Conference misery::feline_v1

    This sometimes happens, but you haven't supplied enough information:
    
    Has she always been that way, or is this recebnt?
    
    Does she defecate near her litter box?  Far away?  At random?
    
    Does she "deposit" on a hard surface (hardwood linoleum, or concrete)
    floor, or rug, or both?
    
    How often is her litterbox changed?  And what's in it?  [sand,
    commercial litter, dirt, or newspapers?]
    
    the problen might be medical, psychological, or both.
    
    But we need more data.
    
    Steve Kallis, Jr.
    
    P.S.:  Please use upper and lower cases; upper-case only is called
    SHOUTING, and is harder on the eyes.

    I have the same problem with Verne and Shirl.  When we lived in
    our condo the litter box was in the bathroom.  They don't have a
    routine from what I have seen but they alwayed S______ on the linoleum
    in the bathroom, not on the carpet.  When I moved to my parent's
    house I placed the litter box downstairs with the same flooring.
    They did the same thing.  Always near the box, but rarely in it.
    The other day I moved the box to my bedroom because I have to close
    the door when we go to sleep because grampa doesn't like the noise
    they create at night.  There is wall to wall in their and they do
    anyway, hardwood floors, carpet etc.  I believed at first that we
    weren't changing the litterbox at the condo and that was why.  I
    started changing it about 3 days and they started up again after
    a few days of being good at my parents.  My mother thought that
    maybe they just weren't used to it and I didn't have the heart to
    tell her they did it at home too.  Then she came up with the idea
    that maybe its too dark at night and they can't see the box (what
    a sweetie eh?) anyways... I can't figure it out.  I use a regular
    box with a good kitty litter.  Newspapers under the box (Not in
    it) but they still do it.
    Need help,
    again,
    cj
    
    

    Believe it or not, placing tinfoil around the box OR on the surfaces
    they use will discourage them from going where they shouldn't. 
    I read it somewhere;  tried it on Billie when she was going thru
    a stage where she would go right *beside* the box, and it worked.
    Guess they don't like the sound or feel or something.
    
    Good luck,
    
    Jane

    There are a number of notes on this topic. If you'd like to see
    what other notes to look at, type SHOW KEY/FULL LITTERBOX_PROBLEMS
    to the NOTES> prompt.
    
    Deb

    >Are there other neighborhood cats that come to the door at all?
    or near windows of the house?  We experienced this once.  A stray
    or neighborhood cat was coming to our door and hanging out.  When
    we'd get home we'd find Yaddie acting strange and instsantly notice
    the oder.  She would sh-- right on the carpet in front of the slider
    where this cat was.  Presumably she was marking her territory. 
    This sometimes happens with indoor cats or cats that stay in in
    Winter. ( like yaddie )  We chased off the cat a few times and we've
    not seen her in a while.  Now she's being good. Plus we'd just moved
    into the neighborhood so Yaddie was a little insecure herself as
    it was winter.  She stays in during the cold months so she had
    not yet established her territory outdoors.  I'm sure seeing a
    strange cat outside the door really shook her up!! Good luck solving
    this....n
    

    Please be sure to try a different brand of kitty litter.  Or several
    different brands and maybe you'll find one your cat will accept.