CATDOLL : Why does the cat suddenly stop pooping in the cat litter?

Reasons why cats suddenly stop pooping in the litter:

1. The cat litter box is too dirty. Cats love cleanliness. If they suddenly stop pooping in the litter box, it is mostly because the litter box has not been cleaned for a long time and is too dirty. There is a lot of feces in it and it smells bad, so cats will not go there.

2. Cats don’t like cat litter. If the owner suddenly changes the cat litter, the cat may not be able to adapt to it. Some cat litters feel bad or have a pungent smell, which will cause the cat to hate this kind of cat litter and will not defecate in it.

3. The cat is taking revenge on the owner. When the owner does something that makes the cat very angry, in order to get the owner's attention, the cat will deliberately not go to the toilet in the litter box.

4. The cat is sick. When a cat has a gastrointestinal disease, it may not have time to defecate in the litter box, or when the cat is extremely uncomfortable, it has no strength to go to the litter box to go to the toilet.

5. The cat is frightened. When a cat is frightened, it will hide in a corner and will not want to go out. It will find a secluded place nearby to defecate. Or when a cat is seriously frightened, it may suffer from fecal incontinence.

6. If the owner has recently changed the cat litter, for example, if the cat used bentonite before and suddenly changed it to tofu cat litter with green tea flavor, the cat will feel uncomfortable when digging in the soil and may refuse to use the litter box.

7. Male cats may not defecate in the cat litter during their estrus period. Generally, male cats that have not been neutered will ignore the litter box during their estrus period, and instead leave excrement in various corners or conspicuous locations in the house.

8. The cat doesn’t like the location of the litter box, or it is not hidden enough. If there are many rooms in the house, it is recommended that the cat owner put more litter boxes. If there are not so many rooms, you should also pay attention to try not to put the litter box in a too tricky position.

9. The cat is under too much psychological pressure. If the cat is in a state of fear for a long time, it may not go to the litter box normally. If the stress reaction is severe, it may even suffer from incontinence.

10. It may be a urinary tract infection, arthritis or other diseases. If a cat suffers from urinary system disease, kidney disease, or reproductive system disease, it will often not defecate in the litter box.