Hi All,
We have a fixed long hair Persian/Himalayan (father) domestic short hair tabby cat (mother), the mixed daughter is a beautiful long haired torti (China) who is going on 14. We have two other fixed cats (related), one 18 year old male tabby and a 12 year old female Torti. Somehow along the line (maybe since 1st Winter (2005) we had her) China became a feral "wanna-be". She simply wants to be an outdoor cat. There is always a point especially in Cleveland Winters where it gets way too cold for her to stay out. When it got to 8 above a week ago she had to physically carry her inside from her metal cabinet outdoor abode.....I think all she got was some wind blocking from it. She won't use the nice cat igloo we have for her....might be too cold for that even. The problem is she will not use the litter boxes, we have two boxes, one on each floor and are very good at keeping them clean. She will not go on newspapers either. One night we covered the entire floor of the room with newspapers...well, she just pushes the papers out of the way. Her droppings are far too good for newspapers you know; she prefers Pergo. China is not a team player and has absolutely nothing to do with the other two GOOD cats...a real snot! This probably is not an uncommon problem but would like to hear about anyone's 2 cents or suggestions on cats who do not use the litter box.....we are starting to loose patience with this bad behavioral problem we have had with her for years . HELP!
We have a fixed long hair Persian/Himalayan (father) domestic short hair tabby cat (mother), the mixed daughter is a beautiful long haired torti (China) who is going on 14. We have two other fixed cats (related), one 18 year old male tabby and a 12 year old female Torti. Somehow along the line (maybe since 1st Winter (2005) we had her) China became a feral "wanna-be". She simply wants to be an outdoor cat. There is always a point especially in Cleveland Winters where it gets way too cold for her to stay out. When it got to 8 above a week ago she had to physically carry her inside from her metal cabinet outdoor abode.....I think all she got was some wind blocking from it. She won't use the nice cat igloo we have for her....might be too cold for that even. The problem is she will not use the litter boxes, we have two boxes, one on each floor and are very good at keeping them clean. She will not go on newspapers either. One night we covered the entire floor of the room with newspapers...well, she just pushes the papers out of the way. Her droppings are far too good for newspapers you know; she prefers Pergo. China is not a team player and has absolutely nothing to do with the other two GOOD cats...a real snot! This probably is not an uncommon problem but would like to hear about anyone's 2 cents or suggestions on cats who do not use the litter box.....we are starting to loose patience with this bad behavioral problem we have had with her for years . HELP!
