litter box issues

[Kubla]

I don't personally have much experience with cats, but have heard that they are ultra-sensitive to household smells that we humans cannot detect: colognes, air fresheners, cleaners, etc.

As someone else suggested, maybe the kitty doesn't like that brand of litter-or there is something (noises, foot traffic?) upsetting them within the litter box location, etc.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Whatever you do, don't buy the fragranced cat litter. I'm convinced it makes cats nauseous and causes them to dislike the box. When my cat was sick with cancer she became terrified of the box, and I now suspect the odor-eating stuff in the litter might have been making her nauseous when she smelled it.

Get litter that is 'fragrance free' and as chemical free as possible.

I now mix the fragrance-free litter 1/2 with plain cedar shavings litter. Seems to work for us.

[bmccasland]

I discovered that she detests fragrance earlier, so I am using non-fragrance litter.

I've moved both litter boxes to other parts of the rooms they're in - bathroom and office. She's peed in the bathroom box, and hasn't gotten to the time of day for pooping. Just what all y'all wanted to know

[bmccasland]

Stinker pooped in the exact spot where the litter box used to be. Then later pooped on one of the floor mats.

[Biciclista]

The only thing I can think of is that she finds it difficult to get in and out of the box and CAN'T be bothered to go find where you put it. When she's gotta go, she's gotta go, and she IS a senior... Can you get a lower sided box?

[indysteel]

My now-deceased cat, Sophie, used to poop (but not pee) outside of the box. It roughly coincided with the period in which her thyroid became hyperactive. I don't know if it was a physical or emotional response. Even after we got her thyroid under control, she only used the box semi-regularly. Thankfully, she at least limited her "surprises" to our unfinished basement. She never pooped upstairs, bless her heart. While I didn't enjoy cleaning up after her, I sort of took it in stride. I always did wonder why she was fine using the box to pee in, but not too poop. Maybe it did have to do with her urgency to do the latter but not the former. I don't know.

If you haven't already, I would get a fresh round of bloodwork done to see, in particular, how her thyroid and kidneys are doing.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Is she peeing in the litter box?