If we could just figure out why he is doing this. I can't tolerate the mess and the awful smell--he has a tendancy to be loose--not diarrhea but mushy. Sometimes he tries to bury it and once, in the process, pulled the cord to the electric pencil sharpener and it dropped down into the pile and my husband discovered it. He was so furious he threw the pencil sharpener away and was ready to toss the cat. He was gagging while cleaning it up and it made a huge mess on the rug. His bad points outweigh his good ones at this time and we see no improvement. I also think he is acting out. If I have caught him on the counter or something and scolded him with my voice and mean expression he will certainly do it again. BUT there are times we can't pinpoint any reason for it. We also thought it was lack of attention and that is why we brought in one of my other cats to see if they would buddy up together. Nothing has changed as far as our schedules or anything--go figure!