Recently (the past few months) my cat has stopped using his litter. My mom claims it has been going on since some time in the summer but I dunno if I can trust that as we just found out about it.
Our cat is both outdoor and indoor. He sleeps, eats, drinks, and potties in our basement and spends most days outdoors. He rarely comes upstairs because my mom doesn't like having to let him down at random times during the night and if we don't he'll poop upstairs.
Anyway, in our basement we have three rooms. The main floor where his food, water, and litter is. Then we have the furnace/pump room which is part of the original house and is very old and rocky. The last room is the food room where we have our water heater. He likes to sleep in there; generally on a shelf.
About 12 months ago my brother was staying at the house and he opened the furnace room door (we usually keep it shut or else the cat poops in there) but he wanted it open because it made the rest of the basement warmer. We put up a little blockade so the cat couldn't get in there and things were good. Recently my mother went into the furnace room and found cat droppings everywhere so we closed the door up once more (my brother was gone anyway). As soon as we closed it he started pooping and peeing in the food room in front of the water heater.
We have no idea why he is refusing to use his litter box but it is extremely problematic and if anyone has any clues as to why he is doing this, please do tell. More information upon request!
Our cat is both outdoor and indoor. He sleeps, eats, drinks, and potties in our basement and spends most days outdoors. He rarely comes upstairs because my mom doesn't like having to let him down at random times during the night and if we don't he'll poop upstairs.
Anyway, in our basement we have three rooms. The main floor where his food, water, and litter is. Then we have the furnace/pump room which is part of the original house and is very old and rocky. The last room is the food room where we have our water heater. He likes to sleep in there; generally on a shelf.
About 12 months ago my brother was staying at the house and he opened the furnace room door (we usually keep it shut or else the cat poops in there) but he wanted it open because it made the rest of the basement warmer. We put up a little blockade so the cat couldn't get in there and things were good. Recently my mother went into the furnace room and found cat droppings everywhere so we closed the door up once more (my brother was gone anyway). As soon as we closed it he started pooping and peeing in the food room in front of the water heater.
We have no idea why he is refusing to use his litter box but it is extremely problematic and if anyone has any clues as to why he is doing this, please do tell. More information upon request!
