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My cat is going on the floor
my cat has never used a litter box she has a cat door and has always done her business outside for the past week we have smelled an odor in the house
found it under my husbands desk had to cut the carpet and pad out. she must be pooping outside havent found any inside. shes about 12 years old. whats wrong with her
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There could be a few reasons for her change in behaviour. She could have been scared whilst toileting outside and now associates that fright with what she was doing and where. Another cat could even have come in through the cat door and scared her.
Something could have changed in the home that has made her feel insecure, so marking her territory is her way of trying to make herself feel better by changing the smell. It could be new furniture, carpets, people or even an emotional upset.
She could have a UTI. This should be obvious as she would be squatting a lot trying to go with little success. She could be more vocal, restless, licking the area almost constantly etc. If she is doing this, she'll need to see a vet and have antibiotics to clear it up, otherwise she could get very ill. She could even have kidney problems, so seeing a vet would be the sensible thing to do at this point. If she gets a clean bill of health you can look at the other options and the vet may be able to give some guidance.
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Not just ANY wet (canned) food either, but a premium brand. Do this for a few weeks at least, if you can't afford to permanently feed a good food.
Cats will always use a litter box if they can, unless something is wrong. So very often, what causes this type of behavior is a urinary tract infection and good brands of food have the low ash content and other things that help with this.
It may also be necessary to visit the vet with your cat to first check things out, and assuming that it is a UTI, get it under control with medication.
Good luck with it.
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try giving her wet food. that worked with mine
-Gunner
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