mary

Shari,

First her diarrhea needs to be taken care of. Are you saying she has had it
for a solid year? What are you feeding her, and what tests has the doctor
done?

Second, when I had the problem of my cats not covering her poo, I
would find her as soon as I noticed the uncovered poo, pick her up,
take her to the litter box while praising her, and very gently take her
paws and cover up the pile. It worked after just a few times. However,
I cannot imagine you doing this while she has the runs.

Is she an indoor-only cat, or does she go outside? If you can tell us
a bit more about her we might be able to help you.

john doe

carpet

You can buy vinyl carpet covers at a hardware store. Put it under
the litter box.

Keep the litter box sides and the vinyl carpet cover clean.

Good luck.

candy cane

Perhaps it's time you sought other opinions. Seeing as she drags her butt
all over the carpet, sounds to me like her anal glands need to be expressed.

If your vets can't resolve the problem, perhaps you should be seeking
another opinion?

How many litter boxes do you offer your cats?

I have one cat and two litter boxes.

So they are not covering up their poop. Take this as a sign that there is a
problem.

You say you have tried everything - just curious as to what you have tried.

shari h via catkb.com

Hi & thank you everyone for your comments.

The vet has taken almost all the tests possible & he says she looks healthy.
He does not see a problem. No lukimia or anything obvious.
I live in Iowa (moved here a couple of years ago) & its extreamly hard to
find a good vet. I have brought her to 2 now. The one she goes to now seems
to be pretty good. When we lived in Massachusetts or anywhere else, the vets
always seem to cure my cats of anything. Here.........they haven't. Makes me
wonder. I know they deal with much larger animals & so maybe they don't know
too much about small pets.

Anyway, yes she's had diareah for close to a year .
about 8 years ago, she was an outside stray in CA for only a few months.
I took her in shortly after & she has been strictly an indoor cat.
She eats mostly crunchies (hard food) & occasionally wet food.
We have 2 litter boxes for 3 cats. They all go in both. There's no possible
way make sure they use their own litterbox.

I am now, watching her food intake.
I monitor everything & she don't crap as much, but she still has diareah.
I have an appointment this week for them to run more tests.

She acts normal & so I just don't know.

you said to help her cover her poop? I have tried that & she just doesn't get
it.
She's a really smart cat, but when it comes to that, she don't understand.

Sincerely, Shari


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