Some months ago, my kitty decided that his litter boxes were only worthy of urine, but not anything else and he would instead poop on the floor near or beside the boxes. With him being on a mostly chicken diet, his deposits aren't very solid and they smell horrible and it's no fun trying to scrub almost-diarrhea out of the carpet multiple times a day. Anytime I would catch him squatting on the floor about to drop a deuce and put him in his box, he'd just leave the room.
So I tried lining the entire basement floor (especially in his favorite poop spots) with newspaper. At first it seemed to discourage him, but he'd still either go in the garage (where his boxes are) and poop on the floor, or he'd walk to the edge of the papered area and go on the carpet. It's still hit and miss, but the last couple days, he's been actually pooping on the papers and burying it. It's not as good as going in the litter box, but it's much better than having to clean the carpet after he makes a deposit. I can't tell you how much air freshener and Resolve I've used in the basement already.
If he's content with pooping on newspaper, I can deal with that. I'm wondering if it's possible to continue lining the floor with papers and then cutting down on the number of paper to the point where he'd only go on the paper if left beside the litter boxes. Has anyone ever tried doing this with a cat? The only thing is he also likes to lay on newspapers and I don't want him laying in his own messes.
So I tried lining the entire basement floor (especially in his favorite poop spots) with newspaper. At first it seemed to discourage him, but he'd still either go in the garage (where his boxes are) and poop on the floor, or he'd walk to the edge of the papered area and go on the carpet. It's still hit and miss, but the last couple days, he's been actually pooping on the papers and burying it. It's not as good as going in the litter box, but it's much better than having to clean the carpet after he makes a deposit. I can't tell you how much air freshener and Resolve I've used in the basement already.
If he's content with pooping on newspaper, I can deal with that. I'm wondering if it's possible to continue lining the floor with papers and then cutting down on the number of paper to the point where he'd only go on the paper if left beside the litter boxes. Has anyone ever tried doing this with a cat? The only thing is he also likes to lay on newspapers and I don't want him laying in his own messes.