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Wondering if anyone that's been through this can give some advice!
My kitty has been pooping directly outside of the box on and off for about a week which is very unlike him (never really had issues with this before). He has pooped in it once this week, but the other times have been outside.
This past month or so, I did get him a new box (old one was getting kind of gross). This box has 3 slightly higher sides, and 1 lower side. I also switched his litter from clay to World's Best. He didn't seem to really have an issue with this litter as he's used it for at least a couple week, but who knows! I'm wondering if it is either the litter, or the change of box? He always pees right where the lower side is (he likes to put his foot on the edge haha), so I'm thinking if he does that first, maybe he doesn't want to step over it to get to the back of the box to take care of the rest of his business? I clean his box out twice a day so its definitely not that its dirty.
Another thought I had was...he is prone to constipation off and on, and he was a little constipated late last week. I gave him a bit of canned pumpkin, and that did the trick (of course, outside of the box and not in it). I hadn't noticed him straining in the box at all before, but maybe he did when I wasn't around and now has bad associations with it?
I've just added an additional box next to the current one and also cleaned the mat with an enzyme cleaner. Anything else I should try?
I should also mention that he was at the vet just a couple weeks ago (checkup and shots), and was in good health then.
Thanks!
My kitty has been pooping directly outside of the box on and off for about a week which is very unlike him (never really had issues with this before). He has pooped in it once this week, but the other times have been outside.
This past month or so, I did get him a new box (old one was getting kind of gross). This box has 3 slightly higher sides, and 1 lower side. I also switched his litter from clay to World's Best. He didn't seem to really have an issue with this litter as he's used it for at least a couple week, but who knows! I'm wondering if it is either the litter, or the change of box? He always pees right where the lower side is (he likes to put his foot on the edge haha), so I'm thinking if he does that first, maybe he doesn't want to step over it to get to the back of the box to take care of the rest of his business? I clean his box out twice a day so its definitely not that its dirty.
Another thought I had was...he is prone to constipation off and on, and he was a little constipated late last week. I gave him a bit of canned pumpkin, and that did the trick (of course, outside of the box and not in it). I hadn't noticed him straining in the box at all before, but maybe he did when I wasn't around and now has bad associations with it?
I've just added an additional box next to the current one and also cleaned the mat with an enzyme cleaner. Anything else I should try?
I should also mention that he was at the vet just a couple weeks ago (checkup and shots), and was in good health then.
Thanks!