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Cat rubbing face in litter box?
My can often buries his face in the litter before using the box, frequently leaving his forehead covered in dust. He's three years old, and has been doing this since he was a kitten. What can cause a ...
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How to teach young cat to groom after using the litter box?
I recently (~14 days ago) adopted a young cat from a non-profit organization. He's a domestic short hair, about 8-9 months old, neutered and knows how to use the litter box - he found it right away ...
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My Bengal cat doesn't cover his feces and pees over the edge of the litter box
We have two male Bengal cats, one of the cats we've had for 5 years (Esxi) and we got our second cat about a year and a half ago (Echo). We have a problem with Echo since the start, he doesn't seem to ...
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Cat peeing on couch learned behavior [duplicate]
I have two cats about 10 months old. I changed litterbox and litter around Christmas and within 2 weeks it became evident that they did not like the new litterbox situation, as they had pooped on the ...
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How to stop my cat peeing in the hallway [duplicate]
My cat (7 year old female) has started peeing in the hallway, we have had to take up the floor because of a leak, and now there is exposed concrete, and a small dug out channel where the pipes run (...
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Kitten stopped using litter tray after having had diarrhea
TL;DR at bottom.
I've bought a new kitten 2 weeks ago. I had her confined to a room the first few days, with litter box and food/water. After a few days, I've let her roam the whole apartment, and ...
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How can I get my cat to stop pooping on my kid's bed?
Our cat is 5 years old male British shorthair. We had a baby 9 months ago and our cat started to poop on our son's bed. It happened 3 times in last month. Before the baby, he never did such a thing. ...
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Young kitten first day home, bathroom behavior
Today I just rescued a kitten that was under my porch at the restaurant I work at. One of my coworkers rescued him about two weeks ago, housed and feed him.
Because he is feral and has just been re-...
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Cats peeing in potted plants. What to do?
I have several big potted plants, and my cats are peeing on these plants. Needless to say, the plants aren't doing that great. The cat litters are always clean.
Is there anything I can do so that the ...
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How do cats decide which litter box to use?
I have two cats and three litter boxes. It seems that some days they will both go mostly in box A, with a little bit in boxes B and C, and other days they will go mostly in box B, with a little bit in ...
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How can I teach my cat how to properly bury her own poop?
My cat (a 2 year old female Bengal) has a few issues related to the litter box; one of the strangest is that she can't seem to figure out how to properly bury her poop. She'll go to the litter box, do ...
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We have an 18 yr old male cat who has ALWAYS done his business OUTSIDE. We have recently moved house and he will now not pee or poop outside
We have recently moved house (first time in his life). He is going into other quiet rooms in the house to do his business. Although he is an older cat he is still very astute and understands ...
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Outdoor cat comes in and pees on my bed
The cat in question is a female. She is probably 5 or 6 years old, maybe older, outdoor farm cat. She has always lived outside but is super friendly and loves to be petted.
When I let her in I put ...
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How to stop one cat from using another cats box
I have 4 cats and 4 boxes. They're all good animals but one has anxiety and temperment. 3 cats will use any box, don't care , she will only use her box and once another cat uses it she will no longer ...
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Cat: Sanitary Issues and Peeing Outside The Box
I have a two year old Bengal who, since she was a kitten:
Doesn't cover her pee or poop in the litter box after she is done. Meaning, if she comes back to a littler box with uncovered pee/poop, she'...
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How best to discipline a kitten?
We have a 3 month old kitten. He's lovely but his biggest problem is peeing on our bed. He slept in the kids' room when we first got him, to keep him separate from our dog, but they're now getting ...
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My cat uses the litter box wrong!
My cat (a three year old female) is great at going into her litter box when she needs to go. No problems with missing it, deliberately or accidentally. However, she seems to do it wrong.
This ...
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Kitten always gets dirty from stool
I have approx 3 month old kitten. After poo it usually put hands on the stool and hands get dirty.
It is really annoying because then it roams around and smell is everywhere, is it due to the size of ...
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Why is my kitten pooping downstairs? [duplicate]
We got a kitten a while ago. She was about 8 weeks. We had her litter box downstairs but eventually moved it upstairs because she figured out how to go upstairs and was spending all her time up there. ...
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Why do my two cats use one litter box for pooping and the other for peeing?
I had two cats, and I was wondering as to why they use one litterbox for only pooping while use the other for only peeing?
They used to poop in the litterbox A (both) and pee in litterbox B (also ...
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How to stop kitten leaving toys in the litter box?
I have just purchased a Turkish Van kitten from a breeder. He is about 4 months old, and I have only had him for a little over a week. There are 2 issues that I am dealing with about this sweet little ...
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Cat poops on the floor by the catflap overnight
We have 2 cats and they're pretty well behaved, toilet-wise. They are allowed out during the day, but we keep them in overnight as they're black cats so would be hard to see if any cars go past.
For ...
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Cat keeps peeing/pooping in the basement
I have a 12 year old cat, who has been peeing/pooping in our basement. She has done this before a while ago, but stopped the habit after changing her litter. Then, this past summer, we took down our ...
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Help! Adopted stray cat peeing on my bed all of a sudden
My female spayed cat Togepi was a stray cat until earlier this year (round about March) when we decided to take her in. As a stray cat she spent most of her time outside and refused to use a litter ...
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Cat stopped burying poop in litterbox
My 15 year old cat, who has arthritis, has stopped burying her poop in the litterbox. Shes had arthritis for a few years and she's always buried her poop but has stopped doing so for a couple of ...
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What to do when a cat's behavior suddenly changes?
Last night my 6 year old cat was meowing a lot. He then got on a bed in my spare room and defecated right in front of me. I immediately put him outside, but he came straight back indoors. After that, ...
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Kitten stopped using litterbox, how should I correct him?
I have a male, 5 month old kitten. I received him at 2 months old from a friend. When I brought him home he didn't use the litter box, but I realized that he didn't like the litter. Since then, I ...
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Is my cat pooping on my bed to get attention? How do I get it to stop?
Ok I think my cat is taunting me....
He has a very annoying habit of doing poops on my bed and I can't figure out why.
Initially it was when he was new and related to any changes in the home or us ...
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Cat wetting in house
My cats and I have moved twice in the last 6 months due to a death in the family my Bengal has started wetting everywhere in the house she will not go out at all, I have put cat litter in a box for ...
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Suddenly pooping on the bed
All of a sudden, one of my cats, and I can't be for certain which, just started pooping on our bed. I haven't seen which has done it so I can't discipline. We've had our kitten since June, and he has ...
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How do I stop my 2 year old Siamese from soiling my bed and my nan's bed (on occasion, the dog's bed)?
I got Sunny from a breeder almost 2 years ago. He was approximately 14 weeks old. For the first week or so he continued to soil on the bed, and refused to go in the litter box. After some swapping ...
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My cat won't stop urinating in one area
This is a question for a friend.
They have a cat that uses the liter box normally for #2, but chooses to urinate in one specific area of the carpet. The issue has gotten bad enough that the area has ...
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What are scents which cats do not like?
My family has had a cat (a stray one) for about a year and a half, and there have never been any problems until now.
Recently she decided to make some changes in her life and started to pee on a rug ...
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Why does my cat pee on the rug outside the toilet?
I have a cat which was a stray cat 10 years ago. No pee tray or litter tray was provided as she knows how to do her business in the toilet without any training from the 1st day.
However, the problem ...
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Why does my cat go to the toilet at the same time as I do?
I have three cats. They live permanently indoors and have 24 hour access to their kitty litter except when I go to the toilet as it is a walk-through toilet and their room is only accessed through ...
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Why has my cat started urinating outside of her litter box? [duplicate]
Some information, we have 3 animals (all sterilized):
Mia, a 1 year old Female cat.
Bentley, a 2 year old Male cat.
Stella, a 1 ½ year old Female dog.
Both cats never go outside except for the ...
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Indoor Cat Sneaking Outside, Urinating on Deck BBQ Cover
I have an old cat (16+ yr) who has figured out how to tailgate the dogs out the dog-door (the door is self-locking door which to dogs can open via a dongle on their collar). This does not bother us ...
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My cat suddenly stopped using the litter-box to defecate
I have read this question, but no answer seems to help here.
My cat is an eight-year-old neutered male, and I have had it for five years.
He has always used the litter box, but sometimes defecated ...
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How do I keep my cat from pooping near my pillow?
Our cat is about 12 years old and she's recently started pooping right near my pillow. Always the exact same spot -- never near my partner's pillow (thanks for that, kitty). She still uses the litter ...
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How can I stop a cat from preventing another cat in the house from using the litter box?
When going to work, two cats are left alone in the house. When coming home at night, there's a big mess on the floor. The only solution so far has been to put the aggressive cat inside a cat carrier ...
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How can stop my adult cat from urinating in inappropriate places?
My 8 year old cat has recently began urinating in inappropriate places. How can I correct this behavior?
At first he started urinating on the floor, in a small area in the basement. I moved a litter ...
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Cat digs litter out of the box
My cat is a bit too tenacious in digging in his litter box. Not matter how clean it is, no matter how much litter is inside, he spends quite some time digging it, both before and after doing his ...
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