My 16 year old cat has decided he likes to pee/poo in the bathroom rather than the cat box. I took him to the vet and had his bloodwork done. She said that for a 16 year old cat he is great. Just the very, very beginning of kidney issues. Could he just be getting senile? Any other ideas?
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Senility? Peeing/Pooping outside the box. Vet says he's healthy
- Thread starter cla517
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Have you tried a lower litter box? Sometimes it's just a matter of a senior cat becoming too stiff to make the effort to climb into a litter box of average height. Some people resort to using cookie sheets or something similar. A storage box with one side completely cut down might work.
Older cats often have arthritis which can make it hard for them to use a normal sided litter box, so I agree with the other comment about trying a lower sided box. Older cats can also have constipation issues. Does it seem like he's having a hard time passing stool?
