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  WHY CATS FAIL TO USE THE LITTER BOX by Eric Smith, FounderFour On The Floor Pet Products, Inc. We’re not veterinarians, nor are we certified animal behaviorists. That said, though, we’ve certainly fought our way through most of the common cat behavior issues over the last quarter century. We’ve cared for and found homes for many hundreds of animals over the years. We’ve also read extensively about litter box habits and have attended numerous conferences on cat behavior, so as they say, we have QBE (”qualified by experience”) degrees in cat litter box habits. Over the years, we’ve had our share of litter box debacles, too, and have managed to work through them in one way or another, so we hope our brief discussion here will offer you some hope about dealing with the issues you’re going through. Causes Of Poor Litter Box Behavior When a cat chooses not to go potty in the place we want him or her to—the litter box—the first thing we think is that there must be a medical cause. Unfortunately—or fortunately, depending on how you look at it—it has been documented that in over 90% of cats, this is not the case.  Certainly some cats do get cystitis or Feline Urological Syndrome (FUS, which is the formation of crystals or sludge, generally in the bladder, which causes irritation, bleeding and sometimes blockage of the urethra or ureter, making it difficult Read the rest of this entry »