I have two cats, Nels and Gilmour. They're brothers who will be two in September. Gil had some trouble being litter trained as a kitten and was a-ok until a few months ago.
He refuses to use the litter pan on his own. He's been to the vet--no medical issues were found. He has no trouble peeing and there isn't any blood. He usually pees right in front of the pan and hasn't pooped in his box for a few months.
I've been picking him up and placing him into the box to have him pee successfully and then jump right out like it is the most awful thing and flee the bathroom. Lately, he's been getting better with that and so I've been putting him in front of the box to have him climb in and do his business. If there is a poo in the box from Nels or if its been more than two days since the whole thing's been changed, he'll jump out of the box when I put him in and run away. Half an hour later, the floor in front of the pan is wet.
I've tried locking him in the bathroom, rubbing vinegar on his lips when he's peed outside the box, setting up a second pan (only to have both cats ignore it)... I don't know what more to do. This afternoon I dumped and refilled the box and put him in. He went pee, climbed out and went poo on the floor with me standing right there! (cheeky little bugger!)
My husband thinks that we should try Prozac... has this worked for anyone else?
He refuses to use the litter pan on his own. He's been to the vet--no medical issues were found. He has no trouble peeing and there isn't any blood. He usually pees right in front of the pan and hasn't pooped in his box for a few months.
I've been picking him up and placing him into the box to have him pee successfully and then jump right out like it is the most awful thing and flee the bathroom. Lately, he's been getting better with that and so I've been putting him in front of the box to have him climb in and do his business. If there is a poo in the box from Nels or if its been more than two days since the whole thing's been changed, he'll jump out of the box when I put him in and run away. Half an hour later, the floor in front of the pan is wet.
I've tried locking him in the bathroom, rubbing vinegar on his lips when he's peed outside the box, setting up a second pan (only to have both cats ignore it)... I don't know what more to do. This afternoon I dumped and refilled the box and put him in. He went pee, climbed out and went poo on the floor with me standing right there! (cheeky little bugger!)
My husband thinks that we should try Prozac... has this worked for anyone else?