alexgaddis Posted July 26, 2007 Share Posted July 26, 2007 We have a 4 year old female cat that is perfectly house trained...well, other than the puking every few days... Something strange has occured recently...the cat has decided a few mornings now to go do her business in the bathtub upstairs instead of going downstairs to her litterbox...What the heck is she thinking??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiggieFries Posted July 26, 2007 Share Posted July 26, 2007 We have a 4 year old female cat that is perfectly house trained...well, other than the puking every few days... Something strange has occured recently...the cat has decided a few mornings now to go do her business in the bathtub upstairs instead of going downstairs to her litterbox...What the heck is she thinking??? She's probably thinking, "These basturds never clean my dam litter box, so I'mma poop in their tub." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexgaddis Posted July 26, 2007 Author Share Posted July 26, 2007 She's probably thinking, "These basturds never clean my dam litter box, so I'mma poop in their tub." Actually we clean it all the time...and she has only peed in the tub...like she knows there is a drain there or something... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Beatings Posted July 26, 2007 Share Posted July 26, 2007 She's thinking... "I'm a cat. I go wherever the F I want. Pwned." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiggieFries Posted July 26, 2007 Share Posted July 26, 2007 Actually we clean it all the time...and she has only peed in the tub...like she knows there is a drain there or something... Well if it's just pee, then what's the big deal? As long as it's just in the bathtub and doesn't stink it'll just go down the drain. Less litter for you to pick up and throw away and might save a little in buying that stuff as well. Sounds like win-win to me! Now you just gotta teach it to poop in the toilet and you're all set! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursa Majoris Posted July 26, 2007 Share Posted July 26, 2007 Does she get up and down stairs OK, same as she always did? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexgaddis Posted July 26, 2007 Author Share Posted July 26, 2007 Does she get up and down stairs OK, same as she always did? Oh completely, she's still a youngin...and it really would bother me much but it doesn't all make it down the drain and it smells like death...my wife nearly vomitted this morning from the surprise she found while going to take a shower... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Posted July 26, 2007 Share Posted July 26, 2007 I didn't know you were ghey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polksalet Posted July 26, 2007 Share Posted July 26, 2007 seriously, claw hammer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexgaddis Posted July 26, 2007 Author Share Posted July 26, 2007 I didn't know you were ghey. Cats provide much entertainment and the townhome is too small for a dog... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Beatings Posted July 26, 2007 Share Posted July 26, 2007 Oh, a cat AND a townhome? Double Ghey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexgaddis Posted July 26, 2007 Author Share Posted July 26, 2007 Oh, a cat AND a townhome? Double Ghey Why do you hate the lower middle class and thus America? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Beatings Posted July 26, 2007 Share Posted July 26, 2007 Why do you hate the lower middle class and thus America? Look... most cats are Egyptian by descent and probably Muslim. Her tub dump was an act of Terrorism and you come here trying to find out what you did wrong to cause her to hate you? Typical liberal. You SIR are the one who hates America! If you had any patriotism at all, you would invade your neighbor's bathtub and bring the war against cat crap to a different front. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codwagon Posted July 26, 2007 Share Posted July 26, 2007 Ours did it because of crystals in its urine. I'm too lazy to edit out "kitty" below to minimize gheyness. Let’s examine 5 common causes that could affect kitty, and the solutions for each. Medical condition: Your kitty suddenly stops using the litter box because she’s developed a medical condition. It is most likely crystals in her urine, which form in the bladder, and make urination extremely painful. Kitty associates the urination pain with her litter box, so she continually tries to find a spot in the house that isn’t painful – to her! The solution – get kitty to the vet as quickly as possible. A course of medication can clear the crystal problem in the short term. A permanent solution is to change your cat’s diet to canned food. Be sure to consult with your vet on large-scale diet changes for your cat. New house or residence: You moved to another location. It’s fine by you…but kitty is stressed out by the move. A week or two after moving in and unpacking boxes, you start finding “accidents” in the new digs. To solve this problem, you will need to confine your cat to one room, and retrain her to use the litter box. She’s most likely stressed out by the new house or apartment. Set up a room with her food, water, litter box, and toys. Shrink her new world down to a manageable size, and start over with litter training. As she demonstrates her willingness to use the litter box again, bring her out, under supervision, and watch her. After a week or so, your cat should be better acclimated to the new residence, and use her litter box again. Change to a different cat litter brand: Cats can be fussy creatures. You change to a different brand of litter because it’s cheaper, it hides the smell better, or it’s simply more available. Kitty tells you she hates her new litter by the most obvious method – she stops using it! Switch back to the old brand you were using. Assuming kitty liked that, the problem should be solved. If not, try Cat Attract brand litter. It has a unique blend of herbs and clay, and it really does solve the problem for about 98% of the feline population that has a litter box complex. You change the litter box location: You decided it’s time to move kitty’s box down to the laundry room from the dining room. Kitty is not pleased, so she continues her habit of using the dining room – minus the litter box! One solution is to find a new location that’s acceptable to both of you. Barring that, you may well have to give in to kitty’s wishes, and put the darn box back where she likes it. It’s certainly cheaper than fighting the battle of cleaning up the urine stains and odor. I feel your pain on this; my darn cat Scout loves the exercise room as a prime litter box location. I really, really hate it when I’m on the elliptical machine, and Scout has to answer a call of nature that lingers long after she’s vacated the box. Such is life! A person comes to live with you and kitty: If you subscribe to the saying, “Love me, love my cat,” it can be challenging for a new partner if she/he wasn’t a cat person. Discomfort, anger, and resentment can manifest in bad kitty behavior outside the litter box. Your significant other moves in (or you make the move), and the next thing you know, there are presents around the residence you’d rather not have. You can solve this problem by ensuring that your cat and the other loved one give each a chance to get used to one another. This may entail confining your cat for periods of time, or getting your partner accustomed to cat behavior (climbing on the lap, meowing, sharing the couch, chair, or bed) over a period of time. The worst thing that can happen is for your partner to tease or abuse kitty. This could trigger an inappropriate elimination response. Anytime your kitty stops using her box for no apparent reason is cause for immediate investigation. If you stop and think about any changes that have occurred in the immediate past, address those first. If you haven’t made any changes, the culprit is most likely a medical condition that can easily be diagnosed and cured by your local kitty vet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darin3 Posted July 26, 2007 Share Posted July 26, 2007 Take her to the vet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugar Magnolia Posted July 26, 2007 Share Posted July 26, 2007 Ours did it because of crystals in its urine. I'm too lazy to edit out "kitty" below to minimize gheyness.Let’s examine 5 common causes that could affect kitty, and the solutions for each. Medical condition: Your kitty suddenly stops using the litter box because she’s developed a medical condition. It is most likely crystals in her urine, which form in the bladder, and make urination extremely painful. Kitty associates the urination pain with her litter box, so she continually tries to find a spot in the house that isn’t painful – to her! The solution – get kitty to the vet as quickly as possible. A course of medication can clear the crystal problem in the short term. A permanent solution is to change your cat’s diet to canned food. Be sure to consult with your vet on large-scale diet changes for your cat. New house or residence: You moved to another location. It’s fine by you…but kitty is stressed out by the move. A week or two after moving in and unpacking boxes, you start finding “accidents” in the new digs. To solve this problem, you will need to confine your cat to one room, and retrain her to use the litter box. She’s most likely stressed out by the new house or apartment. Set up a room with her food, water, litter box, and toys. Shrink her new world down to a manageable size, and start over with litter training. As she demonstrates her willingness to use the litter box again, bring her out, under supervision, and watch her. After a week or so, your cat should be better acclimated to the new residence, and use her litter box again. Change to a different cat litter brand: Cats can be fussy creatures. You change to a different brand of litter because it’s cheaper, it hides the smell better, or it’s simply more available. Kitty tells you she hates her new litter by the most obvious method – she stops using it! Switch back to the old brand you were using. Assuming kitty liked that, the problem should be solved. If not, try Cat Attract brand litter. It has a unique blend of herbs and clay, and it really does solve the problem for about 98% of the feline population that has a litter box complex. You change the litter box location: You decided it’s time to move kitty’s box down to the laundry room from the dining room. Kitty is not pleased, so she continues her habit of using the dining room – minus the litter box! One solution is to find a new location that’s acceptable to both of you. Barring that, you may well have to give in to kitty’s wishes, and put the darn box back where she likes it. It’s certainly cheaper than fighting the battle of cleaning up the urine stains and odor. I feel your pain on this; my darn cat Scout loves the exercise room as a prime litter box location. I really, really hate it when I’m on the elliptical machine, and Scout has to answer a call of nature that lingers long after she’s vacated the box. Such is life! A person comes to live with you and kitty: If you subscribe to the saying, “Love me, love my cat,” it can be challenging for a new partner if she/he wasn’t a cat person. Discomfort, anger, and resentment can manifest in bad kitty behavior outside the litter box. Your significant other moves in (or you make the move), and the next thing you know, there are presents around the residence you’d rather not have. You can solve this problem by ensuring that your cat and the other loved one give each a chance to get used to one another. This may entail confining your cat for periods of time, or getting your partner accustomed to cat behavior (climbing on the lap, meowing, sharing the couch, chair, or bed) over a period of time. The worst thing that can happen is for your partner to tease or abuse kitty. This could trigger an inappropriate elimination response. Anytime your kitty stops using her box for no apparent reason is cause for immediate investigation. If you stop and think about any changes that have occurred in the immediate past, address those first. If you haven’t made any changes, the culprit is most likely a medical condition that can easily be diagnosed and cured by your local kitty vet. Good advice: thanks for posting, you saved me a lot of time. If she is just peeing, I'd rule out a urniary tract, bladder or kidney infection. All three for a cat can be very dangerous if allowed to linger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursa Majoris Posted July 26, 2007 Share Posted July 26, 2007 Your kitty suddenly stops using the litter box because she’s developed a medical condition. It is most likely crystals in her urine, which form in the bladder, and make urination extremely painful. Kitty associates the urination pain with her litter box, so she continually tries to find a spot in the house that isn’t painful – to her! The solution – get kitty to the vet as quickly as possible. A course of medication can clear the crystal problem in the short term. A permanent solution is to change your cat’s diet to canned food. Be sure to consult with your vet on large-scale diet changes for your cat. One of our cats had this. It can manifest itself with blood on the fur and must be treated by a vet. It is curable fairly easily with a course of pills. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh 0ne Posted July 26, 2007 Share Posted July 26, 2007 The cat is dying, put it out of its misery, flush it down the toilet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perchoutofwater Posted July 26, 2007 Share Posted July 26, 2007 Didn't read the question, but there can be only one answer. Kill it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursa Majoris Posted July 26, 2007 Share Posted July 26, 2007 The cat is dying, put it out of its misery, flush it down the toilet. Didn't read the question, but there can be only one answer. Kill it. Probably shouldn't bother responding to a pair of knuckle dragging chimps but.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh 0ne Posted July 26, 2007 Share Posted July 26, 2007 Probably shouldn't bother responding to a pair of knuckle dragging chimps but.... :highfive: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SheikYerbuti Posted July 26, 2007 Share Posted July 26, 2007 Well if it's just pee, then what's the big deal? As long as it's just in the bathtub and doesn't stink it'll just go down the drain. Less litter for you to pick up and throw away and might save a little in buying that stuff as well. Sounds like win-win to me! Now you just gotta teach it to poop in the toilet and you're all set! Most people don't know it, but Charles Mingus was not only a legendary jazz bassist, but he also trained his cat to use the toilet and documented it: http://www.mingusmingusmingus.com/Mingus/cat_training.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cunning Linguist Posted July 26, 2007 Share Posted July 26, 2007 (edited) Changing litter sometimes does the trick. If that doesnt work, put the litter box in the bathroom for a day, then move it close to the room, but far enough away so it can see it. As it uses it, keep moving it back to where you want it. It should only take a few days. Not that i have any experience in this Edited July 26, 2007 by Cunning Linguist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Swerski Posted July 26, 2007 Share Posted July 26, 2007 My feeling is that your cat decided to use the tub simply because it was convenient. One of my cats will pee in the fireplace or one of the bathroom sinks on occasion, even right after I fill the boxes with fresh litter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexgaddis Posted July 26, 2007 Author Share Posted July 26, 2007 My feeling is that your cat decided to use the tub simply because it was convenient. One of my cats will pee in the fireplace or one of the bathroom sinks on occasion, even right after I fill the boxes with fresh litter. Thats just it...it completely seems like it was out of convenience! SHe still uses the box all the time and has only done this three times so far, all in the morning hours...could it be that my cat is just that smart that it sees us going to pee in the upstairs bathroom so it does the same? I have a genious cat! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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