Cat sh*tting on floor

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Mr MXT

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7,692 posts

283 months

Thursday 11th February 2016
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We've had Barry 18 months, from a kitten. For the first 12 months we lived in a London flat so he was a house cat, happily doing his business in his litter tray with no accidents.

We moved house 6 months ago and for the last few months he has been roaming outside a little, but TBH isn't that interested and only goes out for an hour or so at a time. He still has a litter tray and prefers to do his biz in that rather than go outside. Fine by us. There have been one or two errant poos, completely our fault when we have failed to keep his litter tray as clean as his royal highness would like.

We went away last week and the cat sitter failed to keep his litter tray clean. When we got back I found two sh*ts in the tray and, very annoyingly, two sh*ts on the carpet that the sitter had not seen and / or failed to clean up. Grim.

Now we are back, the tray is obviously kept clean, but darling Bazza is continuing to drop a deuce on our very expensive lounge carpet, in the exact same spot.

FWIW - he's still weeing in the tray.

Ideas how I can fix this problem please???!

popeyewhite

19,864 posts

120 months

Thursday 11th February 2016
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Put another tray on your carpet and gradually move it back to the original tray position?

LordHaveMurci

12,042 posts

169 months

Thursday 11th February 2016
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Once he's marked that spot he'll continue using it unless you can mask the scent with one of the many products designed to do just that, or place a tray there as suggested above.

May take a while but should be doable.

Mr MXT

Original Poster:

7,692 posts

283 months

Thursday 11th February 2016
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Thanks both - didn't realise you could get a spray so have ordered some. Will try that then if he persists, I'll start moving the litter tray.

ali_kat

31,989 posts

221 months

Thursday 11th February 2016
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You need to clean the area thoroughly and to a cats nose, not yours.

Using diluted washing powder as the cleaning agent is supposed to work.

As an aside, I know he's an outside cat, but as he likes to come in to do his 'business' you may benefit from adding a second litter tray for him going forward, general room of thumb is one per cat & a spare.

P700DEE

1,111 posts

230 months

Thursday 11th February 2016
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ali_kat said:
You need to clean the area thoroughly and to a cats nose, not yours.

Using diluted washing powder as the cleaning agent is supposed to work.

As an aside, I know he's an outside cat, but as he likes to come in to do his 'business' you may benefit from adding a second litter tray for him going forward, general room of thumb is one per cat & a spare.
Biological washing powder/liquid as the enzymes breakdown all the "smell"

Mr MXT

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7,692 posts

283 months

Sunday 14th February 2016
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Liberal use of the spray, he didn't go for48 hours but now he's back using the tray smile

LordHaveMurci

12,042 posts

169 months

Sunday 14th February 2016
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Mr MXT said:
Liberal use of the spray, he didn't go for48 hours but now he's back using the tray smile
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