Hello,
So...i have two cats, and I'm at a loss on both.
A little background. We bought and moved into our new home October of 2014. We already had an older pug. In november, i adopted toothless, who was only 5 weeks old. Soon after, our roommate adopted a puppy, and all three got along well. Roommate, however, didn't take care of puppy. Puppy used the bathroom in the house all the time. Also, roommate was physically mean to toothless because she was a typically sharp- clawed and playful kitten. Eventually, for many reasons, roommate was kicked out and took puppy with him. Our pug passed about a year later. We adopted another kitten last year, kiba, a male.
Now, both cats were VERY young and not the most taken care of when we rescued/adopted. Both were taken to the vet, up to date on shots/worming, and both were fixed and declawed as kittens.
The problem backround:
Toothless, since roommates dog left, has pooped on the carpet. Only carpet. When we ripped up the carpet in the Living room and put down hardwood, it stopped in there, but continued in the bedrooms. We've tried EVERYTHING. She's been looked at, nothing wrong. She's been given kitty prozac, we've changed litter...litterally everything. Now, I've only ever seen her poop outside the litter box, never pee....and if her catch her and take her to the litter box, she'll finish there.she seems happy, though. She's playful, loving, and just the best personality. She doesn't trust everyone who comes over, though. She's picky...i blame that on x-roomate.
Kiba was fixed as a kitten. Absolutely no issues until abput 4-5 months ago. All of a sudden he started whining to go outside...but it's a low gutteral, almost masculine meow....and he has taken an exceptionally x-rated liking to my kids stuffed animals. He always has to be in my bed for his humping, even if my husband and I are already there. It's unnerving. However, I have never seen him spray.
The actual problem:
My house STINKS. The heater (baseboard heat), stink, the carpets stink....the kids bedroom stinks....there is a tiny area that tootgless can squeeze into to get back BEHIND my kitchen cabinets (kiba is too fat)...and now they smell so gross, it's gag inducing. The issue is, Idk if it's toothless using the bathroom, because I've never seen her pee outside the litter box, or if it's kiba spraying, because I've never seen that either. The vets are officially at a loss and don't know how to help, and I'm at my wits end. Help!
Sorry so long!
So...i have two cats, and I'm at a loss on both.
A little background. We bought and moved into our new home October of 2014. We already had an older pug. In november, i adopted toothless, who was only 5 weeks old. Soon after, our roommate adopted a puppy, and all three got along well. Roommate, however, didn't take care of puppy. Puppy used the bathroom in the house all the time. Also, roommate was physically mean to toothless because she was a typically sharp- clawed and playful kitten. Eventually, for many reasons, roommate was kicked out and took puppy with him. Our pug passed about a year later. We adopted another kitten last year, kiba, a male.
Now, both cats were VERY young and not the most taken care of when we rescued/adopted. Both were taken to the vet, up to date on shots/worming, and both were fixed and declawed as kittens.
The problem backround:
Toothless, since roommates dog left, has pooped on the carpet. Only carpet. When we ripped up the carpet in the Living room and put down hardwood, it stopped in there, but continued in the bedrooms. We've tried EVERYTHING. She's been looked at, nothing wrong. She's been given kitty prozac, we've changed litter...litterally everything. Now, I've only ever seen her poop outside the litter box, never pee....and if her catch her and take her to the litter box, she'll finish there.she seems happy, though. She's playful, loving, and just the best personality. She doesn't trust everyone who comes over, though. She's picky...i blame that on x-roomate.
Kiba was fixed as a kitten. Absolutely no issues until abput 4-5 months ago. All of a sudden he started whining to go outside...but it's a low gutteral, almost masculine meow....and he has taken an exceptionally x-rated liking to my kids stuffed animals. He always has to be in my bed for his humping, even if my husband and I are already there. It's unnerving. However, I have never seen him spray.
The actual problem:
My house STINKS. The heater (baseboard heat), stink, the carpets stink....the kids bedroom stinks....there is a tiny area that tootgless can squeeze into to get back BEHIND my kitchen cabinets (kiba is too fat)...and now they smell so gross, it's gag inducing. The issue is, Idk if it's toothless using the bathroom, because I've never seen her pee outside the litter box, or if it's kiba spraying, because I've never seen that either. The vets are officially at a loss and don't know how to help, and I'm at my wits end. Help!
Sorry so long!
I'm glad you joined the forum and hope we can help with your current problem. My first question is - how many litter boxes do you have for the 2 cats? The reason I'm asking is because it is advisable to have one more litter box than the number of cats you have, i.e. 3 total litter boxes or one per cat plus one. Here is a helpful article about litter box problems and avoidance: 
