why, poop, why???

[susandennis]

I've had cats in my house (not even indoor/outdoor - only indoor) for more than 40 years.  Until last year (after Travis died), I had never ever ever once had a cat poop (or pee) outside the litter box.  Then Betty started.  Pooping in random places - often right by a clean litter box.    Happily, she has not done that in a long while but this morning, I found that Zoey did!!  2 feet beyond the litter box!!!  WTF?

I know now that this is not terribly uncommon and that for 39 years I was, apparently, incredibly lucky, but still I wonder why.  Nothing has changed everybody is healthy.  They have (and use mostly) two gynormous litter boxes that are completely scooped twice a day.

grrrrrrrrrrr

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[catmomma.livejournal.com]

My Lola has been working outside the box a few times a week for a year or so now. She always pees in there but I find a dump on the tile floor right outside the box on some mornings. Vet thinks it is because with her arthritis it is just easier than climbing in the box or she feels threatened if she is in the box too long and one of the younger ones comes and stares at her. I have tried everything, got boxes all over the house. I am just glad it is tile floor there :/

Oh and according to my house sitter, she never does it when we are gone. Only thing I can think is my house sitter cleans the boxes twice a day.

[badrobot68.livejournal.com]

Ella still leaves a dump outside the box a few times a week, but she keeps her front legs inside the box. Luckily when it's pee, she manages to her her whole body inside. I don;t get it, but I just leave newspaper all around it. I recently got a bigger litterbox, which helped, but she still prefers the newspaper. :(

Re: I've read...

[susandennis]

I don't know about the startle but no litter box changes in months.