I'm having problems with my youngest cat. She is 8 months old so she's still a baby.
Like my other two cats, she is indoor/outdoor and once the weather warmed up in March I phased out the litter box. They now all go outdoors. They go out in the morning when I leave and come back inside when I get home in the afternoon/evening. They are in and out when I am home. She never has any bathroom problems in my bedroom during the night.
However, she is repeatedly pooping in one corner of the living room. She will do this even when the door to go out to the backyard is open, four feet away!
The weekend before last, I went out of town and my roommates watched my cats and put them in and out. I brought the litter box back to my bathroom just in case the cats got stuck inside. Well, my naughty girl pooped FOUR times in the living room corner in the three days I was gone!!! I think she was angry that I was gone, which indicates she is having behavioral problems and not that she is sick or anything. She's done it just once since (tonight).
Our backyard has high fences and is closed off, so I don't know why she would be afraid to go outside. She loves being outside after dark but not too much during the day.
any suggestions? she seems to really like that one spot.
Like my other two cats, she is indoor/outdoor and once the weather warmed up in March I phased out the litter box. They now all go outdoors. They go out in the morning when I leave and come back inside when I get home in the afternoon/evening. They are in and out when I am home. She never has any bathroom problems in my bedroom during the night.
However, she is repeatedly pooping in one corner of the living room. She will do this even when the door to go out to the backyard is open, four feet away!
The weekend before last, I went out of town and my roommates watched my cats and put them in and out. I brought the litter box back to my bathroom just in case the cats got stuck inside. Well, my naughty girl pooped FOUR times in the living room corner in the three days I was gone!!! I think she was angry that I was gone, which indicates she is having behavioral problems and not that she is sick or anything. She's done it just once since (tonight).
Our backyard has high fences and is closed off, so I don't know why she would be afraid to go outside. She loves being outside after dark but not too much during the day.
any suggestions? she seems to really like that one spot.