The Pet Behavior Clinic Helping Pets and People Grow Together.
Cats develop a preference for eliminating in certain areas and on certain materials.
This makes a litter box an easy way to house train a cat or kitten. However, when the litter box behavior fails or breaks down an owner finds stool or puddles of urine on furniture, carpet or fabric. Inside our homes, these are inappropriate locations for elimination that can lead to serious problems managing pet cats. Multicat households have a greater incidence of both inappropriate elimination and territorial marking. In multi cat households it is critical to find out which cats are involved in the behavior.