Feline Lower Urinary Tract Disease (FLUTD), a group of disorders and diseases affecting the urinary tract, and colon disorders, such as irritable bowel disease, can cause inappropriate elimination. When your cat eliminates outside the box, you should first schedule an appointment with your veterinarian. In fact, it can actually make the problem worse, since inappropriate elimination is often caused by stress, and punishment will only add to her stress level. It will only teach her to fear and avoid you, and eliminate when you're not around. She's got a problem and you'll have to figure out what it is if you want it to go away.Punishing your cat for inappropriate elimination will not solve the problem. In the latter situation, your kitty is not being mean or spiteful. That can be a sign that something is wrong. Cats use elimination of urine (and sometimes feces) for communication – a kind of pee-mail, if you will. Inappropriate urination and defecation may mean that the litter box facilities are sub par, that there's a medical problem or, in the case of marking behavior, that your cat is trying to signal something. Litter box avoidance and inappropriate elimination are the most frequent and irritating disagreements humans have with their kitties.
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