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At Wits End
I'm at a loss what to do. Meep has gone from occasionally not pooping
in her box, to pooping out of it about 75% of the time. Seems I have a choice to let her be constipated, or be cleaning cat sh*t (it's poop when I'm not mad, and s*t when I am) off the carpet and sundry objects every other day. Untreated, she'll poop like every 5th+ day, very dry hard poops. Treated with Laxatone, she'll poop every 3-5 days, still very hard and dry. Those instances, she normally uses the box. Treated with Miralax, she has normal poops every other day, and most of the time poops somewheres in the basement. On a very, very low dose of Miralax (1/16 tsp a day), she'll poop every other or every 3rd day, slightly less dry and hard, but mostly in the box. If she hasn't gone in 3 days, I'll add a tiny bit of laxatone - that always works, but never the way I want - soft poops anywhere but the box. Today she used something that mattered, that was very hard to clean soft cat crap off of. I love my cat, but this is really starting to get to me! The vet is running out of ideas too. I can't understand why, when her poop is normal-to-soft, she'll poop outside of the box, but if it's dry and hard she'll use the box. Any ideas how we can manage the best of both worlds? jmc |
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jmc wrote:
I'm at a loss what to do. Meep has gone from occasionally not pooping in her box, to pooping out of it about 75% of the time. Seems I have a choice to let her be constipated, or be cleaning cat sh*t (it's poop when I'm not mad, and s*t when I am) off the carpet and sundry objects every other day. Untreated, she'll poop like every 5th+ day, very dry hard poops. Treated with Laxatone, she'll poop every 3-5 days, still very hard and dry. Those instances, she normally uses the box. Treated with Miralax, she has normal poops every other day, and most of the time poops somewheres in the basement. On a very, very low dose of Miralax (1/16 tsp a day), she'll poop every other or every 3rd day, slightly less dry and hard, but mostly in the box. If she hasn't gone in 3 days, I'll add a tiny bit of laxatone - that always works, but never the way I want - soft poops anywhere but the box. Today she used something that mattered, that was very hard to clean soft cat crap off of. I love my cat, but this is really starting to get to me! The vet is running out of ideas too. I can't understand why, when her poop is normal-to-soft, she'll poop outside of the box, but if it's dry and hard she'll use the box. Any ideas how we can manage the best of both worlds? jmc oIMHO you probably should change her food. What type and brands are you feeding her? |
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jmc wrote:
I'm at a loss what to do. Meep has gone from occasionally not pooping in her box, to pooping out of it about 75% of the time. Seems I have a choice to let her be constipated, or be cleaning cat sh*t (it's poop when I'm not mad, and s*t when I am) off the carpet and sundry objects every other day. Untreated, she'll poop like every 5th+ day, very dry hard poops. Treated with Laxatone, she'll poop every 3-5 days, still very hard and dry. Those instances, she normally uses the box. Treated with Miralax, she has normal poops every other day, and most of the time poops somewheres in the basement. On a very, very low dose of Miralax (1/16 tsp a day), she'll poop every other or every 3rd day, slightly less dry and hard, but mostly in the box. If she hasn't gone in 3 days, I'll add a tiny bit of laxatone - that always works, but never the way I want - soft poops anywhere but the box. Today she used something that mattered, that was very hard to clean soft cat crap off of. I love my cat, but this is really starting to get to me! The vet is running out of ideas too. I can't understand why, when her poop is normal-to-soft, she'll poop outside of the box, but if it's dry and hard she'll use the box. Any ideas how we can manage the best of both worlds? jmc It might be that she tries to go in the box, but doesn't make it in time. I am 75 years old, and sometimes have the same problem..... |
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Refresh my memory--how many boxes do you have and where are they? Have
you tried putting a couple of boxes in the basement near where she has gone? Rene |
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jmc wrote:
I'm at a loss what to do. Meep has gone from occasionally not pooping in her box, to pooping out of it about 75% of the time. Seems I have a choice to let her be constipated, or be cleaning cat sh*t (it's poop when I'm not mad, and s*t when I am) off the carpet and sundry objects every other day. Untreated, she'll poop like every 5th+ day, very dry hard poops. Treated with Laxatone, she'll poop every 3-5 days, still very hard and dry. Those instances, she normally uses the box. Treated with Miralax, she has normal poops every other day, and most of the time poops somewheres in the basement. On a very, very low dose of Miralax (1/16 tsp a day), she'll poop every other or every 3rd day, slightly less dry and hard, but mostly in the box. If she hasn't gone in 3 days, I'll add a tiny bit of laxatone - that always works, but never the way I want - soft poops anywhere but the box. Today she used something that mattered, that was very hard to clean soft cat crap off of. I love my cat, but this is really starting to get to me! The vet is running out of ideas too. I can't understand why, when her poop is normal-to-soft, she'll poop outside of the box, but if it's dry and hard she'll use the box. Any ideas how we can manage the best of both worlds? jmc she doesn't like the smell when it's normal, so does it elsewhere so she can still use the box for urination? |
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On Tue, 5 Apr 2011 22:46:58 -0700, "Bill Graham"
wrote: jmc wrote: I'm at a loss what to do. Meep has gone from occasionally not pooping in her box, to pooping out of it about 75% of the time. Seems I have a choice to let her be constipated, or be cleaning cat sh*t (it's poop when I'm not mad, and s*t when I am) off the carpet and sundry objects every other day. Untreated, she'll poop like every 5th+ day, very dry hard poops. Treated with Laxatone, she'll poop every 3-5 days, still very hard and dry. Those instances, she normally uses the box. Treated with Miralax, she has normal poops every other day, and most of the time poops somewheres in the basement. On a very, very low dose of Miralax (1/16 tsp a day), she'll poop every other or every 3rd day, slightly less dry and hard, but mostly in the box. If she hasn't gone in 3 days, I'll add a tiny bit of laxatone - that always works, but never the way I want - soft poops anywhere but the box. Today she used something that mattered, that was very hard to clean soft cat crap off of. I love my cat, but this is really starting to get to me! The vet is running out of ideas too. I can't understand why, when her poop is normal-to-soft, she'll poop outside of the box, but if it's dry and hard she'll use the box. Any ideas how we can manage the best of both worlds? jmc It might be that she tries to go in the box, but doesn't make it in time. I am 75 years old, and sometimes have the same problem..... Right, maybe when it comes it comes in a hurry. I don't know what you can do about it though (I mean jmc, not Bill). |
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dgk wrote:
On Tue, 5 Apr 2011 22:46:58 -0700, "Bill Graham" wrote: jmc wrote: I'm at a loss what to do. Meep has gone from occasionally not pooping in her box, to pooping out of it about 75% of the time. Seems I have a choice to let her be constipated, or be cleaning cat sh*t (it's poop when I'm not mad, and s*t when I am) off the carpet and sundry objects every other day. Untreated, she'll poop like every 5th+ day, very dry hard poops. Treated with Laxatone, she'll poop every 3-5 days, still very hard and dry. Those instances, she normally uses the box. Treated with Miralax, she has normal poops every other day, and most of the time poops somewheres in the basement. On a very, very low dose of Miralax (1/16 tsp a day), she'll poop every other or every 3rd day, slightly less dry and hard, but mostly in the box. If she hasn't gone in 3 days, I'll add a tiny bit of laxatone - that always works, but never the way I want - soft poops anywhere but the box. Today she used something that mattered, that was very hard to clean soft cat crap off of. I love my cat, but this is really starting to get to me! The vet is running out of ideas too. I can't understand why, when her poop is normal-to-soft, she'll poop outside of the box, but if it's dry and hard she'll use the box. Any ideas how we can manage the best of both worlds? jmc It might be that she tries to go in the box, but doesn't make it in time. I am 75 years old, and sometimes have the same problem..... Right, maybe when it comes it comes in a hurry. I don't know what you can do about it though (I mean jmc, not Bill). I keep my cat box real close, in the living room.....:^) |
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On Wed, 6 Apr 2011 09:04:12 -0700 (PDT), Rene
wrote: Refresh my memory--how many boxes do you have and where are they? Have you tried putting a couple of boxes in the basement near where she has gone? Rene I've tried multiple boxes, she picks one and ignores the other. |
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Have you tried some of the Cat Attract litter? When our Sadie was
tiny, she battled roundworm and coccidia for weeks, and had soft poos. She started going anywhere (guessing she associated the box with pain). The Cat Attract litter did help. There are a few different formulas now, so maybe you can look at those. What have you got to lose by trying, right? |
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Suddenly, without warning, Bill Graham exclaimed (4/6/2011 1:46 AM):
jmc wrote: I'm at a loss what to do. Meep has gone from occasionally not pooping in her box, to pooping out of it about 75% of the time. Seems I have a choice to let her be constipated, or be cleaning cat sh*t (it's poop when I'm not mad, and s*t when I am) off the carpet and sundry objects every other day. Untreated, she'll poop like every 5th+ day, very dry hard poops. Treated with Laxatone, she'll poop every 3-5 days, still very hard and dry. Those instances, she normally uses the box. Treated with Miralax, she has normal poops every other day, and most of the time poops somewheres in the basement. On a very, very low dose of Miralax (1/16 tsp a day), she'll poop every other or every 3rd day, slightly less dry and hard, but mostly in the box. If she hasn't gone in 3 days, I'll add a tiny bit of laxatone - that always works, but never the way I want - soft poops anywhere but the box. Today she used something that mattered, that was very hard to clean soft cat crap off of. I love my cat, but this is really starting to get to me! The vet is running out of ideas too. I can't understand why, when her poop is normal-to-soft, she'll poop outside of the box, but if it's dry and hard she'll use the box. Any ideas how we can manage the best of both worlds? jmc It might be that she tries to go in the box, but doesn't make it in time. I am 75 years old, and sometimes have the same problem..... I thought about this but it's always along the walls, not on the route to the litterbox. She has had at least one of these type of accidents, but that's very rare. Once she pooped while coughing up a hairball ... jmc |
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