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So we've had our first cat Annie since October last year. We have a newly adopted cat April that we've had for almost 3 months now. Introductions were rocky at first, but I think the two of them are much better than they once were. They rarely "fight", they'll clean each other and I've even caught them sharing food from the same bowl with no problems!
The one thing that still persists is litter box terrorizing. We have two litter boxes in different parts of the house, both identical and regularly cleaned, but both of them favor the same box over the other which is a pain for myself as one box gets dirtier faster than the other. I assume it isn't anything to do with the lack of litter boxes, because even if we added more, I don't think they'd use them. This happens quite frequently, where one will hop in the litter box and the other will start to "prowl" so to speak and stick their head or paws into the doorway of the litter box and not give the other one peace, it's as if they're trying to initiate play with the one using the box. I wonder if it's anything to do with the scratching noises they make when they're in there? As one of our cats will frequently play with me while I'm cleaning the box because it makes that scratchy sound. Or if the fact the box is hooded, and they're hidden when they're inside.
I don't think it's a major issue, there's no hostile noises being made and usually they'll finish their business when I catch them but I do worry that when I'm not around, the terrorizing could prevent the other from using the litter box as much as they'd like. How can I stop this behavior, or should I leave them be?
The one thing that still persists is litter box terrorizing. We have two litter boxes in different parts of the house, both identical and regularly cleaned, but both of them favor the same box over the other which is a pain for myself as one box gets dirtier faster than the other. I assume it isn't anything to do with the lack of litter boxes, because even if we added more, I don't think they'd use them. This happens quite frequently, where one will hop in the litter box and the other will start to "prowl" so to speak and stick their head or paws into the doorway of the litter box and not give the other one peace, it's as if they're trying to initiate play with the one using the box. I wonder if it's anything to do with the scratching noises they make when they're in there? As one of our cats will frequently play with me while I'm cleaning the box because it makes that scratchy sound. Or if the fact the box is hooded, and they're hidden when they're inside.
I don't think it's a major issue, there's no hostile noises being made and usually they'll finish their business when I catch them but I do worry that when I'm not around, the terrorizing could prevent the other from using the litter box as much as they'd like. How can I stop this behavior, or should I leave them be?