We inherited our son's Ragdoll which we love and adore.
When we first broght him home he used the litter box in the basement without a problem. Here of late he is pooping on our carpet in the bedroom. He tinkles in the litter box but won't poop.
Any suggestions???
Thanks!
Billb10575
Hi and welcome to the forum. You might get more replies if you posted this thread in the area for Ragdoll Health...but....the first thing with litterbox avoidance is usually to take them for a vet check as they exhibit this type of behavior many times when they have some gastrointestinal problems going on.
Here's a recent thread relating to the same problem you may get some help from.
http://www.ragdollcatguide.com/forum/sho...p?tid=5848
I moved this thread to health as that is where it belongs...
The first suspect is medical and a vet visit is in order - and perhaps a course of meds even if there are no other symptoms.
The task is to find any triggers and remove them. In your case, you may want to try an additional box closer. In addition, some cats prefer a box for urine and another for stool.
You need to go slowly in trying fixes to see if they work. If you try too much too quickly, then that may add stress, which is another trigger. Although it is upsetting, you do not want the cat to feel your stress, for example. That only makes matters worse - no scolding, etc. If you catch him in the act, take him to the litterbox and gently put him in it.
The best source for triggers to consider are the links at tallyville and most are the same for urine or stool problems.
http://tallyville.com/litterboxhelp.html
Years ago, my first cat developed some litterbox problems. The vet said that with some cats, they like to urinate in one box and pooh in the other. He also recommended boxes without covers as Shadow was a big boy. This was after we went on a visit to see if this was a medical problem. When the second box was added, the accidents dropped way off.
Sue
(08-15-2010 08:36 AM)JanH Wrote: [ -> ]The first suspect is medical and a vet visit is in order - and perhaps a course of meds even if there are no other symptoms.
The task is to find any triggers and remove them. In your case, you may want to try an additional box closer. In addition, some cats prefer a box for urine and another for stool.
You need to go slowly in trying fixes to see if they work. If you try too much too quickly, then that may add stress, which is another trigger. Although it is upsetting, you do not want the cat to feel your stress, for example. That only makes matters worse - no scolding, etc. If you catch him in the act, take him to the litterbox and gently put him in it.
The best source for triggers to consider are the links at tallyville and most are the same for urine or stool problems. http://tallyville.com/litterboxhelp.html
JanH
Thanks!!!!!
I took Loxi to a very good vet and he checked him out for parisites and the test came up negetive. So far he started to use the litter box and I was on the same page as you by adding notherone.
Thanks very much!!!!
Billb10575