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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.

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  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.

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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.

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  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.

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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.

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  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.

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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.

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  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.

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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!

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😹

  On 8/6/2024 at 3:26 AM, JSngry said:

Missing? Or digesting?

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👍 :g

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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...

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  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

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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...

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Little ingrates!

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  On 8/11/2024 at 4:26 PM, Teasing the Korean said:

Yes...except for a litter box in the hallway!

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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). 

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