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From: mikel@codas.UUCP (Mikel Manitius)
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Subject: Re: kitty won't use her box (phew!)
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Date: Thu, 3-Oct-85 20:35:11 EDT
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> > My housemate's 10 week old kitten has started crapping everywhere.  When we
> > first got her (6 weeks) she ALWAYS used the box; now she seems to NEVER use
> > it, if the little presents we keep finding are any indication. This isn't just
> > overnight, she does it all day too.
> > 
> > Scolding her seems to have little effect - she'll go right in front of you.
> > I've never had this problem with a cat - they're usually so fastidious - and
> > all the tricks that work with a puppy just don't seem to help.
> > 
> > We've tried changing her food, confining her in a room with her box
> > less food - nothing works.  Could this be a health problem (worms?)
> > Any ideas?
> > 
> > 
> > Liz Vaughan
> > ....tektronix!tektools!lizv
> 
> If there are any other cats in the house, you might try getting another litter
> box. It seems that male and female cats within the same domicile(sp?) require
> separate boxes. Even if you have two females, try another box. You can get 
> away with one of those turkey-roasting pans slipped inside a garbage bag and
> filled with litter. It's a good, cheap experiment. 'Works for me.
> 
> 
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Have you changed the brand of kitty litter? Cats, I have found, are very
sensitive to chemicals, and if they have one bad experience with a certain
chemical, they will almost never want to go back to that place (or object),
make sure everything is clean, don't use clensing chemicals, and check the
brand of litter.

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