One of My Cat's Is Thinking OUTSIDE the Box....Help!!!

That's funny.  For now, I only have my Marci.  But what I don't like is my chihuahas digging in her box looking for a treat.  The litter goes everywhere.

Hi,  you didn't say if the cats had been spayed and neutered.  It may have been just an accident, or the litter somewhat dirty or the one they wanted to get into you were cleaning.  Just keep an eye on them.  My dogs go on wee wee pads and sometimes they miss the wee wee pads.   Just watch them in case there is not an underlying issue e.g., bladder problem.  Good luck -

I just found this group, and just joined. I had to put down my 15 year old Sheba just over two weeks ago. She started peeing on the carpet, more and more frequently. Turned out she had become diabetic, and would sometimes just get confused. We had been on insulin for nearly 7 years, two shots daily. I really miss her. Glad I found this group, just wanted to share.

From reading all of the comments, sounds like the kitty is going to the vet.

Now that is just way too many cats. >.<  I have one that was half feral when I found him, while showing a vacant house. The owners had moved out and left him there >=I  Now he's a sweetheart. But he does have some bad habits that the one we've had since she was a kitten at the pound, has never had. For starters, he's a boy. Boys will be boys... *sigh*.  And he's a butt-scooter.  lol. It sounds funny, and I call him Scooter sometimes, even though that's not his name, but I sure do get sick of cleaning up his skid marks.  LOL.  I guess he just likes a clean butt. Can't fault him for that!  =^.^=

We only have 4 cats now, but have had as many as 6 before (but 2 was "transitional")! Missing the box is usually behavioral unless it's an access issue. Here it sounds like an access issue -- the strike against the new cats should have happened by now.

Chris, we had a cat named William, who around 9:30-10:00 would start making noises at the foot of the stairs that it was time for bed. My husband would go to bed and when i came up William and he were sound asleep both had their heads on the pillow and snoring.Thank goodness all he did was snore. no accidents. have a wonderful evening Barbara

So can we start calling you "The Cat Lady?" =P  I just wanted to mention that our oldest cat, who was the first pet in this home, aside from guinea pigs, has had a tendency to pee where she shouldn't. When we had our rabbit, (whose cage was on the pool deck, with a side door and a section with a pile of towels where she could dig and burrow) this cat decided to start peeing on those towels rather than come inside to use her own box. Even when I put a seperate box out there for her (which contained the guinea pigs cedar litter instead of cat litter, due to the humidity), she would sometimes use it, and sometimes not. And it took we a while to figure out why the rabbit was huddling in the corner of the exposed section of her cage when the weather was poor, instead of going into the dryer, warmer part. I literally didn't notice until I decided to wash the towels. When I piced them up, the stench was horrible! My poor bunny =(  Stupid cat was trying to mark her territory in the bunny cage.

Then, just last week, after scoping the cat litter box in the utility room, I couldn't figure out why the room still smelled like cat urine. Then I realized that a towel on the floor, which was placed under some art that had been on the walls before we did some redecorating, was wet on the section that was sticking out a few inches from the frames. I have no idea why she does this. But it gets old, fast!!! The rabbit and territorial stuff I can understand. But peeing on a towel instead of in the box, for no apparent reason? I don't get it!

We are having a problem with our youngest cat, who started out OK but now has be pooping on our basement carpet(no urine) ? We've been told to havemore liter boxes than cats in your home .

I have 2 cats and 3 litterboxes. Funny how they both use one as the main and the other as a back up and ignore the 3rd. I would get more boxes.