I am a new pet owner. I adopted a 1.5 year old, spayed, domestic short hair cat from a shelter about a month ago. I have no other pets. She has a wonderful and playful personality, but she has a problem of stepping on her poop while burying her poop in the litterbox. I estimate only about 25% of the time, she does not step on her poop and her poop is perfectly buried. Based on what I've observed, she does not step on her urine in the litterbox.
I researched as much as I can about this issue- I got her 2 large litterboxes, filled her litterbox with litter 3-4 inches deep with the same litter she used in the shelter. I scoop her litterbox multiple times a day. I try to remove as much poop as possible including the little tiny ones that fall through the scooper slit, and I change the entire litter weekly. I am feeding her the exact same food the shelter used, and never fed her human food.
Her paws smell like poop, and I see poop smears in the house. When I inspect her paws, she has poop in between her toes. I looked online everywhere and I cannot find a solution. I am at my wit's end that every day I have to clean her paws with pet wipes or a damp towel. Can someone please help me with this issue?
I researched as much as I can about this issue- I got her 2 large litterboxes, filled her litterbox with litter 3-4 inches deep with the same litter she used in the shelter. I scoop her litterbox multiple times a day. I try to remove as much poop as possible including the little tiny ones that fall through the scooper slit, and I change the entire litter weekly. I am feeding her the exact same food the shelter used, and never fed her human food.
Her paws smell like poop, and I see poop smears in the house. When I inspect her paws, she has poop in between her toes. I looked online everywhere and I cannot find a solution. I am at my wit's end that every day I have to clean her paws with pet wipes or a damp towel. Can someone please help me with this issue?