Wondering if you've tried keeping her in the larger litter room for an extended period of time? Is she still not having accidents when she's in that space?
I think the goal in these situations is to get your cat to get in a good habit of using their litter box, and sometimes confinement can...
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My cat also stopped using the litter box and would urinate etc in a similar way. She didn't have the skin issues, but would just squat wherever whenever. It was awful, and it lasted for a little over a year. It took so much research and experimentation to solve her issues that I actually...
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Can you describe your current litter box set up? Do you only have the one cat? Any kids or dogs?
My cat has a long history of inappropriate urination, so hopefully I can help!
I think what you are doing sounds great and that she might just need a little more time to break this occasional habit. You might increase the cat factor in the areas where she has gone to the bathroom illegally (add something she can scratch, put a couple of her toys there, or maybe one of her...
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Wondering how long the accidents without the diarrhea have been going on? Is the bathroom blocked off now, or is it open? It sounds like Otter has lots of litter boxes to choose from, which is great. Where are they all located? It sounds like she'll poop illegally in the bathroom, on...
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Our 15 year old just got some blood work, and everything looked great, except that her glucose was high (274.) She was more stressed than usual during this vet visit (had to bring my two kids and she was stuck in the exam room with them while we waited.) The vet was worried about this...
If he keeps urinating outside of the box after this latest appointment, let us know! Sometimes after a UTI, inappropriate urination becomes a bit of a habit that can usually be broken with a few easy tweaks. Good luck!
any way to manage it by putting urine stations on your couch or bed? like a pee pad under some stuff that smells like you that you can easily wash?
Belly bands for dogs are tricky, and I would guess that they would be even more tricky with cats, but maybe not. Good luck. Such a hard time I know.
Rubbing a cat's nose (or a dog's nose) in their illegal bathroom activity is going to do more harm than good. It's not an action that makes any sense to them.
How many boxes do you have?
Sometimes when cats develop a habit like this, it can stick even after the health issue that started it has been resolved. It could also very well be your other cat making the perpetrator too nervous to poop in the box. Where are your boxes located? You want them to be in areas that have good...
How many boxes do you have and where are they located? Any other pets? kids?
Some cats need to have one box for poop, and another for urine.
Any changes that correspond to whenever he stopped using the box for poop?
Ok! Wondering if you could put her favorite box closer to the new freezer, or if she's afraid of it? Also wondering if you have lots of high up places for the cats to jump to, and if you have lots of scratching options?
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If he checks out at the vet, let us know! There are many many other reasons he could stop using his box. To figure this out, I'd first be interested in hearing about his litter box set-up and the other members of the family. Is he the only pet? Any kids?
Did anything happen around the time he...