help! cat will not use litterbox at all

jazzicat

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My kitty, slinky used to always use the litterbox and up until about a week ago she stopped. Now she pees on everything especially my chair and she waits when I'm not watching and then goes on carpets and rugs a nd somtimes my chair. The litterbox is clean and my other cat has no problem using it. But slinky refuses to uses it and i have no clue why? Please someone help me figure out how to improve this.
 

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have you tried searching the TCS forum for other posts on this topic? seems like a lot of cats have been peeing out of place lately!! sometimes it's a health issue (for example: urinary tract infection) -- is it time for a vet check?
 

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If you have two cats, you need one litterbox per cat plus one extra. So at LEAST add one more clean box to the house. Your cats will appreciate it. Ideally two of them.

If it continues, have a vet check her for a UTI. Is she spayed? It could also be spraying and not peeing.
 

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It could be a couple of things; some cats prefer to have a different litter box for pooping and peeing, some prefer to have a different one from other cats. Like Jen said, you need to have one per cat plus one extra. Cats are also very finicky on how clean the boxes are, you may try emptying them completely, scrubbing and disinfecting and adding fresh litter to see if that helps.

It could also be a paw problem, where it hurts to stand in the litter and you should check her paws. You could also try a different type of litter, it may be that she has decided that she does not like that kind of litter.

It could also, like Jen said, be spraying and not peeing on things, and the only way to really check that is to get her checked out by a vet. In the mean time, you should get a strong (but animal safe) cleaner and de-scent those areas. Once they use them to pee and have their scent on them they are more likely to go back there and use the same spot.

It could also be a medical problem that has put them off using the box, as said above, a Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) or if she has not been spayed yet, something to do with that.
 
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