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post #1 of 4
6/26/11 at 7:42pm
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OK, cat behavior experts. I have a poop problem. At least one of the boys has decided to poo outside the litter pan... only downstairs, not upstairs. In the half bath off the kitchen. I have cleaned and sanitized the pans, replaced the litter, etc. Do you think one of them is telling me he doesn't like the corn-based litter?

I had been using a mix of Dr. Elseys and WBCL about half and half.. and I am migrating towards all WBCL.

I have two sets of litter pans upstairs and downstairs... five in total, tho' sometimes I set out a sixth. Seven cats ... I know the rule about one-plus but I have no place to put extras.

I often have a mat in front of the pans but it got poop on it and it's in the wash...

It seems to happen about 3x a week... so not every day.

I mean it is not unusual for one of them to kick stuff out of the pan while digging but this is different. This is ....fresh.
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post #2 of 4
6/26/11 at 8:10pm
hi Addie, can you leave some of the pans with Dr. Elsey's only - say a couple of them, and see what happens?
If this started after you transitioned the litter, there could be a possibility you want to rule out.
Do you know who is doing it? Any other changes besides the litter?
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post #3 of 4
6/26/11 at 8:22pm
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Hi, Carolina... No unfortunately I don't know who is doing it. One of the bigger cats given the ummm.... "size" of the deposit. I will get some more Dr. E's tomorrow. Dump what's there, clean the pan yet again and see if that helps.

I do have pee squirters, too, and high sided litter pans ( one in each location) has helped some with that.

Sometimes there is poo on the floor that I think someone kicked out of the pan.... but this is like a whole BM on the floor right in front of ONE of the pans. Pretty much in the same spot repeatedly. Only the downstairs bathroom.

ETA : had a thought. Casper has been coming downstairs over the last two months or so. He and Prowler especially do not get along. I wonder if there is a correlation and if I should start running Feliway downstairs as well as upstairs... hmmm.....
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post #4 of 4
6/26/11 at 8:30pm
Pooping right next to the pan is often an indication they don't like the litter or the box... Since you are switching litters, I would say there is a high chance of problems with the litter. I would change those boxes specifically to Dr. Elsey's...
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