http://therealowner.com/cats/litter-box-problems-10-things-to-try-instead-of-sending-fluffy-to-the-pound/ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 14:12:01 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://therealowner.com/cats/litter-box-problems-10-things-to-try-instead-of-sending-fluffy-to-the-pound/comment-page-1/#comment-10063 WriteEditSeek Fri, 02 Oct 2009 18:04:37 +0000 http://therealowner.com/cats/litter-box-problems-10-things-to-try-instead-of-sending-fluffy-to-the-pound/#comment-10063 Hi, Lyta -- I understand your frustration well. One of my kitties insists on peeing on the bed. He doesn't pee other places--just on the bed. He started this when we moved into a new house. We've tried everything, but now resort to just keeping the bedroom door closed. Litter box problems can be very hard to address. Hi, Lyta — I understand your frustration well. One of my kitties insists on peeing on the bed. He doesn’t pee other places–just on the bed. He started this when we moved into a new house. We’ve tried everything, but now resort to just keeping the bedroom door closed. Litter box problems can be very hard to address.

]]> http://therealowner.com/cats/litter-box-problems-10-things-to-try-instead-of-sending-fluffy-to-the-pound/comment-page-1/#comment-10055 Lyta Fri, 02 Oct 2009 16:58:50 +0000 http://therealowner.com/cats/litter-box-problems-10-things-to-try-instead-of-sending-fluffy-to-the-pound/#comment-10055 I know it's a behavioral issue which makes it nearly impossible to fix. She resents all the other animals and didn't really start this consistently until I baby sat my sons new kittens. Though they were kept separate in a room they were here, then my husband also added 3 nearly year old kittens over a years time. She never acclimated to having 8 "siblings" and has urinated and defecated inappropriately over time on and off. It's worse because of course the others will copy her behavior if I don't "catch" the accidents in a timely manner which means policing all areas accessible (have had to shut off two rooms entirely due to her wish to use them as litter boxes and apparently nothing short of pulling up carpet (can't afford new and raw wood isn't good option to expose), so keep them closed off which also increases crowding and loss of window perches and napping locations. This is so frustrating. I know it’s a behavioral issue which makes it nearly impossible to fix. She resents all the other animals and didn’t really start this consistently until I baby sat my sons new kittens. Though they were kept separate in a room they were here, then my husband also added 3 nearly year old kittens over a years time. She never acclimated to having 8 “siblings” and has urinated and defecated inappropriately over time on and off. It’s worse because of course the others will copy her behavior if I don’t “catch” the accidents in a timely manner which means policing all areas accessible (have had to shut off two rooms entirely due to her wish to use them as litter boxes and apparently nothing short of pulling up carpet (can’t afford new and raw wood isn’t good option to expose), so keep them closed off which also increases crowding and loss of window perches and napping locations. This is so frustrating.

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