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Cats that pee on the edge of the litterbox (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 1 month ago by to c/cat@lemmy.world
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Ever since we adopted our cat, she always has peed on the edge of the litterbox. This was ongoing for 6 years. On a whim, I bought finer litter and she stopped this behaviour immediately. Just thought I’d share.

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[–] 6 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Cats have a territory-marking instinct, and may be more inclined to mark vertical surfaces (trees, walls, or the edges of litter boxes) for reasons of perceptibility. Each cat is different, and yours may be particularly inclined to do this just out of personality. Getting an enclosed litter box may mitigate this.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    Yep, one of my cats has a whole process.

    Dig a hole. Step into hole. Pee/poop outside the hole. Scratch the walls of the litter box, the entrance, the floor and the wall next to it. Leave.

    Wait 20 minutes. Come back. Meow at the unburied poop. Dig in the general area. Generally fail to cover it up. Hope the other cat will bury it.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago

    Lol, our cat also scratches the walls, entrance and roof of the litter box instead of the actual litter. She will do this for up to five minutes, and then get upset that it didn't work. Then we got a kitten who started out digging like normal but after observing her older sibling, she now also scratches the walls and roof of the litter box, because kittens learn from older cats how to cat. Which is great, unless the older cat is a total moron, lol.

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