How do I stop my cat from messing on the floor?

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All 3 of our cats are cat box trained, and no younger than 7 years old. Recently, one of the 3 has started urinating and defecating on the floors throughout our house, no matter where we put the litter boxes. She knows she's doing wrong, because if any of my family members catch her doing her business out of the bos, she throws her ears back and slinks away. This has started recently, after living in our previous house for two years, and continued on to our new house. We haven't changed the litter we use, we clean the boxes every day, sometimes twice a day. Any remedies to get her to start using the litter boxes again?

Anne Arkey · Accepted Answer

What has the vet said about this?  Cats eliminate outside their box because of physical or emotional issues.  Before anyone can give you the typical advice on these matters, your cat needs to be checked out by a vet so make sure there isn't something physical going on.  Only then can you address this as a behavioral issue.

However, how many litter boxes do you have?  Ideally, each cat should have at least one litter box they can call their own.

Get your cat to the vet for a full check up, then when she's gotten a clean bill of health, begin addressing any emotional issues she's having.

Ocimom · Answer

Have her checked for an UTI first.  That usually is the reason a cat will pee outside the box.  If that is clear, then confine her to one room with the litter box for a week or so till she is using it again.

Mike V · Answer

my friend had a similar prob. and has to clean the litter box every day
she may have a UTI

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How do I stop my cat from messing on the floor?

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