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Pooping on the floor
"Marcia Berg" wrote in message ... Deuteros wrote: I posted about this here several months ago: I have a 7 year old male cat. He's had no behavior problems since we've had him but several months ago he started pooping on the floor in random places. He still poops in his litter box sometimes and he is still peeing in the box (as far as I can tell). Other than that his behavior seems normal. He has two litter boxes because he likes to poop and pee in separate boxes. I took him to the vet and spent $250 for them to do all sorts of tests and conclude that he is perfectly healthy. The vet did tell me to switch him to a high fiber cat food which I did and that seemed to work for about two weeks and then he was back to pooping on the floor again (today he crapped all over my couch). And he doesn't just poop on the floor, he has to poop on whatever we leave out on the floor, be it a magazine, shirt, book, etc. I don't know what else to do and if he doesn't stop I'll have no choice but to put him outside. Cats are much like dogs in one respect; If you rub the cat's nose in the crap a couple of times, the ****ting around the house should stop. ABSOLUTELY NOT!!! This is meaningless cruelty. The poor cat will not associate inappropriate litterbox habits with rubbing his nose in it. This will simply cause him to fear and distrust, but it will not solve the problem. You are advocating an antiquated procedure that was disproved many years ago. MaryL Photos of Duffy and Holly: 'o' Duffy: http://tinyurl.com/cslwf Holly: http://tinyurl.com/9t68o Duffy and Holly together: http://tinyurl.com/8b47e |
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Tiger will on occasion leave a poop on the floor. It seems to be a case
of the poop sticking to his butt and dropping off later (a klingon). ---MIKE--- In the White Mountains of New Hampshire (44° 15' N - Elevation 1580') |
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"---MIKE---" wrote in message ... Tiger will on occasion leave a poop on the floor. It seems to be a case of the poop sticking to his butt and dropping off later (a klingon). ---MIKE--- In the White Mountains of New Hampshire (44° 15' N - Elevation 1580') That's a different issue than what the OP asked about. Some people even shave (actually, trim) that area if the fur is long enough that there are a lot of klingons (or worse). MaryL |
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Pooping on the floor
On Jul 16, 10:41*am, Deuteros wrote:
I posted about this here several months ago: I have a 7 year old male cat. He's had no behavior problems since we've had him but several months ago he started pooping on the floor in random places. He still poops in his litter box sometimes and he is still peeing in the box (as far as I can tell). Other than that his behavior seems normal. He has two litter boxes because he likes to poop and pee in separate boxes. I took him to the vet and spent $250 for them to do all sorts of tests and conclude that he is perfectly healthy. The vet did tell me to switch him to a high fiber cat food which I did and that seemed to work for about two weeks and then he was back to pooping on the floor again (today he crapped all over my couch). And he doesn't just poop on the floor, he has to poop on whatever we leave out on the floor, be it a magazine, shirt, book, etc. I don't know what else to do and if he doesn't stop I'll have no choice but to put him outside. |
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Pooping on the floor
On Jul 16, 10:41*am, Deuteros wrote:
I posted about this here several months ago: I have a 7 year old male cat. He's had no behavior problems since we've had him but several months ago he started pooping on the floor in random places. He still poops in his litter box sometimes and he is still peeing in the box (as far as I can tell). Other than that his behavior seems normal. He has two litter boxes because he likes to poop and pee in separate boxes. I took him to the vet and spent $250 for them to do all sorts of tests and conclude that he is perfectly healthy. The vet did tell me to switch him to a high fiber cat food which I did and that seemed to work for about two weeks and then he was back to pooping on the floor again (today he crapped all over my couch). And he doesn't just poop on the floor, he has to poop on whatever we leave out on the floor, be it a magazine, shirt, book, etc. I don't know what else to do and if he doesn't stop I'll have no choice but to put him outside. I agree it's behavioral...and that it could be an environmental change...have you changed floor cleaners? Added a new air freshener, changed laundry detergents...? also, could it be that the litter you're using has changed at the manufacturer? Maybe they've added a new agent to the mix...I use World's Best Litter...it's made out of corn and is fantastic. The cat loves it- he's 8 years old and I switched about a year ago. It also clumps so I just scoop everything out easily so there's never a urine smell, ie ammonia at all...I actually wash the box itself out every two weeks and put new bags, etc. Also...are YOU or anyone else going through any sort of emotional stress? Change in job, money worries etc? This is rhetorical- don't answer...but think about it. Animals are very sensitive and they don't know how to tell us when something is bothering them...etc..... ~ Jenny ^..^ ' |
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