Emotional Problems?

flamepoint mom

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Help! My cat is totally out of control. He's a 4 year old, flamepoint siamese and I've had him since he was 8 weeks old. Until about a year ago, I have never had issues with him not using his litter boxes (he has 2). He still uses them regularly when he's in a good mood, HOWEVER, when he's mad about something, he'll poop where ever - usually on a couch if he can manage it. It's very evident that this is behaviorally-based and not any kind of medical issue. He was at the vet about three weeks ago and everything is fine, medically. The most common scenario is that he will want to go outside, so will sit by the door, meowing and scratching. If, for some reason, he's not let out in the time he deems appropriate, he will run to the basement and poop - sometimes on a stack of papers, sometimes on a couch. He has also, several times, exhibited similar behavior in the morning. He comes into the room and meows incessantly (whether he has been fed or not - apparently, he just thinks it's time to get up.... sometimes at 5:30am). A few times, my fiancee and I shut him out of the bedroom to get some sleep and he came downstairs (I believe on three separate occasions) and pooped on the couch. He seems to be sending a clear message about what he is NOT happy with. How do I deal with this without constantly catering to his every whim?
 
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He could be bored.  And it sounds like he wants to poop outside rather than in a litter tray.  As to catering to his every whime - had you heard that dogs have owners, cats have staff?

If there's no reason not to, a cat flap might help a lot.
 

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I was kind of thinking along the same lines as OrientalSlave--let out the cat as you would let out a dog to do his, um, business.  And/or, could you mix some dirt, grass, leaves with the litter?  Weird, but then, so are cats....
 
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