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So there's a bit of a story here.
I have a cat who is getting older now, he's 12. He's never been a skinny guy.
The last... I'll say year or so, he was having issues with peeing in the box, but would poop in the box. This led to our idea to try pee pads since we had already added feliway and tried different litters and boxes. He's taking to peeing on the pads full time the past few months. They're not totally ideal, but they work.
But now he's having an issue pooping in the box too. Aka won't. He's been going at random, once the other day directly beside his food bowl. No dangler, this was intentional.
But the poop looks and smells normal, and he's already on miralax so I know it's not cuz he can't go.
I bought him a joint supplement treat but only started yesterday so those are not effective yet
In an effort to see how he would react, I brought a box close to where he was. He checked it out for a good 3 minutes, but then proceeded to go to his pad and pee. So he had to go but purposely avoided this new box.
Any one have any ideas to help the pops return to the box, or at least his pads? I've tried treats after each box use but he's too dumb to put that together.
Nothing has changed. Food, house, feliway use, people in the house... Nothing it's all the same.
But medically he's fine other than chubby.
Anyone have any ideas would be great. I've already tried a pad in a box too. No go.
Help?
I have a cat who is getting older now, he's 12. He's never been a skinny guy.
The last... I'll say year or so, he was having issues with peeing in the box, but would poop in the box. This led to our idea to try pee pads since we had already added feliway and tried different litters and boxes. He's taking to peeing on the pads full time the past few months. They're not totally ideal, but they work.
But now he's having an issue pooping in the box too. Aka won't. He's been going at random, once the other day directly beside his food bowl. No dangler, this was intentional.
But the poop looks and smells normal, and he's already on miralax so I know it's not cuz he can't go.
I bought him a joint supplement treat but only started yesterday so those are not effective yet
In an effort to see how he would react, I brought a box close to where he was. He checked it out for a good 3 minutes, but then proceeded to go to his pad and pee. So he had to go but purposely avoided this new box.
Any one have any ideas to help the pops return to the box, or at least his pads? I've tried treats after each box use but he's too dumb to put that together.
Nothing has changed. Food, house, feliway use, people in the house... Nothing it's all the same.
But medically he's fine other than chubby.
Anyone have any ideas would be great. I've already tried a pad in a box too. No go.
Help?