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I have a 10 month old domestic short hair male rescue kitten.  From the day we brought him home he did not have any accidents.  3 weeks ago he began urinating and deficating outside of the litter box. There has been nothing unusual in the house no new animals.  We have people coming and going all the time.  Nothing has changed.  He is not declawed.  He is neutered.  He messes in the same area of the house.  I have repeatedly cleaned the area.  Covered it with tin foil and sprayed with "Felaway"  

Help.  I love my cat.

Thanks

Answer
Brenda,

Are you cleaning the area with an enzyme based cleaner specifically for pet odors and pet stains?

Have you had your kitty to the vet to make sure there is no health issue, for example, worms or impacted anal glands or a urinary tract problem?  Have you changed your brand or type of litter? Have you changed the type of litter pan you are using?  Is there a new cat in the neighborhood hanging around your house?

Anyway, please see if any of the above apply, and get back to me, if necessary.

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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