Vent: I am going to strangle this cat.

Arggghh! Just venting to avoid throwing my foster cat out on her behind. She has "accidents" directly outside my bedroom door every morning. If I move something in front of her spot, she finds another inappropriate place to go. My landlord is going to FLIP out if she does not stop this. No, it's not health related (she's had a UA, she's had bloodwork, etc). No, I haven't changed the litter type or location since the last time she was using it correctly. I use a non-scented, all natural litter. Yes, I have scrubbed the area with a pet odor eliminating formula. On my hands and knees and with a professional grade rug scrubber. Yes, I have changed foods. Yes, I have tried wet food only to reduce crystals (which the vet says she does not have).
I seriously think she is just a hateful cat. I brushed her the other day, and she was annoyed...so as soon as I put her down, she ran over to my door and pooped. Right in front of me. I am losing my patience. No one wants to adopt this cat because of this issue, so she's been in my house, causing trouble, since May. She will go two or three weeks without an accident and then have them every single day for three weeks.
I am moving back in with my parents for six months between now and my wedding, and I think they may actually throw her out. ::screams:: I am starting to really hate this cat.

I've only seen her doing it once, and I reacted negatively But, she has been doing this since May and that happened this week, so I don't think that is the problem. I wish that was the problem though!

She practically lived at the vet's office the first three months she was here. Like I said, I wish the solution was that simple. I was going to schedule an appointment to see the vet about putting her on mood altering meds, so she will be going back soon anyways.

One of the vets in the practice always threatens to keep her...maybe this time she actually will

Rosie- I can't quit brushing her or she'll mat very badly--she's Persian. I have to have her sedated to be shaved down, so I avoid that if at all possible.

I will investigate the flea allergy as I do believe she has a mild flea allergy. She's on prevention, but I imagine she could have gotten bitten at some point. What sort of shot is it?

And, I'm being flippant because I'm partially kidding. I'm not sure if you read the original post, but this is a foster cat. I can't *wait* until she finds her forever home, just like I can't *wait* until any of them find their homes. It opens up foster space and allows another one out of the shelter. (The vet is aware of the fact that she is a foster and always jokes about taking her home.)
Just because I am a foster home doesn't mean that it is okay for this cat to destroy the carpet in my apartment and it doesn't make it any less frustrating. I came here to vent, not really to figure out what is wrong with her...but I will look into the flea allergy causing it. My vet is aware that she is allergic to fleas but never mentioned that that could be the cause of her other problems.

It's okay. I was just frustrated when I posted. I spent all afternoon scrubbing my carpets. Claire is not confined to the bathroom until I can get in to see the vet again.

It's Feline Pine, the fine/scoopable type. But this is litter number three since she started. We've tried covered boxes, uncovered boxes, multiple boxes, etc. She'll randomly start using the box and then randomly stop. I keep trying to figure out if there is a change in environment when she is/isn't using the box, but I've yet to find one. The only time she consistently uses it is when she's in a small space, like the bathroom.

I've never tried regular dirt. Not sure what she would think about that, lol.

I honestly don't hate this cat, she's just driving me crazy at the moment. If I could just get her to use the litter box, I could deal with all of her other quirks. Unfortunately, I'm fostering this one on my own. No one wanted to take a chance on her because she was in such bad shape when I picked her up, so it's just me.

She usually doesn't give me a hard time with brushing, except maybe an occasional swat when I touch her legs. That day she was just in a terrible mood and exceptionally angry about it. Here's a picture of the monster though:

Ha Ha, I know, she doesn't "look" evil

I can try cat attract litter...I had been holding off because I didn't want to go back to clay litter, but I just googled it and it doesn't look like it *is* clay.

And, I'm sure it is because she's unhappy about something. She's unhappy about everything She hates the other foster kittens, and she hates not being allowed into my bedroom (Tried this, she pees underneath the bed and I can't get under it to clean...so, not allowed). Which is probably why she chooses to go directly outside my bedroom door.

She's been doing it since I've had her...at first we chalked it up to poor health, then we thought it might be crystals, then we thought it was litter, then we thought it was the food, etc. Who knows what it is...I just know that it really needs to stop, because while I can scrub my carpets here before anyone freaks out...my parents (nor my fiance) will tolerate it.
She has a lovely habit of pooping and then peeing over top of it so it makes it very difficult to clean up. Ick.
I'm going to pick up cat attrack litter on my way home today, and if that doesn't work I'll try regular dirt. I will also be talking to the vet about trying out medicine for her as soon as I get my next paycheck...

The pet store I went to didn't carry the litter, so I'll be going to a different one tomorrow.

Let's see if I can remember to answer all of the questions.

In May, the vet felt that she was around three years old. But, based on her condition, she could have been younger and just poorly cared for.

She's not the only foster. She basically ignores the kittens and they ignore her...if they happen to wander into her "area," she sometimes ignores them and sometimes swats at them. She doesn't attack them, but I do not believe she likes them. Hopefully the kittens will be adopted soon.

She's been dewormed quite a few times. The last time was recently, when the kittens were dewormed. She has her claws and isn't shy about using them. She's very, very mellow/lazy. She sleeps most of the time and I've only seen her play a couple of times. She has periods of being affectionate, but most of the time she ignores people (I have a theory that she has a kitty form of bipolar...it seems when she's in a "good mood," she uses the litter box more.)

She's been here since May of this year, I think. I would have to go back and look at my records. It may have been April. I don't know anything about her history other than she was found as a stray and taken to the shelter. She had just had kittens and was found with one kitten, but it was euthanized due to it's condition.

She was in very bad condition when I picked her up from the shelter. I was there to pick up two foster kittens and the rescue coordinator took me back to see her. She was matted from head to toe, but they thought that was the only thing wrong with her. So, I took her thinking that she would be easy to place. Not true. She was very, very sick...she was emaciated, bleeding, infected, had every parasite you can imagine (including maggots), etc. I would have to look at her records to list everything that was wrong with her.

So, yes, she has had a very rough life. The real problem is that she is getting worse, not better. She has always had these issues, but it was once a week accidents, now it's daily. It was a swat or hiss only when brushing, now it's daily. Etc, etc, etc.

I have a Feliway diffuser that we used for another foster cat. I guess I can dig it out. I wasn't sold on it as it did absolutely nothing for the other foster.