Betty's stressed about my trip??

[susandennis]

All of a sudden after a dozen years of never a litter box problem ever - even when I forget to clean it, even when I completely change the litter, even when she has to share it - all of a sudden Betty is pooping outside the box.  She's still using it to pee but 3 times now, she's pooped outside the box - near it but not in it.  We've had no changes in anything.  Same food, same litter, same everything.  WTF??

I guess I'll take her into the vet tomorrow.  Crap.  

Comments

[viridescence13]

Yuck. Often a symptom if something. Or old age kicking in. Hope she's ok.

[badrobot68.livejournal.com]

Ella has always done that, I keep newspaper around the box. She pees inside, but let's her butt hang over the edge when pooping. :(

[susandennis]

Actually, she's not *that* close to the box - across the room that the box is in, in the bathroom next door and then once behind the box. It's just odd.

[badrobot68.livejournal.com]

Ah, that would concert me. Hope she's ok!

[catmomma.livejournal.com]

My Lola has been doing this for 6 months now. Never could find a reason other than the fact she is 16+ and maybe arthritis is making getting in and out of there for a dump is painful on her joints. Meanwhile I am glad I have tile floors.

[grocible.livejournal.com]

I obviously don't come to LJ very often anymore (perhaps once a month?) so I'm quickly skimming entries and I start to see things about your car.

How is she doing? Did you ever figure out what was wrong? I went through the hyperthyroid issues with Grocible back in 2008, so I can see some similarities (but you've already said that it wasn't that.) (not sure if you saw, but Groc passed away back in October - he was a little over 17 and a half.)

[susandennis]

She's actually doing better, I think. She seems to be eating less but eating plenty. And she's no longer freelance pooping outside the box. She's still taking the antibiotics so I don't know about her white blood cells yet. You are sweet to ask. And I am so sorry about Groc.