Hi all,
I’ve looked through the forum but haven’t seen anyone dealing with this specific issue, so I’m hoping the cat-hivemind can help me.
I have a sweet old kitty. She is 19 1/2 and creaky but still getting around. (that’s her in my profile photo)
About 2 years ago she started peeing out of her litterbox. Her habit is to just climb in, and once she’s touching the litter with all four feet, she pees. She doesn’t – can’t – squat, so the pee just shoots out the box onto the floor.
I got her one of those igloo-shaped boxes with the stairs and that worked well up until about 3 months ago. Now she’s angling herself so she pees down the stairs, which makes a disgusting puddle at the bottom of the stairs that she sometimes walked through. I’ve tried cleaning multiple times a day, creatively piling the litter to encourage her to move in, put up some cardboard (that was a disaster) nothing works.
I bought a high-walled box to try but because she doesn’t turn around in the box or squat (once her four feet touch litter, she just goes), she’s still peeing out of the box. After 3 months of soaking up the pee with toilet paper and using puppy pads as protection, I feel like there has to be a better way.
Thanks for your help