My male cat is going on 12, has arthritis and has kidney failure. Over the years, he’s just gotten to the point where he doesn’t want to urinate inside the litterbox but will instead go directly outside of it. Which is fine, most of the time. I put puppy training pads around the litterbox and he knows to use them.
Now, I don’t use a normal litterbox, I have a 24”x36” container with 3” tall sides that I use instead because he originally wasn’t refusing to use the litterbox, he was just missing. But space apparently wasn’t the issue. So getting a larger container won’t make a difference.
My problem is this: his urine still sometimes finds its way under the pads. I think it’s from where he’s trying to cover up the pads and it’s just making a mess. He doesn’t urinate anywhere else in the house, he knows to at least go over to the litterbox. If it wasn’t for his urine creeping under the pads, I’d have no issues. But at this point I’m afraid he’s going to ruin my floor and I just don’t know what to do. I clean this mess twice a day and am at my witt’s end. Any suggestions would be appreciated!!
Now, I don’t use a normal litterbox, I have a 24”x36” container with 3” tall sides that I use instead because he originally wasn’t refusing to use the litterbox, he was just missing. But space apparently wasn’t the issue. So getting a larger container won’t make a difference.
My problem is this: his urine still sometimes finds its way under the pads. I think it’s from where he’s trying to cover up the pads and it’s just making a mess. He doesn’t urinate anywhere else in the house, he knows to at least go over to the litterbox. If it wasn’t for his urine creeping under the pads, I’d have no issues. But at this point I’m afraid he’s going to ruin my floor and I just don’t know what to do. I clean this mess twice a day and am at my witt’s end. Any suggestions would be appreciated!!