My old cat has been pooping on the rug/carpet/floor but peeing in the box. I don't get it. Help!
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Old fat cat pooping on the rug/floor.
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Thank you!
Good luck! The vet sorted it really quickly for my cat, but he was pooping like that because of pain.
If it is not something related to pain from pooping because of straining or other digestive issues, it could be from arthritic pain. So, make sure you bring that up with the vet. Most cats position themselves differently when peeing and pooping, so the position he holds when pooping could be causing discomfort and so he avoids the litter box as he blames it for the discomfort not his body. Unfortunately, a lot of cats who are overweight and older are more greatly impacted by arthritic issues.
Whatever the vet does, also look into giving your cat an arthritis supplement to help with his joints. The most common ones are Cosequin and Dasuquin. Both come in either capsules or chews. The powder in the capsules can be sprinkled and mixed with canned cat food or lickable treats. The chews could be used as a treat.
Whatever the vet does, also look into giving your cat an arthritis supplement to help with his joints. The most common ones are Cosequin and Dasuquin. Both come in either capsules or chews. The powder in the capsules can be sprinkled and mixed with canned cat food or lickable treats. The chews could be used as a treat.
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Aw, poor baby. Mine may be somewhat constipated.
Could be! That's what the cause of the pain was for Nobel.
My vet ended up subscribing Miralax/Restorilax, but your cat will need weighed for the proper dosage.
Almost always, when a cat does one thing in the box, and the other outside it, whichever that cat does OUTSIDE the box is a symptom of pain when eliminating, and, being cats, they associate the pain with the box, instead of their own bodies. If your cat was peeing outside the box, and pooping in it, I'd be thinking "UTI/stones." Since the opposite is true, something is happening with the other system...mild constipation, or arthritis in the hips are the usual culprits, especially in older cats. Thankfully, there are a host of fairly simple remedies! Let us know what the vet says, and how he's doing!
