My beautiful 8 year old male spade cat has started pooping and peeing on our hardwood floor about 6 months ago every evening and has ruined it. Any idea why a cat would do that? It is litter box trainded. No major changes in the house. He gets loads of affection. How can we break him of this? Any and all suggestions are appreciated. I would hate to have to get rid of him if this continues. We have our 2nd child arriving in about 3 months and we cant have this continue.
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Most of the time when a cat has changes in it's bathroom habits it is due to a health problem. Please take your cat to a vet for a check up.
Edit: Withdrawn.
Could be he has a UTI, get him checked by the vet and if he has crystals add canberry relief (tm) to his food.
Is there an ally cat arund then it ''protecting it man hood''
Just so you know if you have a male cat he was neutered not spayed. Your cat needs to go to the vet...he could have a health issue causing this such as a bladder infection or he could have the early beginning of kitty alzheimers and is simply confused. He needs a vet..
Are you keeping the litter box clean? Scooped out every day? And, washed and refilled with fresh litter once a week?
Maybe he can't hold it, take him to the vet. And see whats wrong.
Hopefully you have already had him to the vet to determine if he is sick or not. When cats get sick they sometimes go outside the litterbox. Sometimes when they are declawed this is also a side effect. Even if the cat was declawed years ago, the paws can grow more sensitive with time. Either way, try different types of litters. You could try wheat litter like Swheat Scoop if he is declawed. It's lighter and easier on the paws. If the cat still has his claws, I would still try different types of litters. You could also try to put another box in the area he is going in. Don't move the original, but buy a new one and put it there. If he uses it, move it a few inches every couple of days closer to where he is suppose to go. This will be a minor inconvenience, but sometimes works. That's all I have, good luck!
Take him to the vet, he is probably having a health issue. Cats often pee outside the box due to UTI or stones. Not sure about the poo -- get both tested at the vet. If nothing is wrong, then something has to be causing him to act out, keep a close eye on him:)
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