Poopy Cat On The Floor

This yet frustrating behavior can be difficult for cat owners to manage.

Poopy cat on the floor.

Some will need prescription medications such as metronidazole or prednisolone to control inflammation. Declawing is an example of a surgery that causes both acute and chronic limb pain in a cat resulting in reluctance to use its paws or legs to cover poop. I used to think it was her being a neat freak but i m not sure she did have a lot of digestive issue when she was young but now she is better but never grew out of. Now she is dragging her poopy butt on the floor and i don t know what to do.

Is your cat pooping on the rug or floor instead of in the litter box. If a cat is in pain it can have difficulty entering or exiting a litter box or pain covering up its waste. I even took her and had anti anxiety pills prescribed to her by the vet and that didn t work. The state of a cat butt is a good way to gauge your kitty s health.

Learn how to stop your cat from pooping on your bed floor sofa or just outside the litter box. When litter trained cats poop outside the box it s called inappropriate elimination litter box problems are among the most common behavioral issues experienced by cat owners. The defecation program is a one hour phone or video consult with two 30 minute follow ups during the 4 week program review period. Your vet may recommend a special diet if they think a food allergy or intolerance inflammatory bowel disease ibd or colitis is the problem.

The inspiration for her writing comes from her four cats jack phillip katie. A lifelong cat owner stacy n. I ve bought the 50 plug ins pheel away and that didn t help either. The cat pooping behavior issues consultation is one of our most common consultations.

She will be 2 years old on july 4 2011 she s 6 5 pounds and a domestic short haired cat house cat. 4 ways the cat butt can give you a bigger picture of your kitty s health. Christine o brien is a writer mom and long time cat parent whose two russian blues rule the house.