the litter box...PLEASEHELP!!
On Mar 22, 10:06 pm, Joelberg wrote:
I have an 8 year old cat who recently got treated for a urinary tract infection. He was at the vet for a week and ever since I brought him I can understand the frustration of extra work, but I am not really seeing the problem here. The cats bowel movements, are they quite loose? It sounds like it... that could be the result of several things. How long has it been that he has been at the vet? Is he still on medication? Seems like that could cause looser stools. My cats don't always cover up their doo doo's in the litterbox and it hasn't ever been a problem. Especially if the litter box is on a floor with tile... Not too hard to clean up... I am probably way off base here but I am a little confused. If litter is flying out of the hole in the litterbox, the cat must be scratching at the litter? |
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My cat stopped burying his waste in the litter box...PLEASE HELP!!
DUH!!!!............. Does my cat feel traumatized by the whole event and
did he pick up a bad habit as a result? This is exactly what's going on. You have to give the cat time to adjust. He's associating the pain the using the litter box. You might try providing another box in a different location for him to use. As for the getting it on the floor. Invest in plastic floor covering the kind you buy at the hardware store that comes in rolls and place this on the floor outside the box. I have an elderly cat who misses occasionally it lands on the plastic and I just clean it up. It's part of owning a cat. Celeste "Joelberg" wrote in message ... I have an 8 year old cat who recently got treated for a urinary tract infection. He was at the vet for a week and ever since I brought him home, he has all of a sudden stopped burying his pee/poo and tracks it EVERYWHERE!!!! I can't tell you how much this f***ing ****es me off, as well as how disgusting it is and the time required to clean it. One time his **** missed the litter box, and got smeared on the wall nearby. I almost strangled my cat then and there. But anyways... I orginally had a regular cat pan without a cover before his UTI happened. Since the UTI started, he would hardly pee and poo, so I understood why he didn't cover it (he was in pain). Ever since I brought him home, he has continued this nonsense. I asked the vet what to do and they don't have a clue. Does my cat feel traumatized by the whole event and did he pick up a bad habit as a result? I tried fixing this by buying an enclosed cat pan with a door flap. He hates it, so I removed it. I also put newspaper outside the door to catch flecks of litter that fly out of t he hole. However.... HE STILL MAKES A MESS. He still won't bury his waste and tracks it everywhere. About an hour ago, he somehow ended up peeing OUTSIDE the litter box opening, onto the tile. I'm running out of patience. I love my cat to death (he's the only one out of 3 who goes indoors), but I don't know what else to do. Please help, -Joel |
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