Recently my cats have begun pooping on my carpeted basement floor. They are 7 years old and I have never had a problem with them not using thier litter box until I moved. Are they smelling animals that may have lived in the house previously?
Recently my cats have begun pooping on my carpeted basement floor. They are 7 years old and I have never had a problem with them not using thier litter box until I moved. Are they smelling animals that may have lived in the house previously?
#1 by Atam on November 4, 2009 - 6:14 pm
CUT there LEGS
#2 by nuts4pet on November 4, 2009 - 10:21 pm
It could be bahavoiral because of the move… you may try moving the litter box to a different location and you may even have to change the type of box you are using… and yes it is possible for the cat to “smell” a previous cat that was in the house… but cats usually urinate to mark territory.
#3 by akc1106 on November 5, 2009 - 3:35 am
You can buy repellants at any pet store (i.e. Petsmart, Petco) so they won’t continue to go in the same spot. Also try putting aluminum foil in the new place they are pooping so they won’t go there anymore. Maybe your litter boxes are not clean or too full. Sometimes cats get picky, have your carpets professionally cleaned.
#4 by satar032 on November 5, 2009 - 9:53 am
Get rid of the cats!
#5 by c d on November 5, 2009 - 3:01 pm
Your cat is smelling other animals on the rug. The best thing you could is :
1. clean the rugs few times over where the cat is pooping. Use a good carpet steamer.
2. If your basement floor is in good shape then just leave the floor bare for now & paint it with floor & porch paint ( that will get of the smell)
3. replace the rug if it is old.
But from experince I would just get rid of the rug & paint the floor