I'm at my wit's end with Mozart. He keeps defecating outside the litter box! Nathan tries very hard to keep the litterbox really clean, and he will use it... I've just been catching him a lot lately going to the bathroom in various places around the house. Never the same place more than twice. Fortunately, their stools are firm, so it's easy cleanup, but I have a baby coming! I can't have cat turds lying around.

If it was urination, I'd think urinary tract infection, but it's not. He pees in the litterbox just fine. I went out and bought him a HUGE litterbox (he's a big kitty) that he could fit in, and he does use it, most of the time. We clean up with resolve afterwards, and he rarely uses the same spot twice. He KNOWS he's not supposed to, because if we catch him, he runs.

What can I do to stop this? It's getting out of hand. I'm tired of finding cat turds around, and when the baby comes, if he keeps it up, I'll hate to, but he'll have to go outside. I can't have my baby getting sick when she picks up cat mess, or crawls where he's been.