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you should definitely have 2 litter boxes. Also, DON'T change the litter!!!!! Cats are really finicky, and if they don't like the new stuff, they won't use it. Our cat started with peeing outside, and we found out he had bladder crystals, that would have eventually turned into stones which would have required surgery if we didn't catch it right away. We put him on antibiotics and special food and he is good to go now
Maybe a bit icky, but what is the consistency of the poo? Is it solid? Or is it soft/runny?
Also, what food do you feed?
Have you cleaned the spot with an enzyme cleaner so it doesn't smell like poo and entice her to go there?
Also, do you have any other pets? Or could anything have happened to her while she was pooing in her litter box to scare her away from using it? Or did she have a small bout of being sick and either really runny or really hard poo? If she recently had an issue with poo that was painful, she may associate the pain with the litter box and think by pooing elsewhere she can escape the pain.
She actually seems to like the new litter better.. I think she had an aversion to the nonclumping one.
We have no other pets and nothing to scare her. Her poo is usual, I never noticed it being runny at all. Her food is the same as it has always been.
What kind of enzyme cleaner would you recommend?
@SimplyChic11: I've heard Nature's Miracle is a good one.
Cats (and dogs) can smell things we can't. So it's possible that she is smelling something in that corner (maybe from the pet of a previous owner) enticing her to go.
@KatNYC2011: seems like a logical thing! The people before us had at least one cat. is this available at any grocery store, or is it something you have to buy specially?
@SimplyChic11: I'd think most pet stores would sell it. It's also on amazon.com.
We have this same problem! We've had workup for irritable bowel, infections, parasites, just about everything. And haven't entirely figured it out.... I will say that Nature's Miracle is pretty awesome. We've seen it in any pet store.
We have 2 cats and have tried the n+1 rule with cats, they kept going in the same box.
Maybe try putting her food bowl where she's going number 2 to discourage the "eating where you poo" rule. They really don't like that.
If anyone has more input, I'm all ears (eyes?)
Please give your cat a chance before giving her up. A cat should always have two litter boxes and if you have more than one floor there should be one on each level. Having worked in the vet field I can tell you that cats usually go outside the box because there is a health issue or it is something that the owner has done or changed. There are exceptions of course and super picky cats- I have one myself! I adopted my cat a year ago and he is one of those cats who refuses to use his box after he has peed in it once. I got the Breeze litter system (2 of them) and it has done wonders. The litter is clay pellets that do not absorb the urine or wetness, it instead trickles down to a pad. You'll have to get your cat used to the new litter and still pick up the stool daily but I swear by it. It is more $$$ than a regular box, but worth it. The litter and pellets also last longer than the company recommends which will save you money. If you have not had your cat checked out for a health issue that is where you should start, but if she is healthy try this box!
We had the same problem with our male cat (actually he didn't go on the floor, he just didn't go... for almost a week). The problem ended up being the litter box. We had a small, covered litter box and I guess he hated it. On a lark I went and bought a huge, uncovered litter box and brought it home and filled it up with fresh litter for him. He immediately went right in and did his business.
We got the Mega Rectangular litter box from Petco:
http://www.petco.com/product/108493/Petco-Mega-Rectangular-Litter-Box.aspx
put a second litter box out-- if she doesn't take to it in a spot you like, then put it right where she's already going. try a different type of litter-- clumping, nonclumping, newspaper type, etc. some cats are picky about what they use!
use an enzyme cleaner to clean the spot-- just because you can't see or smell it, doesn't mean it's not there.
I had a cat that did this to spit me (according to the vet). It was his way of telling me he was unhappy with our choice to get a dog. He would poo right next to the litterbox but not in it and the litter type, cleanliness etc did not matter.
It might be behavioural issue only and not a physical problem or problems with the litter.
@Treejewel19: My cat once peed in the bed, while I was laying in it. Happened right after FI came to visit once (LDR) and I had to clean up a lot of the cat's stuff-- FI is a little allergic.
He hasn't done it with subsequent visits but oh man did I know he was upset with me!
@Treejewel19: LOL just realized the cat was "spitting" on me rather in "spite" of me. *Sigh*
@bookworm88: Cats are crazy! The same cat would rub his dirty butt all around the litter box and leave a yucky trail. Again, perfect image of health he was just pissed about the new dogs.
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Not every time, either. I am SO confused.
DH and I adopted an older cat about a month ago and she's been fine... up to the past two weeks. We never had a problem with her NOT going in the litter box. Nothing much has changed but I say she goes outside the box every few days, not pee thank God, but poo.
Always in a corner always on the carpet. We've tried everything we can think of, keeping it extra clean, cleaning it every day and even changing up the litter.
This morning she practically went right in front of me and it took a lot to only yell at her instead of skinning her alive like I wanted to. :P She knows what she is doing is bad and hides afterwards.
I just don't get it. I was reading sometimes cats do not go twice in the same box, even if they only peed once they may not poo in the same box till it is clean. I'm thinking of having two litter boxes just in case.
SOOO frustrated. :( argh. I love her and don't want to think about finding her a new home. But I've really had enough lately.