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So, I've had my cat for almost two years now. He's a male, neutered, not declawed.
When we first got him as a kitten, he was completely litter trained and he went in his box consistently. He got a little older though, and he started pooping outside of his box. He stopped though, so I didn't think it was a big deal.
For the past year or so, though, it's been cause for celebration when he poops in his box.
I tried changing his litter, and it worked for maybe a week before he started pooping again. I tried scrubbing out the entire box, and it worked for maybe a day. I tried moving the box to a different part of my room, which worked for about a month, then again, he started pooping outside of it. His box is hooded, so I tried taking the hood off, which worked for a while, then I tried putting it back on, which also worked for a while, so I took it off again, and it is off now.
I'm at my wits end, because he doesn't do this in any other room of the house, just my room where his litter box is. It's absolutely disgusting and infuriating. He even scratches at the carpet when he's done, like he's trying to cover it up. I've clapped at him when I catch him, to startle him, but he seems really unconcerned.
He still pees in the box consistently though. I just don't know what to do. I can't live the next ten years with a room that smells like cat poop.
Edit: I use clumping litter, and I have used it since he was a kitten.
Also, whenever we go out of town, which is rarely, we take him with us. We've only gone twice, and he came both times. He used his box the entire time we were gone, which was about a week each time, but as soon as we got back home, he pooped on my floor again...
When we first got him as a kitten, he was completely litter trained and he went in his box consistently. He got a little older though, and he started pooping outside of his box. He stopped though, so I didn't think it was a big deal.
For the past year or so, though, it's been cause for celebration when he poops in his box.
I tried changing his litter, and it worked for maybe a week before he started pooping again. I tried scrubbing out the entire box, and it worked for maybe a day. I tried moving the box to a different part of my room, which worked for about a month, then again, he started pooping outside of it. His box is hooded, so I tried taking the hood off, which worked for a while, then I tried putting it back on, which also worked for a while, so I took it off again, and it is off now.
I'm at my wits end, because he doesn't do this in any other room of the house, just my room where his litter box is. It's absolutely disgusting and infuriating. He even scratches at the carpet when he's done, like he's trying to cover it up. I've clapped at him when I catch him, to startle him, but he seems really unconcerned.
He still pees in the box consistently though. I just don't know what to do. I can't live the next ten years with a room that smells like cat poop.
Edit: I use clumping litter, and I have used it since he was a kitten.
Also, whenever we go out of town, which is rarely, we take him with us. We've only gone twice, and he came both times. He used his box the entire time we were gone, which was about a week each time, but as soon as we got back home, he pooped on my floor again...
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