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Can anybody give us some advice? We've had our cat about 3 months, he's just over two years old, and he keeps pooping around the house, rather than in the litter tray. We keep his litter tray regularly changed, and we've tried different varieties of litter, but he still insists on going either in the bath, or just on the carpet. He's always been an indoor cat, so it's not like he's ever had the option of going to the toilet outside.
The guy in the petshop recommended some drops that you can put in the litter tray which apparently encourage the cat to the area, so I've just bought some of those, but does anyone have any other suggestions?
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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 12,492 Forumite
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    try mixing his poo into the litter in the tray and perhaps keep him confined with the tray, in a large crate, like a dog crate. Spread his bed around the rest of the crate as he won`t be pooing on his bed. He`ll soon get used to the tray
  • Pink.
    Pink. Posts: 17,650 Forumite
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    Hi liz545,

    Sorry I don't have any ideas but some of the suggestions on this thread might help you:

    new kitten + update

    Pink
  • susank
    susank Posts: 809 Forumite
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    He must not like the litter in the box - try a new litter again and you may not have any problems - what litter have you tried?. Cats dont generally make a mess in the house unless something is wrong or the box is in the wrong position - something may worry him about the positioning of the tray unknown to you - they like a quiet spot not a busy spot. The other thing is get another couple of boxes too. I use one with a hood - its very private for them too
    Saving in my terramundi pot £2, £1 and 50p just for me! :j
  • Had the same problem with my cat - when I got him he went for a wee on the duvet whilst we were in bed :(

    Someone said to me that I had overwhelmed that cat by letting him roam the whole house and that you should confine your cat to a small area of the house I thought it was a bit of a naff idea but tried it.

    I kept him confined to the downstairs of the house for 3 weeks and didn't have a problem after that.

    Hope this helps
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  • jillie1974
    jillie1974 Posts: 6,997 Forumite
    when we got our first cat, we kept him in the kitchen unless we were in the house, the kept all the upstairs doors closed. he evetually got used to his litter tray in the kitchen. he will actually go and play outside and come in to use the litter tray!!
    also scrub where thy have been to the loo to get rid of his scent!
    'Children are not things to be moulded, but are people to be unfolded'
  • Have you asked the vet at all? I had the problem with my cat, although with weeing everywhere. Turned out he had a water infection.

    After cleaning up the poop, use a proper pet accident cleaner as it has something "extra" in it to remove the smell completely. Even though we can't smell it, they still can.

    Mine doesn't have accidents anymore, but they are still very fussy litter wise. I have 3 cats (so cleaning it out ALL the time) but have 2 trays next to each other. One is a big enclosed one, and the other just a normal tray. They poop in one, and only wee in the other. I really don't know why, but then I don't think anyone can understand fully cats little foibles.sp?

    Also make sure the food bowls are as far away from the tray as poss.
  • Cat72
    Cat72 Posts: 2,398 Forumite
    Nothing worse is there - especally the smell of cat pee !
    I agree what the others said about keeping the cat confined to a small area ( just one room is best ) for about a few days with access to a litter tray.
    However there is one other thing you need to do and it might be a bit costly. The cat will keep using other areas that have been pooed on every now and then ( say for instance he has pooed in the downstairs hall from a cats point of view why bother trekking upstairs to your litter tray when the area you pooed before is handy ? ).
    It might happen infrequentily ( when the cats a bit stressed )or it might happen a lot but until all the smells of where the cat has previously pooed are taken away the cat will just get confused and go back to these areas. Unfortunately there is no rela way that I know to take the smell away , so its usally throwing out anything soiled ( which means carpets too- sorry. in the past I have just cut out areas of the carpet ).
    However if you confine him to a small area and take away/ clean all areas that have been soiled you should be ok. I have just got a cat that has been outdoors andliving rough and using these ways hes now very good with his litter.
    Again with the litter nothing highily fragrenced or colured- some people suggest putting some dirt from outside in too.
    Good luck !!!
  • MATH
    MATH Posts: 2,941 Forumite
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    When I toilet train my kittens I pop the poop in the tray and then sit the cat in the tray for a minute or so, so they associate poop with the tray. If they are reluctant/slow to train I also use a cold water mister and mist them if I catch them hutching down to decorate my shag pile, if this fails there is another method which can be used on cats which refuse to be trained easily but it takes time and patience and you need to source an extendable cage , my vet has one which he loans out

    1 Cage the cat where you would normally put the litter tray, wiith just enough room in the cage for the cat to lie down and for a food tray to be placed beside it. No cat will foul their food or their bed. Take them out every so often and pop them in the tray to toilet.

    2. After two days extend the cage so there is a little free space and continue the process. If the cat soils this are you need to go back to first base.

    3. If still ok extend the cage again until the cat is confident using the tray.

    By this stage you should be OK removing the cage totally and letting the cat roam free. I've only had to use this measure on two cats and I've had a lot of cats over the years and it worked both times when all else failed. HTH
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  • tizwoz46
    tizwoz46 Posts: 57 Forumite
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    To eliminate the smell of cat pee/pooh, I find that cleaning the area as normal then sprinkling with a fair amount of bicarbonate of soda and leaving for a few days, then vacuuming, usually gets rid of the smell.
    Trish :)
  • Loafer
    Loafer Posts: 135 Forumite
    Have you taken him/her to the vet?

    One of our cats was weeing in the house and it turned out to be a UTI. Something to do with blood and crystals in his urine.

    He now has to be on a specialised diet for the rest of his life. We are lucky to have caught it as it can be fatal.

    I was ready to just follow him with a water pistol and shoot him each time he attempted to do anything.

    I wouild have felt awful if I had missed such a serious condition.

    HTH
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