Kitten pooping outside the litter box

Jjam19

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Hello,

I got a kitten a couple weeks ago and ever since then I’ll find the occasional surprise outside the litter box.
He is litter box trained and 90% of the time he uses it.
I really would like if he didn’t poop outside the box and was looking for advice or any tips on how to correct this.
He’s a little over 2 months and has no health issues that I know of, although he has pretty runny poops. He never pees outside the box only poops
Any info/ advice/ tips are welcome!
Thank you :)
 

Luvyna

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Hi, welcome to the site!

Runny poops sounds like a health issue to me and is a likely cause of the accidents. I would make an appointment with a vet to get the diarrhea checked out.
 

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Hello,

I got a kitten a couple weeks ago and ever since then I’ll find the occasional surprise outside the litter box.
He is litter box trained and 90% of the time he uses it.
I really would like if he didn’t poop outside the box and was looking for advice or any tips on how to correct this.
He’s a little over 2 months and has no health issues that I know of, although he has pretty runny poops. He never pees outside the box only poops
Any info/ advice/ tips are welcome!
Thank you :)
I wonder whether he's had a change of food at all? If his poop is has always been runny, or if there's no apparent reason like a change of diet, then a vet check may be needed.
We have a great 'everything you ever wanted to know about cats and litter boxes' article here
 
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