Cats International

Hey everyone! Long time no post. :)

Sophie has been going outside her litterbox #2 non-stop lately. (She still goes #1 in the box just fine.) I was at my wit's end when a friend referred me to Cats International - http://www.catsinternational.org/. They also have a behavior hotline you can call at (262)375-8852. They will help you solve any cat behavior problems - litterbox issues and all! They have a great article on their site about how to solve litterbox issues. Anyway, I just read their article, and I'm going to try a few things, namely changing the litter, never cleaning out the box with bleach again, removing the covers, placing night-lights by the boxes, and positioning the boxes so that they're not directly visible from the doorway (I'm not going to actually move the boxes any more than a foot or two, I'm just going to carefully rearrange the furniture so Sophie feels more protected when she goes).

Anyway I thought some of you all might like to check out this site. I haven't called their hotline yet, but I might if tonight's strategies don't help. My friend who gave me the link and # has called them, and said they were a big help. They sent her literature in the mail about cat behavior problems and how to solve them, and followed up with her until her problem was resolved. I hope I have that much luck!!

Hopefully I can post some pics of Tito & Sophie soon. I've just been swamped, and not exactly pleased with Sophie and her litterbox habits to boot.

Sounds like a great thing to have!

Once, my son was given the chore of cleaning the bathroom -- that included emptying, cleaning and refilling the litterbox. Well, instead of the stuff I normally use, he used AMONIIA! Well, Allen had a fit and refused to use it because the cleaned box smelled dirtier to him than the dirty box. I tossed out the box and bought a new one.

I having been using night lights for quite awhile now and it really made a difference in the number of "accidents" I had. I guess I have cats who can't see in the dark :rolleyes:

I also only use anit-bacterial dish soap to wash out their litter boxes and they don't seem to have any problems with that.

I saved in favorite places and will go check that out... Sound like a grat place, thanks for posting about it..

Iwill have,to check,out tht site,to see,if they ahve anything,about Cats,who dig,and dig,and leave little mound,of litter,and sometimes,little balls,of you know what,sitting about.

If you do use bleach, letting the box dry in the sun will remove any of the residue.

Smokey, that's what I had heard about the bleach. So I always try to dry it outside. But at this point, I'm going to try to stop ANYTHING that could potentially cause her to stray from the box.

I switched all the litter in the cat's boxes from Fresh Step to EverClean unscented this afternoon - and wouldn't you know, Sophie jumped right in the first one as soon as I was done with it, and went #2 right away!!! :D Here's hoping this solves my problem!!! :D :D :D