Cat crapping in our bedroom

Blackbeard_of_Perranporth

Easy. Our Raffles has access to the flap, a litter tray. He uses the tray, which is outside.

So did I previous cat, Monty.

Both had not bothered inside!

fluffnutter

The cat's routine has been upset and he's started a dirty protest. I'd keep him out of the room and cross my fingers that things will settle in time.

fluffnutter

gettingready wrote: »

Your cat does not have a litter tray indoors at all?

Mine certainly doesn't. He only had one as a kitten when he was too young to venture outside. If your cat doesn't have free access to come and go, i.e. a catflap or permanently open window or you live in a high-up flat then I can see why you'd have one but other than that, why? They're gross!

Fluff15

fluffnutter wrote: »

Mine certainly doesn't. He only had one as a kitten when he was too young to venture outside. If your cat doesn't have free access to come and go, i.e. a catflap or permanently open window or you live in a high-up flat then I can see why you'd have one but other than that, why? They're gross!

My two don't go outside by choice - I was really looking forward to the day when we could get rid of their litter trays, but no matter how much I try to encourage them to go out, they just stay inside.

OP, I think you need to keep him out of that room for a while, and in the meantime get him a small litter tray and keep it near the area you let him out. He should be okay in a couple of months!

Gold_Dust_2

Addiscomber wrote: »

We had a home visit today as we are hoping to get a rescue cat. As part of the chat we were advised that if the cat toilets outside of the tray/box, we should thoroughly clean the area with biological washing powder to destroy the enzymes and smell and discourage the cat from going back to the same place to toilet. Obviously as a not yet owner I can't speak from experience, but am offering it as a possible answer to your problem.

This. If you're using bleach, that will clean the area but will encourage them to come back for more due to the smell of it. You have to use the washing powder afterwards.

One of my cats went on a pooping spree when we had our room done up and there was no carpet on the floor, and like you I think it was due to the dust. What we did was a combination of telling her off when she tried to do it (with a firm 'no'), keeping the door shut, putting her outside for a couple of hours at a time randomly to get her to do her business outdoors and set up a litter tray if all else failed. Like someone else said, though, you could try a feliway plug-in to destress him if he's spooked.

Good luck...I know from personal experience how disgusting and frustrating it can be.

fluffnutter wrote: »

Mine certainly doesn't. He only had one as a kitten when he was too young to venture outside. If your cat doesn't have free access to come and go, i.e. a catflap or permanently open window or you live in a high-up flat then I can see why you'd have one but other than that, why? They're gross!

Ahhh..you've either got young cats, or you're very lucky! All three of mine used to go outside and we never had need of a litter tray for years! And then old age hit...and when I say 'hit', I really mean it.

antw23uk

Your cat is very stressed at the moment due to all the changes in his house and he is desperatley trying to tell you that something is wrong. You will ideally speak to your vet or do some research on stress in cats to help you understand whats going on in his little mind but for now I would keep him out of that room and make it out of bounds until he has settled back to normal again.

We have just finished a big refurb in our house and the cat we thought (out of two) was coping the best walked into the lounge in week two which was being used as a building site and as we stood chatting about tiles he peed right infront of us on a scrap bit of cardboard where the sofa would normally be ... we were of course very shocked and dealt with it swiftly by plugging in a feliway, ensuring they had no access to any part of the house where work was being done (we have been camping out in our conservatory for the duration so that was the only room they came into with a catflap to garden)

All is getting there and apart from new carpets we are done and the boys are settling back down again. Goodluck.

his_missus

When my cat started peeing around the house (marking his territory after a stray cat broke in) the vet suggested Feliway spray to break the cycle. I sprayed it wherever he'd peed (after cleaning it up, of course) and eventually he went back to using th elitter tray/going outside.

Not sure if it would work for pooping.

Chris25

Gold_Dust wrote: »

This. If you're using bleach, that will clean the area but will encourage them to come back for more due to the smell of it. You have to use the washing powder afterwards.

I've seen our our cat go crazy when she smelled bleach.

She's 20 & we thought she had lost her sense of smell as you can literally wave a saucer of food under the nose before she realise there's something there.

We had to wash the patio in the summer due to the most awful mess made by some wood pigeons & I tried to bleach out the berry stains left. That's when I discovered how much the cat loved the bleach - I've never seen her react the way she did indoors when I've done the sink. She was rolling about and rubbing against my hands - I had to push her away to get some work done. A bit later, i found her rolling over the rubbergloves I'd taken off .

Think it must be due to the quantity used - and perhaps the fumes seem a bit like those of crushed catnip?

tBagpuss_2

some good suggestions here - it is absolutely vital to completely eliminate any smell of the faeces - products with ammonia or vinegar are not good. You can get special products which are desied specifically for this purpose - ask your vet, or try a big pet shop. Bear in mind that cats have much better sense of smell than we do and even if you can' smell anything, he may be able to. Is it possible that you cleaned the carpet bu ha the underlay is still dirty.

I think that a really thorough clean with bio washing powder and/or specialist cleaner should be step one, followed by keeping him ou of the room for a longer period, while you investigate possible medical issues and ways of reducing possible stress.

A feliway spray helps to reduce stress so if the issue is stress related this may help.

It would also be sensible to take your cat to the vet for a check up as changes in toilet habits can sometimes be due to an underlying medical problem. (they may also be able to offer more advice about how to deal with the issue!) My cat started occasionally pooping indoors (upstairs only) when he first developed thyroid problems. It stopped almost immediately when he was diagnosed and treated and I suspect it may simply have been that he was not feeling 100% and it was easier (and possibly felt safer) for him to go in the bedroom rather than to go downstairs and outside.