Trixie has taken to using Bella's litter box.. and I cant figure it out! The boxes are *exactly* the same with the same litter, cleaned 1-2/times per day. When Trixie was confined to her room for the 3 wk intro she used her own box just fine but since I let her out she hasnt used it regularly -- she uses Bella's!
Now one time it was my fault -- the first day I let Trixie out of her room I also moved the box to a spot where I wouldnt trip over it, but noticed she wasnt using it. I quickly concluded it was too close to her food
and moved back to its original spot the next day. But that was 3 days ago and she has only used her's once, instead going into Bella's (I can tell by what is left in the litter box -- they have very differnt droppings).
The other thing is that Bella has IBD and going poo is always a somewhat stressful event .. I keep track of how often she goes, what it looks like, etc and report back to my vet. I dont want Trixie in there to cause her any stress..
And honestly it cant be doing Trixie any good to be using the bathroom of the resident kitty who hisses every time she sees you. What is she thinking??
(At least Praise God she is using a litter box!
but still???)
Now one time it was my fault -- the first day I let Trixie out of her room I also moved the box to a spot where I wouldnt trip over it, but noticed she wasnt using it. I quickly concluded it was too close to her food
The other thing is that Bella has IBD and going poo is always a somewhat stressful event .. I keep track of how often she goes, what it looks like, etc and report back to my vet. I dont want Trixie in there to cause her any stress..
And honestly it cant be doing Trixie any good to be using the bathroom of the resident kitty who hisses every time she sees you. What is she thinking??
(At least Praise God she is using a litter box!