Cat Question

[kriadydragon]

My cat Bug is back to pooping, and sometimes peeing, on the carpet. Thankfully in the same area so it's easy to clean up, and on a carpet that doesn't seem to stain. But I don't get it. for the first couple of months we moved in, she was going in the cat litter just fine. Then she got worms, and she usually ends up going where ever when she has worms. Except we gave her medicine, the worms are gone and she's still going on the carpet - once a day, usually at tonight - and seems to utterly refuse to go in the litter.

Why! What is her problem!

The only thing I can figure is that my other cat. Mitsy, is back to bullying her. She used to corner Bug while in the littler and beat the crap out of her. Now, I often find Mitsy sprawled out in front of one of the cat litter boxes (we have two) - little snot.

But I'm still not quite sure if that's the problem. And if it is, besides chasing Mitsy away from the cat boxes, I'm not sure what to do about it. I've put tape on the floor, I rubbed her nose in the places she crapped then gave her a light smack on the butt (hey, it worked with the dogs), I even moved one of the cat litter boxes to a new location. Tonight, I plan to lock Bug in the room with one of the cat litter boxes and hope she comes to realize that the cat litter isn't a scary place. But that's all I can think of doing.

It's strange that after months of going in the litter, she just ups and stops. On top of that, she's developed an odd fetish for kneading her claws into this big stuffed yellow dog I have. Which isn't as big a deal, but it adds to the wierdness of it all.

Comments

[(Anonymous)]

OMGosh Girl.... I don't know. Wish I did so I could help you.

My cat has seemed to have developed psychological problems....

[ninja007.livejournal.com]

that was me, by the way...

[kriadydragon.livejournal.com]

Thanks. IT's wierd, she was doing so well and now... I don't know. I just hope I can fix the problem.

Bug problem

[(Anonymous)]

I have two cats, but haven't had this problem (yet). I hope I don't because from what I've heard from a couple of friends who have experienced this with their cats, it can be tricky if not impossible to change the behavior. On of my friends says she has to scoop the litter box every time her cat goes or he won't go in the box again. The HSUS site below had a good explanation for it and said you will need to do some detective work.

http://www.hsus.org/pets/pet_care/our_pets_for_life_program/cat_behavior_tip_sheets/solving_litter_box_problems.html

Good luck!
Diane

Re: Bug problem

[kriadydragon.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much for the link. It explained a lot and it's nice to be able to finally know what can be done about it :D

[black-raven135.livejournal.com]

Cats are odd animals. They sometimes revert to
earlier behavior, much like humans do.
As far as returning to the same
site of urinating and defecating, you can remove that
scent if you have the right spray. I forget now what my
friend who has cats told me, but it apparently work quite
well.
As far as clawing, have you a post or a mat?

[kriadydragon.livejournal.com]

The clawing thing isn't a big deal - it's just a stuffed toy. I just find it out that she's started doing that as she's almost two years old and never did it before until now.

Bug

[(Anonymous)]

You are most welcome! I am a cat lover. They are very special creatures but can present us with some not so pleasant challenges. Mine have all of their claws, so you can imagine the fun they have with my furniture. I hope you can find out what caused Bug to change her behavior and how to get her to return to the litter box permanently. -Diane