A week before we moved to our new apt, I bought an automated litter box for the cats. Mike and I are so bad at cleaning the regular box every day that we felt the cats deserved a little justice. They liked their new, clean bathroom and did just fine with it.
When we moved, however, our boy cat seemed partial to the carpet instead of his litter box. What was wrong? He didn't seem stressed, as he was purring all the time! He certainly knew where the litter box was because no matter what room we put it in, he chose the carpet right next to the box! After a brand new tray of litter, cat pheromone diffuser, entire can of Resolve, emergency checkup at the vets, and antibiotics, we were still hopeless.
It was frustrating to say the least and this cat was burning a hole in our pocket to find the answer! So, as I was moving some things in the attic, I decided to bring down the old litter box and give it a try. I filled it up and put in right beside their new automated box. BINGO! Chase is now perfectly happy to use his old box. Man, wish I knew that before the spending spree.
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Bree had that problem ... her entire life. I ended up scattering cat litter in the bathroom surrounding the box so that when she invariably missed, there was something easy there. Course, it all got scattered throughout the house pretty fast that way. Mom put down piddle pads for her when Bree moved back with them.
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