Hello, I am new to this awesome board and I need help. I have a problem with my 3 year old White Persian. She is a very sweet cat and I love her to death, but I am finding myself in the position where I am going to have to get rid of her if I can't solve the problem I'm having with her. Boo is a cat that hates dirty litter boxes and to be honest, I was not the best in cleaning out her litter box regularly. So many times she would poop outside the box but always near it, never peed outside however. We keep her litter box in the laundry room. By the way, I also have a 6 year old male cat and they share the litter box. I have never had any problems with Tigger, my male. Anyhow, I started cleaning the litter box more often making sure it was to her approval and she seemed to be doing ok. Then this past June I had a baby and Boo has started, pretty much since the baby, pooping and peeing on the carpet in the family room downstairs. I do not know what to do, I have been cleaning her litter box every day and she still does it almost every day. I have started a daycare in that room and I just cannot have her peeing and pooping there. Plus my baby will soon start crawling and walking around and I don't want her to be coming in contact with her stools or urine. Why is she doing this? Could she be jealous of the baby? Could it be stress? Can it be that she is already used to pooping outside of the box that she doesn't care any more? I'm at a loss and this is very frustrating for me and my husband. We actually gave her to one of my husband's clients on a trial basis and the first day she was there, she pooped on this lady's couch!!!
So needless to say, she is back. Please help!!!