Frustrated! Peeing Cat!! In Desperate need of Help!

maes20 said:

 
Both litter boxes are still free for her to use. 

At this time one litter box is a basic tray and the other is a covered litter box.

They both have different litter in them at this time becasue I cleaned the downstairs one and she has not used it since i cleaned it. and I have cleaned her upstairs litter so much that I ran out of the litter and had to buy more. so i bought a different brand to help with the smell. 

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maes20 said:

Thanks, I will keep it in mind. I've not noticed if it is too dusty, I just really like that it smells clean in the room all the time and not like litter.

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maes20 said:

I do apologize for that. The upstairs litter is the basic tray and has an xpen around it to keep the dogs out.
The downstairs litter is the covered litter box. Which is in between two shelves so the dogs can't get to it.

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Bonitababy said:

I'm glad everyone's advice helped. I hope your cat continues just using the litter box(es). I guess not scooping once or twice daily would be like if you couldn't flush the toilet yourself and your owner didn't flush it every time after you used it...eventually, you'd want to go elsewhere...



Not wanting to scoop is one reason I didn't want a cat, but I scoop twice a day at least. Usually, as soon as I wake up to get it over with and either as soon as I get back home or shortly afterwards (to get it over with). I have to be on a schedule or else I'd let it accumulate probably.

Also, I scoop it 2x a day to give my kitty a semi-clean box. I'm guilty, however, of not yet washing her litter box.

What I did was run out and buy another cheap one from Target and filled that with fresh litter and they are side-by-side. It's been exactly one month today...

But I think it's been fine since they are both large-sized boxes and I scoop them at least 2x a day. I'd better clean them soon though!!!

 

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bigperm20 said:

The best way to do it (depending on where you live) is taking the on a back patio or drive way once they're dumped.

I use the hose and a big scrub brush. For hot water, I put a very large plastic cup of water in the microwave until it's almost boiled. I then dump that and some dawn dish soap in the boxes, rinsing with the hose.

I dry with old towels that are specifically for this task, then fill them with litter. From start to finish it only takes 15 minutes or so. I used to wash them in the tub in my spare bedroom, that was messy and time consuming.

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bonepicker said:

I scrape the sides and bottom and use a lot of clumping litter, I have not found it necessary to empty and wash box.

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bonepicker said:

I scrape the sides and bottom and use a lot of clumping litter, I have not found it necessary to empty and wash box.

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bigperm20 said:

I keep my litter about 4 inches deep to prolong the time in between washes. I also scoop every day at least once. However, my blue kitty Oksana is especially bad about digging a deep hole to pee, or peeing down the side.

I think she does this on purpose, b/c she starts complaining about the box about a week after I've scrubbed it. It will literally be almost like I just changed it and she starts complaining.

Then at about 2 weeks her cries become louder. The litter still looks great btw.

At 3 weeks she yells at me and refuses to sit with me until I change it. She learned very well from my positive reinforcement training and she uses it on me

I hold out to 4 weeks until scrubbing b/c she's absolutely ridiculous. It's at this point she starts digging holes and peeing down the side just to spite me. It's like she knows my nose isn't as keane as hers, so she sets out to really make the box stink.

This all goes on while my other kitty Beans is unfazed. She could care less unless the box stinks, which it really doesn't at one month. She's nowhere near the diva Oksana is.

It is also worth mentioning that Oksana was a bottle baby and raised by human hands. I've heard this can ruin cats and some days, I would have to concurr.

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maes20 said:

bigperm20 said:

I keep my litter about 4 inches deep to prolong the time in between washes. I also scoop every day at least once. However, my blue kitty Oksana is especially bad about digging a deep hole to pee, or peeing down the side.

I think she does this on purpose, b/c she starts complaining about the box about a week after I've scrubbed it. It will literally be almost like I just changed it and she starts complaining.

Then at about 2 weeks her cries become louder. The litter still looks great btw.

At 3 weeks she yells at me and refuses to sit with me until I change it. She learned very well from my positive reinforcement training and she uses it on me

I hold out to 4 weeks until scrubbing b/c she's absolutely ridiculous. It's at this point she starts digging holes and peeing down the side just to spite me. It's like she knows my nose isn't as keane as hers, so she sets out to really make the box stink.

This all goes on while my other kitty Beans is unfazed. She could care less unless the box stinks, which it really doesn't at one month. She's nowhere near the diva Oksana is.

It is also worth mentioning that Oksana was a bottle baby and raised by human hands. I've heard this can ruin cats and some days, I would have to concurr.

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Sounds like she has quite a personality. I honestly wish Jasmine had starting crying about her litter box instead of going to the downstairs back door to pee.
But with the constant scooping and cleaning we have not had any issues with it again and I'm hoping to keep it that way.
I love my girl like a baby, I am going to do what it takes to make her happy and keep things good.

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