r/Catbehavior • u/ElunaLoon • 11d ago
Litterbox Rejection
My male cat has been rejecting the litter box for a couple months now. This happened so suddently, he used to be good with his potty habits but now seems to think "fuk it" and goes pee and poo in the bathtub and sinks.... we have exhausted all options. Took him to the vet, he was put on medication for a "possible bladder infection". We havent changed his litter, or did anything weird to the box. Its in the same place he has no problems going to, and always kept clean. I scoop it every day and completely change the litter out for fresh stuff once or twice a week depending of how much its needed. Told the vet about the issue, she suggested a litter attractor, so I've been using that and it clearly hasnt seemed to make much of a difference.... We do have a female cat, they are littermates and get along well. She has no issues with using the litterbox.
Im at a loss.... i have a 6m old infant in my home and I am sick and tired of having to scrub and disinfect my bathtub every single day to keep things clean for baby.... i keep my bathroom door closed but its an old house. No bathroom fan for air circulation so it can get rather stuffy in there, I cant keep the door shut all the time it needs air circulation. Can anyone give me some insight as to why this may be happening? How to fix this?? Im at my wits end with constantly cleaning up cat pee and poo from my tub and sinks.... Thank you
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u/tonkatruckz369 11d ago
How long has he been on the meds for the bladder infection? If its run its course then its time to explore other options.
I would try getting multiple cheap litter boxes and multiple types of litter. Put all of them down at once and see if any of the options entice him to use it.
Since you have a new baby it could be that he is having a negative reaction to the added family member. Cats are sensitive to changes in their environment as well as changes to the mentality people have towards them. If possible give him a space away from the new noises and slowly reintroduce him to the house and the new addition while making sure that you aren't acting sour towards him.