Cat going to the toilet around the house.

mada82

Hi all.

Just wondering if their is anything I can do to prevent this.

I have 3 cats for over 3 years. Over the last week or so one of them has started pooing beside the litter tray or somewhere else in the house.

Today on the stairs it was loose but other days it has been firm.

We have one litter tray.

Thanks.

Attol

All the advice I've seen around litter boxes is that you should have one per cat or the number of cats + 1, although we just have one large one for our teensy cat due to space constraints.

Maybe try getting another one to see if that solves the problem. How often do you clean it and change the litter? I find that even with our little cat she needs it cleaned once a day and we change the litter about once a week. I've heard that if cats get grossed out they'll stop using their litter boxes.

Is the box somewhere quiet? I once saw our cat run out of the box in terror mid poo because someone slammed a car door next to the window the box is under.

Nody

The one litter tray is the most likely answer; minimum 3, preferably 4 and keep in mind it will take time to change the behavior.