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I just joined this forum as it seems to be very active with lots of good tips. My problem is with a 13 yr old Bengal named Bali who weighs 19#. About a year ago he got constipated and required an overnight stay at the vet clinic. Since he has a chronic constipation problem the vet put him on Lactulose... first twice a day and then 3 times a day. That helped for a while but his stools were still very hard so the vet added a small dose of Miralax to his regime. For the pas couple of months Bali has been occasionally pooping outside the litter box... sometimes near it but more recently many feet away from it. The Lactulose apparently makes him thirsty so he pees a lot... leaving large puddles but doesn't cover them. I wondered if he didn't poop in the box because of the puddles so I purchased another litter box and put it next to the original. Didn't work... he still poops on the floor about half that time. I've read that Lactulose can cause cramping and bloating... perhaps he associates that with using the box and poops on the floor. Has anyone had similar problems? Any suggestions on how to retrain him to use the litter box?? My husband is disgusted and wants to put him down but I am looking for a solution. I hate to put him down... he's a sweet, lovable cat. :-(