IS THE CAT SUFFERING FROM INJURY OR MUSCLE STRAIN OR ARTHRITIS?
Get this checked. If so, it may not be able to reach the litter tray in time or be unable to cope with stairs etc. Install extra litter trays in appropriate places it can reach. This may mean trays upstairs as well as downstairs for a cat with arthritis, or not leaving the tray in a place with slippery and unsafe (to the cat) flooring. Install a litter tray with a low rim so it is easier to step into. 3. IS THE LITTER CLEAN ENOUGH? It must be cleaned twice a day. The cat may leave its bottom over the side because it doesn’t feel the box is clean enough. Some cats will tolerate a dirty tray. Others will refuse to use a tray that already has one lot of dirty material. So, if you can’t/won’t clean twice a day, see if adding a second tray will solve the problem. 4. IS IT TOO CLEAN? IS THE LINER MAKING LIFE DIFFICULT? Are you putting in deodorants, disinfectants or scented litter. A litter tray should be dry and clean but with an aroma of urine and faeces – it should smell like a latrine. I
