Our elderly cat (14 years old) who has always been very clean and tidy has become increasingly messy with her box over the past couple years. She'll aim her butt over the edge and pee on the floor, step in the pee and drag it from room to room, kick the sand around, turning the entire bathroom floor into a litter box. We clean her box every day so she doesn't do this because her box is dirty, in fact she's more likely to make a mess when her box is perfectly clean. A covered box won't do either, we've tried and she'll just stick her butt out the entry hole.
We recently moved to a new place with outdoor access, and I was hoping she'd start going to the bathroom outside, but she just won't! She's too well trained, the last time she lived in a house with outdoor access was about ten years ago so the box is the only option she knows of. She loves being outside but will come back in to use her box! Has anyone ever had a problem like this? How do you undo litter box training? I'm at my wits end and so sick of cleaning the bathroom three times a day, any help would be appreciated!
We recently moved to a new place with outdoor access, and I was hoping she'd start going to the bathroom outside, but she just won't! She's too well trained, the last time she lived in a house with outdoor access was about ten years ago so the box is the only option she knows of. She loves being outside but will come back in to use her box! Has anyone ever had a problem like this? How do you undo litter box training? I'm at my wits end and so sick of cleaning the bathroom three times a day, any help would be appreciated!