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I'm starting to feel a little angry and frustrated with my cat's pooping behavior.
Even after 3 years of havin my cat, I still feel like I have a lot to learn regarding cat behavior, training, health and nutrition.
We have her little box outside but we cover it to keep the flies from laying their eggs (trust me you DON'T want flies laying eggs in poop because worms start coming out and it's not a pretty picture!) My cat always stands by the door and meows when she "has to go". Well recently she has gotten the habit to poop in my room and in the living room, but mostly in my room. I will admit this is my fault. Last week I had a couple job interviews, was "hired" on a Wednesday, got called in to work the next day (only worked that day and never heard from them again but that's a different story lol), and this week we had heavy rain for a couple days so of course my cat refused to go out those days. Now My cat is mostly a morning pooper, if not a mid-day pooper & on some occasions a night pooper. Last week, before heading out for the interviews I would take her out but sometimes she would jump out of the box and run back inside. So I would just leave but when I would come home the first thing to greet me was the smell of poop. & this week same thing. I'm assuming my room is her new toilet and. Now she doesn't alert me when she has to do her business outside. She just poops in my room. When she does not do her business during the day, Sometimes i wake up in the middle of the night to the smell of her poop. My parents and I had already gotten in to an argument, but it's not like i can justify it because I understand, and I agree that defecating inside the house is unacceptable. Yes, I do take her to her box even if she doesn't notify that she wants to go and she does do her business. but sometimes she doesnt, and thats when she ends up pooping in my room. This morning I was going to take her to her box but before, I went to the bathroom real quick, when I came out the first thing I noticed was the smell of poop. I'm already frustrated, and I don't know how to get her to "alert" again when she has to go. It was much easier when she would stand by the door. that was her que. What should I do?
Even after 3 years of havin my cat, I still feel like I have a lot to learn regarding cat behavior, training, health and nutrition.
We have her little box outside but we cover it to keep the flies from laying their eggs (trust me you DON'T want flies laying eggs in poop because worms start coming out and it's not a pretty picture!) My cat always stands by the door and meows when she "has to go". Well recently she has gotten the habit to poop in my room and in the living room, but mostly in my room. I will admit this is my fault. Last week I had a couple job interviews, was "hired" on a Wednesday, got called in to work the next day (only worked that day and never heard from them again but that's a different story lol), and this week we had heavy rain for a couple days so of course my cat refused to go out those days. Now My cat is mostly a morning pooper, if not a mid-day pooper & on some occasions a night pooper. Last week, before heading out for the interviews I would take her out but sometimes she would jump out of the box and run back inside. So I would just leave but when I would come home the first thing to greet me was the smell of poop. & this week same thing. I'm assuming my room is her new toilet and. Now she doesn't alert me when she has to do her business outside. She just poops in my room. When she does not do her business during the day, Sometimes i wake up in the middle of the night to the smell of her poop. My parents and I had already gotten in to an argument, but it's not like i can justify it because I understand, and I agree that defecating inside the house is unacceptable. Yes, I do take her to her box even if she doesn't notify that she wants to go and she does do her business. but sometimes she doesnt, and thats when she ends up pooping in my room. This morning I was going to take her to her box but before, I went to the bathroom real quick, when I came out the first thing I noticed was the smell of poop. I'm already frustrated, and I don't know how to get her to "alert" again when she has to go. It was much easier when she would stand by the door. that was her que. What should I do?
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