I have a 4 month old kitten that we litter trained and is using the box faithfully, but he almost always poops on the outside lip of the box. (He pees in it just fine)
We were thinking that he may grow out of it because he was rather difficult to train at first and we were happy that he got the location right, but now the cleanup is getting tiresome.
We also have a 5 year old cat that shares the same box with no problem. However, we did have 2 boxes and the problem was still there. We clean the box 2-3 times daily, and we don't use any perfume-y cleansers or air fresheners.
I've read some cat behavior books and placed the box where there is both privacy and escape potential and his food and toys are away from the box.
I've watched him and he just keeps inching backwards when he scratches the litter until his bottom is outside of the box. If I can catch him, I can calmly push him forward a bit and he does fine, but I obviously can't be there all the time.
Any ideas?
We were thinking that he may grow out of it because he was rather difficult to train at first and we were happy that he got the location right, but now the cleanup is getting tiresome.
We also have a 5 year old cat that shares the same box with no problem. However, we did have 2 boxes and the problem was still there. We clean the box 2-3 times daily, and we don't use any perfume-y cleansers or air fresheners.
I've read some cat behavior books and placed the box where there is both privacy and escape potential and his food and toys are away from the box.
I've watched him and he just keeps inching backwards when he scratches the litter until his bottom is outside of the box. If I can catch him, I can calmly push him forward a bit and he does fine, but I obviously can't be there all the time.
Any ideas?