Male kitten won't poop in the litter box anymore

by Becky Williams
(Manvel, TX)

I have a kitten that I have had for a couple of months and I thought he was doing well with the litter box. Then I switched to using one that has an automatic scooper and he would still use it to urinate but stopped pooping there. He would use the cat condo instead.


I figured that he was scared by the scooper so I switched back to using the regular litter box. He uses that but only for urinating. He still uses the cat tower to poop on.

I tried spraying the tower with apple cider vinegar or Lysol spray to deter him and then he would poop on the floor next to it. I am not around to try and catch him pooping and try to put him in the box so what can I do?

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Jan 02, 2022
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by: Jim W.

It sounds like that auto litter box threw him off his game. This is not uncommon. Put him in a small space like a bathroom for a few days with a regular litter box and no cat condo. That should retrain him. Good luck!

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