Cats doing their business outside the litter tray

by Christine Rayward
(Queensland, Australia)

Hi, I was telling a friend of mine that a friend has a cat that pees and poops outside of her litter tray. She suggested that she try spreading around Vicks VapoRub anywhere they don't want the cat to do its business.

As the smell is pretty potent, I suggested that she make up a mix of the VapoRub with Vinegar and spray it around.

She just put the container in hot water until the VapoRub melted and mixed, then sprayed. It took about ten days to work, but her cat now only uses the litter tray. Just thought anyone having similar problems may wish to try it. Good luck if you do.

Editor's note: While cats probably don't like the smell of this and will stay away, VapoRub contains camphor. Camphor is known to be toxic to cats and dogs. To avoid accidental poisoning from camphor, your cat should never be allowed to come near it.