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my sister's cat goes to the bathroom in the cat box except like 5 times a week i find poop behind my tv, the catbox is cleaned 4 times a day and he seems to go behind the tv even right after the box has been cleaned...my sister and her cat moved in with me about 3 months ago, he has had accidents like this in the past but never as often. Is there anything i can do to make him stop because i have 3 cats myself and they have always went to the bathroom where they are supposed to and im afraid that if this cat keeps doing this my cats will think it is ok...And its not real fun to clean of carpet either....please help

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Amanda,

Have you tried having another litter pan. Cats can get very territorial about litter pans, so he may object to sharing only one litter pan with the established cats.  Our rule of thumb is one litter pan for every two cats.

When you clean the carpet, I would use an enzyme based cleaner specifically for pet stains and pet odors (available at most pet supermarkets and farm stores). You can also try taping some aluminum foil on the area where the cat is pooping. Cats hate the feel of tin foil.

You might also read the articles pointed to by this link for some further suggestions:

http://www.geocities.com/heartland/pointe/9352/litterboxhelp.html

Best regards... Norm.  

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Norman Auspitz

Expertise

I can answer most non-veterinary questions about cats. My particular expertise is pedigree cats, breeding and showing. However, I am versed in feline behavior, cat breeds and their characteristics, general feline husbandry, and the like.

Experience

I judged for the Canadian Cat Association from 1975 until 1982. I am currently an approved allbreed judge for the Cat Fanciers'' Association (the world''s largets cat registry), and have been judging for them since 1991. I have been breeding pedigreed cats since 1971 and have been exhibiting pedigreed cats in shows since 1970. I obtained my first pedigreed cat in 1970 and have never looked back. In 1971, I obtained my first Abyssinian which has become my primary breed. In addition, I have bred Manx and Persians. Currently, besides the Abyssinians, I am also breeding Maine Coons.


Organizations
Cat Fanciers'' Association, inc. (CFA) and the Manx, Maine Coon, and Abyssinian breed councils. I am currently Abyssinian breed council secretary.

Publications
Cat Fancy Magazine, The Abyssinian Chapter in The Cat Fanciers'' Association Complete Cat Book, and Articles for various editions of The Cat Fanciers'' Association Yearbook

Education/Credentials
I received a B.S. from Drexel University in 1968, a M.Math from University of Waterloo, in 1970, a Ph.D. from University of Waterloo in 1975, and a MBA from McMaster University in 1980. I received my approved allbreed judging status in the Cat Fanciers'' Association in 1999.

Awards and Honors
We have produced a number of Cat Fanciers'' Association (CFA) National winning Abyssinian and Maine Coons. We have produced a number of Abyssinian and Maine Coon Distinguished Merit females (an award for a top producing cat), including the first Distinguished Merit Abyssinian in the red (sorrel) color. I am the CFA Abyssinian breed council secretary and belong and/or hold office in a number of cat clubs. I am also a member of the CFA Judges Association.

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