My darling boy Frankie is having issues again. We adopted him when he was 3.5 years old nearly 3 years ago. We had issues with him going outside the box, both #1 and #2, and we had confined him for a couple of weeks until he went in the box(es) in his small room (basement bathroom). All has been fine until hubby went out of town on 9/5 for nearly a week, longest he's been gone. He was not himself (no interest in going outside when he went outside daily prior to hubby's departure) and I figured he missed his pops. He didn't have the accidents until hubby came home. And it was only #2. He peed in the box okay. We gave it a little over a week and then took him to the vet. All tests came back normal but she said he was constipated. So we started him on a regimen mixing Miralax with his wet food. The vet also said he was ready to poop. When he got home after being at the vet for several hours (due to the tests) he was very happy!! but then he became Mad Kitty and was darting through the house, squatting occasionally as if to poop but nothing ever came out. We decided to confine him to the basement bathroom again. We were never going to get to sleep with him running madly through the house.
Next day we let him out and he seemed so much calmer and happier AND he went outside!! He seemed back to normal. then hubby was cleaning the boxes and Frankie jumped into one of them and finally out came the poop he had been saving!! FINALLY pooped in a box!!
Enter this morning. I could tell by the way he jumped on my bed (hubby feeds him early in the morning while I try to get more sleep, ha ha) that he was at it again. so I tossed him out of the room, went to the kitchen to make coffee when I smelled that old familiar smell of poop. This time he pooped on hubby's shoes!?!?!?!?!
I'm at a loss as to what to do next. And so I came here to seek guidance again. So many people here helped 3 years ago when we first brought him home and he had similar issues. He had crystals in his urine and was highly stressed so that was the reason he went outside the box 3 years ago. But what is it now and what do we do?? Any help is greatly appreciated.
Next day we let him out and he seemed so much calmer and happier AND he went outside!! He seemed back to normal. then hubby was cleaning the boxes and Frankie jumped into one of them and finally out came the poop he had been saving!! FINALLY pooped in a box!!
Enter this morning. I could tell by the way he jumped on my bed (hubby feeds him early in the morning while I try to get more sleep, ha ha) that he was at it again. so I tossed him out of the room, went to the kitchen to make coffee when I smelled that old familiar smell of poop. This time he pooped on hubby's shoes!?!?!?!?!
I'm at a loss as to what to do next. And so I came here to seek guidance again. So many people here helped 3 years ago when we first brought him home and he had similar issues. He had crystals in his urine and was highly stressed so that was the reason he went outside the box 3 years ago. But what is it now and what do we do?? Any help is greatly appreciated.