Pooping outside of litterbox?

[catnapper]

I'd really investigate what might have upset him. Be careful, as we all know, the slightest thing could have set him off..... the sound of a new alarm clock, the existence of a new area rug, etc.

Allen will go outside the box on several occasions. 1) whenever we have a change in the family, like my son going back to college or returning home on breaks. 2) when he considers the litter level too low or not clean enough 3) when he feels "trapped" by the other cats.

I can't control #1 - my son has to come and go
I can control #2 but occasionally I lapse and then slap myself when he does it, because I know better
and #3: I have two boxes next to each other (uncovered) so that he can escape easily and use whichever box he happens to feel safer in at that moment.

Oh, and I swear by Cat Attract litter

[krazyaboutkatz]

Starr used to poop outside of the box and at first I thought it was a behavioral problem due to stress. I later found out that it really was a medical problem. He began having severe diarrhea and he just couldn't make it to the box in time.

After I had some peeing issues as well, I added 3 more boxes and I also bought some cat attract litter and added this on top of the old litter. It's been working out great. Now I don't have to use the cat attract but I'm still using the feliway plugins. I don't know if these will help a cat that poops outside of the box though. I now have 6 uncovered boxes and only 2 covered boxes. Most of my cats now prefer the uncovered boxes. I hope that something will work for Oskar and hopefully it's not a medical problem.

[Killearn Kitties]

My mum's cat started doing this when he was diagnosed with diabetis. I have no idea whether it was directly related to his mounting health problems, or he was just trying to tell her he wasn't happy, or what the story was. So I'm afraid I don't have any helpful advice.