My cat won't use the litter box

hughmungus

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Hey so yesterday I moved my cat's litter box something like a meter from the recent place and she just won't use it! 
I don't understand why, it's still in the same room I just moved it a litte bit as I said so it'll be a little bit hidden but she still has space there 
I tried to put her inside the litterbox but she just got out immediately. I don't want to move it back because it was like in the middle of the room (and it's my bedroom) and it was uncomfortable
what can I do in order to make her use it?
 

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It sounds like she isn't comfortable with the new location. How hidden is it? You could try putting it back and moving it more slowly.
 
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It's not very hidden and it very accesible anyways.

I tried putting it back, I tried putting her inside the box many times... nothing works. She just won't use it anymore!

She hasn't peed\pooped for almost 40 hours and she obviously seems very stressed. I really don't know what to do..
 

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You might want to put it back where it was, then very gradually move it - no more than 2-3 cm every few days - to where you want it. Adding another litter box in a location that's suitable in your eyes might work, too. If she uses the second box regularly for several weeks, you should be able to remove the first.

Some cats are extremely picky about litterbox placement, and there appears to be something about the New spot you've chosen that disturbs her.
 
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