Stompin at the Savoy Posted August 5 Report Posted August 5 (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 by Stompin at the Savoy Quote
Teasing the Korean Posted August 5 Author Report Posted August 5 19 minutes ago, 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. 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 Report Posted August 5 (edited) 1 hour ago, 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. 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 by Stompin at the Savoy Quote
Teasing the Korean Posted August 6 Author Report Posted August 6 1 hour ago, 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. It's a soft plastic flap. He just saunters through. Quote
romualdo Posted August 6 Report Posted August 6 2 hours ago, 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. 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 Report Posted August 6 I think the real problem here is that he misses that McCoy Tyner album! Quote
Teasing the Korean Posted August 6 Author Report Posted August 6 9 hours ago, 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. 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. 8 hours ago, rostasi said: I think the real problem here is that he misses that McCoy Tyner album! 😹 6 hours ago, JSngry said: Missing? Or digesting? 👍 Quote
Teasing the Korean Posted August 11 Author Report Posted August 11 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
Teasing the Korean Posted August 11 Author Report Posted August 11 50 minutes ago, soulpope said: Great 🐱life🐱 is back to normal .... Yes...except for a litter box in the hallway! Quote
soulpope Posted August 11 Report Posted August 11 16 minutes ago, Teasing the Korean said: Yes...except for a litter box in the hallway! Life is a compromise 😎 .... Quote
Teasing the Korean Posted August 11 Author Report Posted August 11 2 minutes ago, soulpope said: Life is a compromise 😎 .... Ain't that the truth! Quote
hopkins Posted August 11 Report Posted August 11 (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 by hopkins Quote
Teasing the Korean Posted August 11 Author Report Posted August 11 (edited) 12 minutes ago, 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 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!" 12 minutes ago, 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... Little ingrates! Edited August 11 by Teasing the Korean Quote
rostasi Posted August 11 Report Posted August 11 1 hour ago, Teasing the Korean said: Yes...except for a litter box in the hallway! 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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