Well, three weeks ago, my cute little Seth-chan started pooping in our tub. We didn't know why, but we thought we would try to see if it was just a confusion issue or something (her litterbox is in the bathroom). After the second time, I filled the tub (about paw deep) with water and she learned not to jump in the tub. She didn't poop anywhere else in the house and went to her litterbox perfectly for 2 weeks. She had a bit of problems with dry food last week, and we started adding water and her poop returned to normal. She STILL went to the litterbox, no problem. We are still taking in a stool sample on Friday to be extra sure.
So, Saturday we decided to leave the tub drained to test her. Saturday night went fine and there was no poop in the tub the next morning. Last night, we went into the bedroom because I was not feeling well. I got up to go pee and she was in the tub doing her business. She looked at me like she had been "caught" and scampered out into the living room, peeking around the corner of the hallway. The thing that I find strange is that she always does this when we go into the bedroom and shut the door (and are still awake). I know a bunch of so-called professionals say that cats "don't do things out of spite," but she really gives me the impression that she's doing this because she's upset with us. Either that, or she really LOVES the texture of the tub... I'm clueless on what to do besides put a little bit of water in the tub. I really don't want to have to do it forever, especially if I'm going to be getting a small kitten in the near future. I was thinking of buying some spongy material and wetting it and putting it on the bottom of the tub and seeing what happens...
What does everyone else think?
So, Saturday we decided to leave the tub drained to test her. Saturday night went fine and there was no poop in the tub the next morning. Last night, we went into the bedroom because I was not feeling well. I got up to go pee and she was in the tub doing her business. She looked at me like she had been "caught" and scampered out into the living room, peeking around the corner of the hallway. The thing that I find strange is that she always does this when we go into the bedroom and shut the door (and are still awake). I know a bunch of so-called professionals say that cats "don't do things out of spite," but she really gives me the impression that she's doing this because she's upset with us. Either that, or she really LOVES the texture of the tub... I'm clueless on what to do besides put a little bit of water in the tub. I really don't want to have to do it forever, especially if I'm going to be getting a small kitten in the near future. I was thinking of buying some spongy material and wetting it and putting it on the bottom of the tub and seeing what happens...
What does everyone else think?