Stompin at the Savoy Posted August 5, 2024 Report Posted August 5, 2024 (edited) Cats are very fastidious creatures. Try to keep the cat-box well away from their food and water and places they like to hang out. One thing that struck me about this situation: the cat may have a problem with going through the cat door. Could have some painful spot that gets hit when he goes through the door. Edited August 5, 2024 by Stompin at the Savoy Quote
Teasing the Korean Posted August 5, 2024 Author Report Posted August 5, 2024 On 8/5/2024 at 9:48 PM, Stompin at the Savoy said: Cats are very fastidious creatures. Try to keep the cat-box well away from their food and water and places they like to hang out. One thing that struck me about this situation: the cat may have a problem with going through the cat door. Could have some painful spot that gets hit when he goes through the door. Expand That's what I'm starting to think. Arthritis, from a combination of age and having been declawed by his previous family. He has been using the litter box since I placed it at the end of the hallway. We'll see how things progress longterm. Quote
Stompin at the Savoy Posted August 5, 2024 Report Posted August 5, 2024 (edited) On 8/5/2024 at 10:08 PM, Teasing the Korean said: That's what I'm starting to think. Arthritis, from a combination of age and having been declawed by his previous family. He has been using the litter box since I placed it at the end of the hallway. We'll see how things progress longterm. Expand When he jumps through he hits a swinging door with his head? I have heard of animals developing a tumor at the point of contact. Edited August 5, 2024 by Stompin at the Savoy Quote
Teasing the Korean Posted August 6, 2024 Author Report Posted August 6, 2024 On 8/5/2024 at 11:32 PM, Stompin at the Savoy said: When he jumps through he hits a swinging door with his head? I have heard of animals developing a tumor at the point of contact. Expand It's a soft plastic flap. He just saunters through. Quote
romualdo Posted August 6, 2024 Report Posted August 6, 2024 On 8/5/2024 at 10:08 PM, Teasing the Korean said: That's what I'm starting to think. Arthritis, from a combination of age and having been declawed by his previous family. He has been using the litter box since I placed it at the end of the hallway. We'll see how things progress longterm. Expand Yes, OA (osteoarthritis) could be a possibility but from my experience it is not a common cause of this behaviour. If his renal function is OK (you've had recent bloods done as far as I can see) you could do a trial of an NSAID (ie Meloxicam liquid) & if he improves (re using the flap) then we could indeed be dealing with a case of OA. Quote
rostasi Posted August 6, 2024 Report Posted August 6, 2024 I think the real problem here is that he misses that McCoy Tyner album! Quote
Teasing the Korean Posted August 6, 2024 Author Report Posted August 6, 2024 On 8/6/2024 at 1:09 AM, romualdo said: Yes, OA (osteoarthritis) could be a possibility but from my experience it is not a common cause of this behaviour. If his renal function is OK (you've had recent bloods done as far as I can see) you could do a trial of an NSAID (ie Meloxicam liquid) & if he improves (re using the flap) then we could indeed be dealing with a case of OA. Expand Thank you! In the short term, he is using the litter box since I placed it in the hallway, so that is at least working as a stop-gap until we can determine the underlying issue. On 8/6/2024 at 1:51 AM, rostasi said: I think the real problem here is that he misses that McCoy Tyner album! Expand 😹 On 8/6/2024 at 3:26 AM, JSngry said: Missing? Or digesting? Expand 👍 Quote
Teasing the Korean Posted August 11, 2024 Author Report Posted August 11, 2024 Well, one week later, he is exclusively using the litter box now that it is in hallway. So, there must have been something about going through the cat door that he did not like. Thanks all for your replies and suggestions! Quote
soulpope Posted August 11, 2024 Report Posted August 11, 2024 Great 🐱life🐱 is back to normal .... Quote
Teasing the Korean Posted August 11, 2024 Author Report Posted August 11, 2024 On 8/11/2024 at 3:35 PM, soulpope said: Great 🐱life🐱 is back to normal .... Expand Yes...except for a litter box in the hallway! Quote
soulpope Posted August 11, 2024 Report Posted August 11, 2024 On 8/11/2024 at 4:26 PM, Teasing the Korean said: Yes...except for a litter box in the hallway! Expand Life is a compromise 😎 .... Quote
Teasing the Korean Posted August 11, 2024 Author Report Posted August 11, 2024 On 8/11/2024 at 4:42 PM, soulpope said: Life is a compromise 😎 .... Expand Ain't that the truth! Quote
hopkins Posted August 11, 2024 Report Posted August 11, 2024 (edited) Mingus published a book about training your cat to use a toilet, you could try that, but it could take time if your hallway is far from the toilet https://www.charlesmingus.com/mingus/cat-traning-program One of my two cats uses the litter box to pee, but always poops right in front of the box (or in another bathroom were there is no litter box). Weirdos... Edited August 11, 2024 by hopkins Quote
Teasing the Korean Posted August 11, 2024 Author Report Posted August 11, 2024 (edited) On 8/11/2024 at 5:18 PM, hopkins said: Mingus published a book about training your cat to use a toilet, you could try that, but it could take time if your hallway is far from the toilet https://www.charlesmingus.com/mingus/cat-traning-program Expand As @JSngry famously said when discussing Mingus's eggnog recipe, "When you see the cat using the toilet, you'll know you're not drunk!" On 8/11/2024 at 5:18 PM, hopkins said: One of my two cats uses the litter box to pee, but always poops right in front of the box (or in another bathroom were there is no litter box). Weirdos... Expand Little ingrates! Edited August 11, 2024 by Teasing the Korean Quote
rostasi Posted August 11, 2024 Report Posted August 11, 2024 On 8/11/2024 at 4:26 PM, Teasing the Korean said: Yes...except for a litter box in the hallway! Expand If you're eyeing a better spot, remember that you can very slowly scoot the box to that spot (as long as it's not thru the cat door, of course). Don't know how many cats you have, but there's the "formula" of a litter box per cat plus 1 - and we don't follow that here because it's so unnecessary for our situation ... but I think the formula is for people who have very old cats (and probably up/downstairs situations). Quote
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