Hi everybody, I just HAVE to share!!!! I'm not sure if this should be posted in Behavior or Health. But I think behavior is more important because we've been dealing with this for years.
My male cat is 14 years old, and he hasn't poop in the litterbox for years. I know. Gross. It's our dirty little secret. I would say...... probably not in the last 6 years.
We love him and we keep him no matter what, but it's just gross. We have carpet flooring.
Recently we found out about glucosamine + chondroitin for cats while browsing for other things. And we joked about this because my husband takes glucosamine. I was interested though, because my other 14 year old cat, female from the same litter, is basically on the bed for 23 hours every single day. So we ordered some thinking maybe it will help if they have joint pains, since they are old cats anyway.
Well... this is the 3rd day of taking glucosamine treat twice a day, and this morning Tomcat pooped IN THE BOX. I was speechless. By now I recognize his poop, lol. It also wasn't covered (that's his other issue, he can't cover his business since he was a kitten). Prior to this we tried everything, from different littler boxes, different litter, exercising him, etc and nothing works.
I'm keeping my fingers crossed. I can assure you though that this was no coincidence, he really hasn't pooped in the box for years. As for Pretty Kitty, I thought I saw her getting out of bed more, but I'm giving her a few weeks to really see if the glucosamine helps her.
If you have similar problem I hope this post helps give you an idea.
My male cat is 14 years old, and he hasn't poop in the litterbox for years. I know. Gross. It's our dirty little secret. I would say...... probably not in the last 6 years.
We love him and we keep him no matter what, but it's just gross. We have carpet flooring.
Recently we found out about glucosamine + chondroitin for cats while browsing for other things. And we joked about this because my husband takes glucosamine. I was interested though, because my other 14 year old cat, female from the same litter, is basically on the bed for 23 hours every single day. So we ordered some thinking maybe it will help if they have joint pains, since they are old cats anyway.
Well... this is the 3rd day of taking glucosamine treat twice a day, and this morning Tomcat pooped IN THE BOX. I was speechless. By now I recognize his poop, lol. It also wasn't covered (that's his other issue, he can't cover his business since he was a kitten). Prior to this we tried everything, from different littler boxes, different litter, exercising him, etc and nothing works.
I'm keeping my fingers crossed. I can assure you though that this was no coincidence, he really hasn't pooped in the box for years. As for Pretty Kitty, I thought I saw her getting out of bed more, but I'm giving her a few weeks to really see if the glucosamine helps her.
If you have similar problem I hope this post helps give you an idea.
