How to stop a cat from pooping outside litter box! ( I NEED HELP THIS IS GETTING OUT OF HAND )

We had no changes in the litter nor anything in that room I did not go on any vacation! Nothing Has changed! But every afternoon after school there is poop next to the litter box, behind the door, The tub downstairs! My closet everywhere you can think of and this was never an issue.

What I have done so far

1st time she Poop outside the litter box I did nothing thinking ay simple mistakes mistakes happens let me just clean up and be on my way.

2nd Time I was pissed I took the cat downstairs where the box is got some toilet paper and made her look at me place her feces in the litter box

3rd Time now imagine how frustrated I am now! I take the her downstairs show her the feces and slapped her booty (not hard) just enough to know its wrong!

4th time she did it I changed the litter

5th time Slap her but 2X harder 

6th time Got the feces and made her smell it and locked her in the room with the box with food and water with me checking on her, And you know what she **** behind the door!

7th this is out of hand and I dont like hitting my cats and never have hit any animal I have gotten till now it makes me feel sick to my stomach when I give her a slap on her behind.

and I swear to god if she does it one more time I am giving her away this is ! This was never an issue and yes she's fixed! The only issue I could think of is the other cat may be bothering her but the 2 are fixed and have lived together for months now and I know what each one of there poops look like cause of there size, Bigger cat bigger poops.

 

Cats with a litterbox problem cannot have it fixed through discipline which they don't understand and will only make it worse. I would urge you to consider re-homing the cat if the cat remains at risk for more corporal punishment, either by finding a friend or calling a local shelter.  You cannot fix this problem through disciplining the cat. It's impossible.  Hitting the cat is 100% unacceptable behavior.  If a young child had an accident would you hit or slap the child?

Also you should add more than one litter box.

See this link:

http://www.thecatsite.com/a/litterbox-problems-in-cats-the-ultimate-guide

You're smacking a cat while randomly holding poop several hours after the incident and expecting her to know what that means? Wow. Maybe instead you should take her to the vet and see if she can't hold it in for some reason.

xxsoulstealerxx said:

 
We had no changes in the litter nor anything in that room I did not go on any vacation! Nothing Has changed! But every afternoon after school there is poop next to the litter box, behind the door, The tub downstairs! My closet everywhere you can think of and this was never an issue.

What I have done so far

1st time she Poop outside the litter box I did nothing thinking ay simple mistakes mistakes happens let me just clean up and be on my way.

2nd Time I was pissed I took the cat downstairs where the box is got some toilet paper and made her look at me place her feces in the litter box

3rd Time now imagine how frustrated I am now! I take the her downstairs show her the feces and slapped her booty (not hard) just enough to know its wrong!

4th time she did it I changed the litter

5th time Slap her but 2X harder 

6th time Got the feces and made her smell it and locked her in the room with the box with food and water with me checking on her, And you know what she **** behind the door!

7th this is out of hand and I dont like hitting my cats and never have hit any animal I have gotten till now it makes me feel sick to my stomach when I give her a slap on her behind.

and I swear to god if she does it one more time I am giving her away this is

! This was never an issue and yes she's fixed! The only issue I could think of is the other cat may be bothering her but the 2 are fixed and have lived together for months now and I know what each one of there poops look like cause of there size, Bigger cat bigger poops.

 

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I understand your frustration, but please don't ever punish a cat. Hitting a cat is animal abuse and won't get you anywhere. If anything, it could make things worse by increasing your cat's stress levels.

Please know that this is not a rare problem. We have people here with litterbox issues all the time and you can fix it, once you understand what the problem is. It does take a lot of patience and some investigation. Please do start by reading the link Stephan suggested - 

http://www.thecatsite.com/a/litterbox-problems-in-cats-the-ultimate-guide

After you read it (and any relevant links it points to), I hope you come back to share some of your insights about the problem so we may be able to help.

One of the most common reasons for cats suddenly refusing to use their litter box is a UTI. The first thing you need to do is get her checked out by the vet to make sure she doesn't have any health issues that could cause this.

Other things that cause pain when the cat goes to the litter box are blocked anal glands or hard feces caused by dietary problems.

Ask your vet to check for all of these things and if possible take a stool sample as well.

Hitting the cat will only make the problem worse. Cats don't understand that they are being punished, they aren't pack animals like dogs so they don't get the superior/subordinate dynamic. She will interpret being hit as being attacked and will either attack you, redirect her fear and aggression onto your other pets or family members or she'll become traumatized and stop using the litter box at all.

Please get her to a vet soon. 

couple of questions...and things to consider

1) how long have your two cats known each other?

2) when they you got your second cat, did you do a proper cat - to -cat introduction? in your household, who is the first cat who is the second cat? How many litter boxes do you have for your 2 cats?

3) how did you figure that one cat is pooping and not both? do you have motion sensor cameras in your home that have followed the pooping cat and has helped you pinpoint which cat is pooping outside the litter box? i think at this time, this could be either or cat. This might even be territorial.

4) after your cat went outside of the litter box, other than picking up the feces with toilet paper and disposing of it, did you use any type of special animal waste cleaning product? just because you discarded the waste, doesn't mean the scent is not there anymore. If your cats can still smell the poop there, they will go outside of the box again.

5) you locked your cat up in a room with a litter box, and she went outside the litter box, that should have clued you in that something is wrong and your kitty needs to see a vet. Why have you not taken her to vet?

elimination issues in cats are not caused by hatred towards you, and the will for wanting to making your life a living hell. It is ALWAYS health related. or stress related...and stress can bring on health issues...and stress can be brought on from maybe the absence of a proper cat intro, or maybe you have a nervous kitty on your hands, maybe she's not accustomed to her home. If you have only one litter box, maybe the cat that is pooping outside of the box is being bullied by the other cat in the house and is now afraid of going in the box. I am certain she may have also urinated outside the box as well...however i'm sure you haven't found any remnants of that yet. How long have you had her?

Finally, you should NEVER hit your cat, EVER. members of TCS do not EVER condone hitting a cat...that does not help the issue. It only makes things worse. It's ANIMAL ABUSE. Cat's don't understand punishment like that. How long have you had cats? what you're doing to your cat sounds like what people do to dogs when they're being house broken...cats are not dogs...btw. You can not handle a cat the same way you handle a dog. Cat's don't learn or understand that way. All you're doing is creating fear in your kitty's mind towards you.

Please get your cat to the vet asap. Or, make arrangements to re-home her. It will be what is best for her. Like seriously, please just re home the poor thing. and PLEASE TAKE HER TO A VET. 

Good Luck.

Get the kitty to the vet right away! 

Put more litter boxes in the house
Change the litter might not like the litter

Hitting a cat
Changing its surroundings all of the sudden stresses out a cat and can result in this behavior

I advise a change of litter and at least 2 litter boxes in other areas of the house

If it continues vet check most likely medical

Sources : cat professional
Owned cats my entire life

Good luck!

Please do read the article and associated links that @Anne  has given you above as they should give you more idea of where your cat's behaviour may be coming from and why other members have had such a strong response advising you against hitting her, quite apart from any individual beliefs on whether hitting an animal is part of 'training'.  

If this behaviour has started suddenly I share others' concern that it could be down to a health issue and that a visit to the vet should be scheduled as soon as possible.  The other common cause is when something has happened to frighten the cat, either another animal outside the home which has frightened them say at a window, or with your other cat. Although you say they have lived along side each other without problems for several months the relationship might have altered and the other cat may be intimidating her - this can be very hard to see for us humans but is a common conclusion in other threads about litter avoidance.

The more stressed your cat becomes the more the behaviour is likely to repeat, and if she starts to develop negative associations with her litter, for example from being handled roughly or hit there, this is also likely to cause further problems.  It may be really hard but the other important thing you can do to improve things for all of you is to do your best to stay calm, and to look out for any signs of stress with both of your cats.  I had one cat who became litter avoidant from the age of about 4, following a bladder infection. It was only after years of vet care and changing to a new vet it was discovered her bladder inflammation was chronic and the litter was a place of pain for her - she refused to go there other than to urinate.  She would poop on paper or puppy pads thankfully but it took a long time to make sense of it all, and I can relate to your frustration.