I know there are posts on this issue but I always feel messing issues come down to human behavior and thus always unique
History: My cat is now 10 years old and has lived in 4 places with originally 2 sisters ( now moved on ). She has never had issues messing outside the box till 04 when I was helping strays. I had to quit doing that mainly due to the lack of facilities. Since this she adopted the habit if watering the carpets. I since have went mainly all wood floors and replaced the other carpet. It helped a great deal but was not 100% fixed. I’m now in a new home and there have been a few spills in certain corners ( 2010) but all has been fixed with ( A.I.P and new carpet ). She is now the only cat in the house. the urinating seems to be gone.
Current situation :When we have guests over, she likes to let them know she does not appreciate their presents by dropping a number two in the corner of the guest room. This has been with multiple guests and 3 times since we moved in. We thought we had this fixed by closing the door and it has stopped for 6 months. For some unknown reasons she now does a number 2 on the rug next to her box ( 4 feet away ), yet she does a number 1 in the box?. This does not always occur at the same time, it could be hours apart. I’m glad it’s the rug! Now I can experiment without the cost of carpet repair.
Info: We have tried moving the litter box, more and less litter, liners, daily changes, and the litter we has had not changed in 5 years. We have a dog but the cat owns and feels she comes first. (i.e She gets feed first ). We have a 16 month old that is discovering the cat. They do have it out at times. We has a box up and down stairs but she only uses the upstairs box as of late. Currently we are trying two boxes upstairs. I have not taken her to the vet on this issue, not sure if there is a need.
Any advice?
History: My cat is now 10 years old and has lived in 4 places with originally 2 sisters ( now moved on ). She has never had issues messing outside the box till 04 when I was helping strays. I had to quit doing that mainly due to the lack of facilities. Since this she adopted the habit if watering the carpets. I since have went mainly all wood floors and replaced the other carpet. It helped a great deal but was not 100% fixed. I’m now in a new home and there have been a few spills in certain corners ( 2010) but all has been fixed with ( A.I.P and new carpet ). She is now the only cat in the house. the urinating seems to be gone.
Current situation :When we have guests over, she likes to let them know she does not appreciate their presents by dropping a number two in the corner of the guest room. This has been with multiple guests and 3 times since we moved in. We thought we had this fixed by closing the door and it has stopped for 6 months. For some unknown reasons she now does a number 2 on the rug next to her box ( 4 feet away ), yet she does a number 1 in the box?. This does not always occur at the same time, it could be hours apart. I’m glad it’s the rug! Now I can experiment without the cost of carpet repair.
Info: We have tried moving the litter box, more and less litter, liners, daily changes, and the litter we has had not changed in 5 years. We have a dog but the cat owns and feels she comes first. (i.e She gets feed first ). We have a 16 month old that is discovering the cat. They do have it out at times. We has a box up and down stairs but she only uses the upstairs box as of late. Currently we are trying two boxes upstairs. I have not taken her to the vet on this issue, not sure if there is a need.
Any advice?
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