My male cat, Wingnut, refuses to defecate in his cat box about 90% of the time. Instead, he goes on the floor next to it. Urinating in the box is no problem for him (thankfully). My female, Moonbat, has no problem using the box at all.
The box is one of those large plastic affairs with a swinging door that you can get at Wal-Mart. I change the litter completely every morning and use a plastic liner. I have noticed he seems to do it most often in the morning, right before I change out the box. Thus leading me to believe it might have something to do with him not wanting to get in the box when itâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]s been used.
I emphasize with the guy; he knows I donâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]t approve and I can tell he feels guilty as I scold him while cleaning it up.
Wanted to get some input as to what is the most likely cause of this behavior and what I can do to help him get over it.
The box is one of those large plastic affairs with a swinging door that you can get at Wal-Mart. I change the litter completely every morning and use a plastic liner. I have noticed he seems to do it most often in the morning, right before I change out the box. Thus leading me to believe it might have something to do with him not wanting to get in the box when itâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]s been used.
I emphasize with the guy; he knows I donâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]t approve and I can tell he feels guilty as I scold him while cleaning it up.
Wanted to get some input as to what is the most likely cause of this behavior and what I can do to help him get over it.