Just Say No to Abuse Declaring War on Terrorism. Just when our Miezi had personalized her new litter box with her own personal perfume, my mother decided to clean it out. No cat should be subjected to that kind of abuse. It is bad enough to have to initiate a litter box once, but having to do it all over again a couple of months later was just too much for poor little Miezi. Never again did she use that litter box nor any other litter box for as long as we lived in that house.
Cats are cleanliness fanatics.
Cats are forever fussing about personal hygiene. They are particular about the smells they encounter. Clothing with the smell of a beloved family member are acceptable to lie on, because they are reassuring, but don't expect a cat to accept a piece or clothing or carpet which has the smell of a stranger. A cat is a creature of habit and nothing is more disturbing to her than unexpected change. If a cat chooses to do her business in the wrong place, soiling her house, never mind asking a veterinarian.