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by Willam on January 30th, 2007

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I have a really nice two year old, deaf Persian cat that refuses to use the litter box. She goes to the bathroom on the linoleum in the kitchen. I have tried giving her, her own food bowl and litterbox. Nothing works what can I do?

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  • by LJPearl on May 1st, 2007

    LJPearl

    I had a similiar problem with one of my cats. I took her to the vet, and he offered some great advice. It's basically a matter of problem-solving and figuring out which method will work the best for your pet.

    1) Do you have a multiple-cat home?
    --I have 3 cats total and the vet said that cats are very particular about where they urinate (and not so much the other).

    --Vet also said that sometimes female cats don't like the smell of urine from a male cat and vice versa.

    --Also, may want to try more than one litter box if you have more than one cat.

    2) What is the consistency of the litter?

    --Vet said that some cats are very particular about the type of litter that you use: clay vs. sand-like litter. He said the sand type litter (litter that is very finely ground; like scoopable litter) is usually the preferred litter.

    --Vet also suggested scooping out the litter daily and changing it more frequently during the week.

    3) Your cat may have a medical condition, so check with a vet to make sure.

    --My cat had a urinary tract infection when she was urinating outside of the litterbox. We got that cleared up, but she still was demonstrating this behavior of not using the litterbox.

    When the infection was cleared up, I changed to the sand-like type litter. Also, I started changing my litter more often during the week. It worked!

    Once I got the problem under control, I threw away the old bathmats that she urinated on and started with fresh ones.

    Of course, these are just suggestions. I would also recommend consulting your vet. My vet offered many great suggestions.
    Cats are very particular and it's just a matter of figuring out what works best for your pet!

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  • by Aelfward on January 30th, 2007

    Aelfward

    The only thing I've heard of that works is to take up the flooring where the cat habitually goes to the bathroom and replace it. (In which case, I suppose you could use a square of that linoleum to line her litterbox.) Barring that, you will almost certainly have to THOROUGHLY deodorize so that the lingering smells she can smell even though you can't, are gone. But that's just to get her to stop her using the linoleum.
    She might not like the smell of cat litter, or the feel of it. You could try lining her litter box with newspaper, and see if that helps. You might try putting it in the kitchen for awhile, so you can immediately put her in it if you catch her going on the floor.
    Unfortunately, animals often associate both place and smell with certain activities, and getting them to change behaviors requires vigilance, and repeated, consistant correction. There are no easy answers. ...I hope this helps. Excellent question, by the way.

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