Pooping Outside the Litterbox Problems?

If your cat is pooping outside the litter box, you may have already gotten advice such as, "Add a litter box."  That's a good start, but whether your cat is pooping on the floor or carpet, pooping on the bed or house furniture, or just pooping everywhere, litter boxes are just a small part of a real, long-term solution.  No treatment plan for unwanted elimination is complete unless it includes all three parts of what we call a C.A.T. Treatment Plan:  Cease the Unwanted Behavior; Attract to a Desirable Alternative; and last but hardly least, Transform the Cat's Environment.

That's how we solved this cat's problem (note:  cats are never spiteful; that's not how their brains work):

The cause of your cat's behavior is critical to understand fully.  Is it medical, or is there some other physiological problem?  (Tip:  even if the cause was originally medical, you now have a conditioned behavior problem, and the solution will require behavioral as well as medical intervention).  Is the problem related to territory?  How can you be sure that your cat is defecating rather than marking in a territorial behavior called middening?  Identifying the problem makes all the difference between wasting your time and money on dead ends and getting a real, fast, and lasting cure.  That's where we come in.

In your behavior consultation with one of our expert cat behaviorists you'll learn, we'll also show you:

• how your cat's innate instincts directly affect his litter box needs and how you can make the simple changes to meet these needs

• the retraining process to ensure your cat defecates in the litter box every time.

• the latest behavior modification techniques to undo the habituated behavior in soiled areas so they're less attractive for future defecation

• why social tension between cats is often the cause of litter box issues and what to do about it

• and much more, depending on the needs of your own cat and you