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So Abi was totally stressed out by the eye medicine for her pink eye and then she discovered the sound her littermaid box makes when it goes through a scoop cycle. Obviously I learned later it freaked her out so she used my most favorite green silk swivel rocker as a litter box. (luckily covered in a sheet) My initial reaction was to be really annoyed and think as a human that she was doing it to get back at me by leaving a package of excrement . later that morning she urinated in the same chair. So I thought if I were stressed out and miserable I would pick a place that was cozy and comforting and where else but my adopted mommie's chair? So I cleaned the spot, sprayed the chair heavily with citrus scent ( thanks to this forum) which has kept her off it for three days now. And then I cleaned her litter box, thinking she wasn't using it because it was diirty maybe? Well... careful observation finally clued me into why she hadn't been using the littermaid and I turned it off and praised and gave her treats when she went into the box. So now she is using it again and I will wait a while before I try turning it on.
Here is the up side. After she defecated on the sheet I was able to see that she had tape worm segments in her feces and was able to get that condition treated. It turned out to be good that I got to see a speciman that wasn't covered in clumped litter. Go figure.
Here is the up side. After she defecated on the sheet I was able to see that she had tape worm segments in her feces and was able to get that condition treated. It turned out to be good that I got to see a speciman that wasn't covered in clumped litter. Go figure.