I have read everything on the cat pee problem. I adopted Blackie after I lost my beloved Bear last fall. All seemed well until after I noticed that Blackie was peeing outside of the box. He was peeing in the general vicinity but not actually in the box itself. I attributed it to the box being in a closed in corner and it was covered. So we threw out that box, purchased a new one that was not covered and moved it to a more open area but still private behind the bar We put Cat Attract litter in it and things seemed to be ok. We went back to the Tidy Cat litter and all seemed well. Well then we noticed that he is still peeing in an area around 5-10 feet away from the box. He does share the box w/one other small cat who he gets along with. We currently have him confined in a large dog cage with another box with the Cat Attract litter in it so we can complete a cleanup of the room. It was either that or my husband was going to make me take him back to the rescue that I got him from. The rescue organization had him in a private home for 4 mos with no problems. I intend on leaving the second box set up for him but Im wondering how long I should confine him. We can't leave him to keep peeing down there and I don't want to get rid of him because he's a wonderful companion. He's not having accidents anywhere else--we have a 3 floor home and the cats spend most of their time downstairs anyway--where the boxes are. Why would he be going in just the vicinity with no accidents anywhere else? Please advise...
Melisa
Melisa