My 18 yo cat Panther just refuses to use the litter box since he had a kidney infection several months ago. He's always shared the litter box with his brother Boots but now he just goes outside the litter box on the laundry room floor. We've tried several different types of litters but nothing seems to work. Any suggestions?
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Won't use the litter box anymore
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The litter box probably reminds him of the pain of the kidney infection. So he still thinks using the litter box will hurt.
Maybe you could try buying a new completely different litter tray so it looks nothing like the old one
Maybe you could try buying a new completely different litter tray so it looks nothing like the old one
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Yeah unfortunately he now associates the litter box with pain. He does not know he had a kidney infection. He thinks he went to the toilet in the box one day and it hurt and the box must of caused the pain.
Go figure my 17 year old cat no longer wants to use the litter box either. My room has a back door on it, that is cause my room used to be the kitchen. Now i have to leave the back door open all night. I live in California where it is hot a lot yet in winter nights can be a little nippy. I plan to put a vegetable garden in my back yard I do not know what I'll do when she still insists to go in the back yard. Yet my cat has been sick so that is probably why she will not go in the box.
Here is a place that might help, i'm glad I looked cause my 17 year old cat who was sick, and treated for it will not use the box anymore. She prefers to go outside. I also noticed at this website that the Vet will answer your questions. It is very rarely that a vet will answer your questions without charging. If you scroll down you will see, him answering other people's questions. Yet it is only for cats behaviors such as not using the litter box anymore.
http://texasvetbehavior.com/is-your-cat-avoiding-the-litterbox/
http://texasvetbehavior.com/is-your-cat-avoiding-the-litterbox/
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At that age, it is possible his joints are beginning to ache as well and he is having trouble navigating the litter box.
When you get the new one, get one with one side that is low so he can step into and out of it easier.
When you get the new one, get one with one side that is low so he can step into and out of it easier.
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Definitely time for a vet visit. Bloody mucus is not normal.
It probably means he still has pain. Get him to to the vet asap, kidney/urinary problems in older cats are never to be left alone.
