Why do cats turn around and smell their poop after they go to bathroom

I have a 10 yr old cat that, in the last 3 months, has begun to poop outside the litterbox. It is in the same area in the basement. He still urinates in the litterbox. Nothing has changed in his daily routine that was not going on prior to this starting up. I use the same litter, food, and water. What might be the problem?

Okay, I've read the articles and some of them have helped me. But my new kitten is very peculiar. Wel, at least I think so. See, I've never had a cat before. But I got one of my boyfriend's kittens because he's a cat person and my only pets have always been outside dogs and for inside pets just a toy poodle and a wiener dog and they were both when i was little, so my parents potty trained them.

I bought Fresh Step kitty litter, 9 Lives cat food (dry), a shallow but still big enough litter box, and a little food dish and water bowl. She had many playmates at his house, along with three mother cats to look after her, and now I haven't a clue what to do or what she needs. I just got her yesterday and it only took a couple of hours for her to become attached to my hip. My boyfriend says it's because she needs a mother figure.

There are several issues I've had with her in the past 24 hours or so and last night I was at my wits end when she kept climbing into bed with me and laying on my face.

All of the cats were outside at his house, but i have two half-grown puppies and three adult dogs outside, so we've made her an inside cat. She hasn't really had a hard time adjusting. She sleeps a lot, and well. Last night I was afraid to go to sleep, scared that she'd get into somethign. She didn't 'go' at all yesterday, and when i woke up this morning my room REEKED of feces. I couldn't find where she had gone at, so I shut my door to her and opened a window to air out the room.

Mom went to look awhile ago and she had found a corner under a chair and pooed on an old tote bag i had stashed there u.u

I've tried showing her the litter box but when she gets into it she's like a four year old and a sandbox and just plays in the rocks and stuff, which makes a big mess in my bathrom floor where i have the litter box at. It's in it's own little corner so I can cross that off the 10 reasons chart.

I'm wondering if she's offended by the smell. It's Fresh Step Clay Kitty Litter and it says it's 'carbon' scented/unscented whatever. lol. Either way it says it's used in many other filters and rather than a scent it releases fresh air.

I'm really worried about her, and I don't want my boyfriend thinking I'm doing a bad job at taking care of her. He said to empty a spray bopttle or buy a spritz spray bottle and fill it with water to spray her with when she's being bad.

That sounds like another version of the rubbing their nose in it and that method worked when training the poodle i mentioned earlier. But this article says that just makes them fear us, and that's extremely understandable.

I think she may just be trying to get used to her new surroundings, but she seems to be doing fine. I don't know if it's stress or the litter or what. Any advice would be great, my email is Missmelancholy12@aol.com

Oh, and she also has a condition with her eyes. The 'booger up' i guess would be a term for it. Tracy (my boyfriend) said that al of his kittens have done that, but they usually grew out of it before her age. I don't know if she's sick or if it's just something that they do at this age, as I said first time cat owner @__@

PLEASE let me know if i should do anything different or let her try on her own or what. I can't keep her locked in my bathroom because she's taken to crawling under the door space, and I'm afraid to stuff a blanket or towel under the door because..I dunno I'm just paranoid.

Any advice would be GREATLY appreciated ;-;

Thank you,
Mikayla & Alice the Kitten

We have a 9 yr old Maltese female and a 5 year old Male Maltese. Due to age, we suspect the female is peeing on the Living room area rug.
Both dogs are walkd several times a day and both do their expected business these time as well. This is driving my wife to want to get rid of both dogs.
1)What can be causing this-she does not seem to have any infection.
2) How can we treat the rug (expensive) to keep either or both dogs off so as to deter them from peeing in the same place?

Our dogs are 4yrs old but have been together for the last 2and a half years.
The spaniel is my husbands dog and poodle mine.
My husband has no children of his own I have 4 from previous marriage.
I have had dogs all my life but since meeting my husband his dog poos and pees inside. He doesnt react regularly to this and as a result has now taught my poodle the same trick.
I need some advice on how my husband can train his dog to stop the parcels left arround the house.
They get let out at night before bed.
The front door is often open all day but still they seem to save it for when they are closed. As I am the main cleaneruper I have had enough.

I have a 3 year old Beagle whom I love very much but can't get her potty trained. She did pretty well starting on the potty pads when I wasn't home (work 2 jobs) so I slowy moved them towards the back door as instruted. She would inevitably return to where the pads HAD been and urinate there. I should back up a bit, I started her with crate training but she became so hyper and nervous whenever she was put in there I stopped. Hence the potty pads. Now here we are 3 years later and still can't her to continuously go outside. Oh she loves outside and will do both duties if you are walking her. Or sometime she will go out and stay for an hour or more then come inside and head straight to potty pad. I don' t mind this as much as I do when she misses. Then she started sneaking into the livingroom area on my brand new carpet rug which I didn't notice because it's a very light colored berber. It's like all of a sudden there is an influx of URINE ODOR. I am knocked out by the smell and don't know where to begin. The carpet rug is less than a year old. The bedroom carpet it ready to be pulled up and discarded. What to do with my dog? Can she still be trained. I am working hard trying to take her outside whenver possible for as long as possible but some days its hard to dothis. Do I go back to the crate???????? HELP!!!

I cannot figure out how to keep my Dog, a German Shepherd mix from putting her head into the cat box and helping herself to the Cat Poop. She seems to think they are a delicacy and gets litter all over the floor in the process. Even though it is nice of her to help clean the cat box...I would prefer she not eat it. Any suggestions?

hi there i'm not sure if my dog is urinating while she is asleep, or if shes doing while she is awake and if its when shes awake and can't hold it. has anybody dealt with this kinda problem? can someone help me, she's peeing on the couch,bed,floor.

shes a 6yr old german shep.

Help! I have three cats ages 9, 7, 4. Up until recently, they all have gotten along fairly well. The 4 year old (named Jack) just recently started "pooping" outside of the litter box. I have tried changing the litter, cleaning the box, scooping it daily, scolding the cat and I am at the end of my rope!

Any ideas?

I have a puppy Miniature Schnauzer who is 7 months old.

I bought it in March this year. She has been with me for about 3 months and I saw her peeing in the toilet twice. She will pee and poo in the house. Of course, when I bring her down for a walk or exercise, she will pee and poo in the grass.

I have difficulties teaching her. I was told by my neighbours who also have two dogs in their house to beat the dogs with the newspaper when she pee or poo in the house. In this way, she will pee and poo in the toilet in a few days time.

However, I do not have the heart to beat her. I feel and think that if I beat my puppy, she is scared of the beating. I prefer to tell her firmly to pee and poo in the toilet and not anywhere in the house.

got a rug , but had cat order!how can i get the order out of the rug, washed it many times- but still their, any suggestions?

I have a rescue mutt and he won't stop peeing in the house! He always poops outside, but he pees inside quite frequently. He'll go 4-5 days without peeing in the house and then he'll pee all of a sudden just 10 minutes to half an hour after we take him out. Today, he marked ALL OVER the kitchen and we haven't changed anything in it. He left a trail of pee everywhere, and he had a vet checkup earlier today; the vet didn't say anything about a UTI. The weirdest part is that after peeing inside, he'll come to us with his head down in shame and the guiltiest look in his eyes, knowing that he did wrong. How can we stop this?

my little puppy is have a hard time being house trained. She is pretty good but lately she has beenhaving more accidents than normal. Mostly it is with pee. She can go for 3-5 days and then she will hgave 2-3 accidents in one day. Will she grow out of this? Do I need to be more patient? When she pees in the house she knows it is a "bad" thing because as soon as she sees us see it or hear us call her she goes straight to her kennel....it is so hard to not get frustrated!! HELP!!

Hi! Help, help, help please! I rescued a female adult cairn terrier from the streets about 3 years ago. I was living with her in a studio with no carpets for 8 months and she wouldnt pee inside regularly but she did it a few times. Then my mum took care of her for some months and in her place she started to do it everyday, we went to the vet and she appeared to have a liver problem. Now, after treatment shes ok but she wouldnt stop peeing at home. My current new house is all covered with carpets and I still didnt introduce her to the new place as I know if I dont do it properly shell pee again and once shell do it once I wont be able to stop her. My lifestyle is not really stable, I moved a few times since I got her but she seems to be happy with new people and new places. I take her out three times every single day but sometimes, when we are just back from walking, shes peeing and is not a marking spot, it is normally a good amount! Unfortunatelly shes fast and I never catched her on the spot. She has a favourite carpet (in the same room where she has her food and water, which is not common) but she would do it anywhere along the house. Guys, I hate to say this but Im starting to think on finding a new mum for her, I just cant stand it anymore and I have no time to be with her all the time, my life went a bit more complicated and Im no longer enjoying the time with my pet. Ill give up shortly if I cannot find a solution. Please, did anyone have the same problem? We need help. Thanx!

How do you keep cats from peeing on the lawn?

and

If you put vinegar in their water will this keep them from burning the lawn when they urinate on it....and will they drink the water with the vinegar in it?

What would the ratio of vinegar to water would this require?

Thank You!

Hi,

I have a 14 year old cat who seems fine except that she has begun peeing AND pooping outside the litter box in various spots around the basement, hard floors, clothing items that are on the floor or carpets. She isn't really using the litter box much at all - BUT, she IS NOT going upstairs at all - just in the basement. WhY? and WHat can we do?

We have a dog that eats her own poop as well as the poop of our other dog. I try to clean up the yard everyday, but if they poop after I clean up, she will eat the poop -- she also picks it up and drops it on my patio (very annoying!) -- she doesn't always eat all of it she will leave it all over the patio area. She eats her dog food this way too, picks up a mouthful from her bowl and then goes to wherever she wants to eat and drops it everywhere. She is 3 1/2 years old (black lab/G. shepard mix), she has done this since she was a puppy. I've tried sprinkling cayenne pepper on the poop to deter her. I even fed her pineapple because someone told me that dogs wouldn't eat poop if they ate pineapple (wrong!). Please help with this disgusting habit, her breath stinks and I don't want her to lick me because I know what's been in her mouth. YUK! I tried pills from pet store to -- they didn't work.

I have a cat, she's about 5 or 6 years old, recently she started pooping on our sofa. She's not old or sick. We're considering getting rid of her because it keeps happening, but the humaine society said they are going to euthanize her if we bring her in. I don't want to kill her, is there a reason why cats start doing this? She doesn't do it all the time, so I don't think it's a problem with her cat litter.

How can you teach a dog to tell you when they need to go toilet? Our 1 year old dog gets taken outside regularly but we still have no way of knowing when she needs to go (other than the classic signs of sniffing around etc. - and she could just be looking for crumbs on the floor!). This has become a problem at night she will just go inside. Any suggestions?

I have a 3 year old bichon who is trained but continues to pee on furniture. Any solutions!

I have a 5 month old pup, when i bought her at 17 weeks old, she had to have her injections, so she wasnt allowed outside. She used to grumble when she wanted to go out, but because she wasn't protected, "this is the fault of the breeder" she had to go toilet indoors.
I now have alot of trouble getting her to do anything outside, she will look around wanting to go, then when i bring her back in, after beeing in the garden, she will do it in the kitchen.
I have tried everything, but nothing seems to work, has anyone got any more suggestions?

my kitten's mother had died from getting chased by dogs anyway I took care of my kitten two days after her mother died but now the kitten thinks I'm her mother and every time she is hungry she climbs on me or when i go get her bottle of formula she follows me into the kitchen.But i need to know if thats bad that i stole her mothers place

I rescused a Husky in Feb 09 at the time my husband was unemployed and home with him all the time. Now my husband has gone back to work and the dog has started to get on the bed and pee when we are not at home. We have tired putting him in a kennel but he will poop in the kennel and then walk the kennel around the room smearing the mess all over the floor. I dont feel like I should leave him outside because it is hot here and he is covered in hair. What do I do?

We have 2 desexed cockerspaniels who are 9 years old. Recently we went on holidays and our son looked after them. They were not allowed to sleep in our bedroom as they used to do before. One of them has been peeing on the patio where they are sleeping and we are finding it difficult to find out which one it is as they are brother and sister and are as thick as thieves. Have you any suggestion of how to fix this problem. We take them both out before bed. Bed them on their normal beds. Pet them and say goodnight.

puppy has no clue that weeing and pooping indoors is wrong. We use training pads in the kitchen which we have since moved to the back door-he does use the pads but if we allow him further in2 the house he will wee and poop if given the chance. As family we want him with us in the lounge but he just can't b trusted! He does business outside no problem but as soon as u let him back in he's at it again! He's a lovable pup but has no clue-boys for u! Any advice? I do tell him off and I think he does know he's been a naught boy but he's not learning. From Alison and her pup aero!! Pls help

We have had a male and female Pug for about 3-4 years. They are great dogs for lap dogs and love us to pieces and yes are jealous of everything and everyone. If I hold my daughter they try to squeeze in between her and myself Over the last few months they have become terrible. My male Pug can not take two steps in the house with out lifting his leg and peeing on everything. He is now climbing on the kitchen counter and what ever is up there that he can not eat he will pee on. They go outside all the time and come in and within minutes have peed or pooped on something. I can not keep them in cages all the time, if we are standing right there he will not go to the door he will just lift his leg as if it is the norm, if we are around or not they keep doing the same I can be folding cloths in the other room and come out and he is just getting off a counter or I catch him peeing inside. I have punished them and they know when they are bad, he just puts his head down when I say his name to stop him from misbehaving. If anything is on the floor a shirt, sneakers couch and bed skirts anything they will urinate on them. There has been no changes in our household to bring on this terrible kind of behavior. The male Pug is my 8 year old's dog and cries when I tell her, he just has to go we can't go on with him destroying our house (no they do not eat our furniture or anything like that it is just bad bathroom habits). My house is really a nice home and it is smelling like urine all the time. Carpet shampooing isn't helping anymore, My two year old carpets are being destroyed. Please we need your help, they have not always been this bad but were very had to house trained!

We have 2 7 year old labs from the same liter and a mutt 2 yrs old. Couple of years ago (right before we got our mutt), the black lab started peeing in her sleep. She`d wake up and there will be a puddle under her. At first it started out as couple times a day and now it`s a non stop issue. We`ve taken her to the vet and they`ve ran all kinds of tests on her kidneys and bladder, 3 different vets and nobody knows why she`s doing it. She doesn`t squat to pee, she`ll be just laying there and it will start leaking. We take her out as often as possible, it has even gotten to the point when we would take her out every 30 mins because she would drip and drip. Does anybody know what is it from and how do we stop it?

One of our cats has started peeing inside, one male one female, every room is peed in, even the bathroom. We leave them outside at night now, within 30mins of letting them in I can smell it. We fixed both the cats, male at 5 1/2 months. Clothes are mosly peed on.
We have 2 kittens from next door that spend alot of time over here, and I feed them as they dont get fed at home, would this cause my male cat to spray our house?
We have a new baby and its getting to the point where we will rehome the cats if we carnt stop it.
Please help

Hi. I have two Bichon Frise's and one fawn applehead chihuaha, my female Bichon is 4 y.o. and my male is 6, the chi is just a little over a year old. My male has been with us since 10 weeks of age and has been potty broke since he was 4-41/2 mths old, the female came from an abusive home and had alopecia horribly and she was kept outside. We were able to potty train relatively quick and cure her alopecia. Last April we bought the chi and everyone gets along great, my female Bichon thinks this is her baby and the chi thinks that is her mom. They all get equal attention, get to talk walks, groomed every 5 weeks by a professional, I play with them nightly on the floor and they are even crate trained for times needed like trips or home repair people being in the house. Over the last few months my male Bichon has found a courner wall, a flat wall upstairs and a corner of my loveseat he likes to spray on - he is broken he knows better but I can't catch him, he knows when I find it that he was a bad boy hangs his head and rolls and yet he keeps doing it!! I have a new home with beige carpet that we have been in for 2 years. Why is he just now doing it and how do I prevent it? I love him soooo much he is my baby but I am getting really frustrated, as he knows he was wrong but he won't stop!! Help, someone please.

We rescued a pitbull mix dog from the shelter about 3 months ago. She is about 7-8 months old and we are having the most difficult time potty training her. She keeps peeing in the house in 1 particular room. We are not able to crate her as she tears the crate up. She does not like being alone and sleeps with our daughter every night and is only home 1 day a week by herself and she still pees in the house. Any suggestions would be welcome as we adore her and cannot figure out why she pees in the house. Other than the peeing, she is the absolute best dog we have ever had. But the peeing is driving us nuts.

We moved 1 month ago to a new house with old cat urine. I used a black light and it is all along the walls in the dining room and corners of the living room. I tried soaking the area with vinegar, alcohol and kids n pets. I will try the "recipe" but first a concern - my earlier attempts seem to have released the protiens into the air because my son is now having pretty significant asthma problems. Is there any way to clean this up with out hurting my son? Is ripping up carpet and padding the only option - and do I need to make sure he's out of the house when that's done? I am concerned with health and safety more than odor at this point.

i just got a kitten and she hasn't gone poop or pee is something wrong? how often do they go?

My 14 year old female cat has recently started urinating in the dirty clothes pile in our laundry room. She had fatty liver disease about 6 years ago. The vet said that she had a 20% chance of survival, as of last September when she had her blood rechecked she was still doing well with being on her medication and prescibed food. She does have issues with the other cats, (we have 3 females total). Could it be a behavioural problem or could she have a urinary/kidney disease? Any thoughts???

My bengal cat pees in/on plastic bags...if you leave a new bag of stuff from store ( cloteh, ie) on the table or bed..he pees in it. UGGGG.

I have a 2 month old lab. she loves to chew (and pee in the house) . How many chews should I give her, she can eat one of those pig ears in 1 hour give or take. She has never once pooped in the house, but she pees anywhere she sees fit. HOW AGGRAVATING!!!! P.S. I've only had her for a little over 3 weeks

I have had my pom 3 months. She was 1 year old when I got her. The house breaking isn't 100% yet. I just put a doggy door on my deck door. This past weekend I had a gate open to a area that shes not allowed in. While I was watering plants in that area, she came in off the deck and peed while I wasn't looking. Its was a normal size puddle for her. Later that day I had her out in the yard on a tie out. This area was new to her and I noticed she squated many times after a bit you couldn't even see any wet spot. From that I guessed she was marking her territory. Is she doing that in my house too? Isn't marking just a tiny few drops? Why would she come in off the deck see that a new area was open to her and pee?

We have 14 yr old and 12 yr old cats and a 2 1/2 yr Jack Russell/rat terrior mix (neutered) who all sleep in our garage. They are fed in the garage and the cats have a littler box in the garage. We had another dog, lab mix, that died last year so our Jack rat is the only dog now. Recently, he has been peeing on the cat box. This didn't happen right after our other dog died so why is our dog starting this now? We installed a doggie door since at first we thought he couldn't wait to pee until we let him out but he still does it.

im worried about my kitten he is about 1 month or older im not to sure but ive had him for three days now and its the first time he pooped he was meowing the whole time and when he was done hit butt was red and inflammed is this normal or is something wrong?

I have 2 cats that I love to death. They are both really good with my baby and I am happy to have them in my life. BUT the female doesn't go in her box and the house smells like urine.... I am sick of it and I feel like I want to let her loose sometimes. I don't know what to do anymore, getting rid of her is not an option, but I am sick and have tried every cleanser there is and she goes back to peeing in the same spot right in front of where the front door is. Does that vinigar stuff really work?