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Litterbox
Okay, to start things off, my cat is a little on the weird side. She doesn't sit on people's laps or anything. She's just ... weird. But my problem is, my cat won't poop in her litter box. She'll pee in it, but she won't poop in it.
my two questions are
1. What's the cause of this?
2. How can I fix it.
If this helps, she is 9/f, a purebred persian, & we live in Georgia. Oh & i've had her since I was 2
Thanks!
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Depending on how often you scoop the litter box, you may need to scoop it every day/every other day, if you haven't been scooping it that often. Cats hate to be dirty. My cat had the same problem. If you got another cat, you may need another litter box, because you are supposed to have one for every cat and 1 more. If you don't have another cat, you may want to see the vet for tips and professional advice.
As for the not sitting on laps, If your cat wasn't handled much during the first few weeks of life, then she wouldn't be very willing. DO NOT try to force your cat to sit on your lap. Also, not all cats like to sit on their owner's laps. Let your cat come up to you by itsself. if it does jump up on a chair/couch with you, praise it and pet it, and maybe even give it a treat. Pet your cat a lot, but don't use force. Eventually, your cat may become more social.
The problems may appear more also because your cat is gettin older. One of my cats wouldn't use the litter box because she had an infection, so we took her to the vet and she got better. Then she started up again not using it, so we got anoher litter box.
HOpe my advice will help!
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If a cat isn't handled and cuddled on a lap within the first six weeks of life it's very difficult to then train it to accept this. It is likely to view anything like this as being confined, which is something cats hate. If you want her sit on a lap, wait till she's looking sleepy then put something like a cushion or a newspaper on your lap, hold her there gently, whilst giving her a lot of love, maybe rubbing her ears or the nape of her neck, just for a few seconds, and see if she stays. If she starts to struggle, let her go immediately, then try again another time. She should, with patience, eventually get used to the whole lap sitting thing.
As for the litter tray problem, do you have a covered litter tray? Cats are at their most vulnerable (other than sleeping), when they are pooing, as they can't run from danger. If she is feeling at risk in the tray, she will poo somewhere where she feels she can see a possible attack coming from all areas. In a covered litter tray, there is one point of access/exit that she has to cover, so she should be happier.
Another reason could be that the litter tray needs to be cleaned out more often, pure bred cats are notoriously more particular than 'moggies', especially as they get older. So it is possible the 'toilet hasn't been flushed' as often as she expects. This doesn't mean to say it is kept in a dirty state, but her standards may be VERY high.
Have you recently changed the type of litter used or moved the tray? Is it near something noisy? Is it too close to her food and water? Is there another animal in the house, or a recent addition, baby or animal? All of these can cause stress and make her poo where she shouldn't.
If she is only going in one spot, and you have ruled out any medical reasons for her doing this, try moving the tray to that spot. leave it there for a couple of weeks, if she starts using it properly, after this time, very gradually move it back to where it was, this should take a few weeks to accomplish, as she should not notice it has been moved.
If this is not possible, try putting a bowl of dry cat food on the area, after thoroughly cleaning it to elimate any trace of her scent, do not use bleach as she will just try to cover this again, so she then associates this place with food not as a toilet.
Hope this helps, good luck.
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Tape it to the litter box so it can never leave.
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your cat is not weird shes just not traned yet every time she poops on the floor say bad girl firmly and put the poop in the litter box. and when she dos poop in the litter box give her a treat and prase her for being good. I had that same problem with my cat lol.
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