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After that, Brutus refused to > go outside > and started crapping behind my furnace. > I of course got hima catbox, but can anyone explain his behaviour? > You put him outside by day, and he starts freaking out, he will go out a bit > at night, > but he behaves like a crime victim.  I called the Victims assistance Line, > but they > said they weren’t any good in these kinds of cases > Can anyone suggest what’s going on, I really hate doing a cat box for him.

Does he understand what the litter-box is for?  You could try picking up his turds and putting them into the box.  Put the box near the furnace and clean up the smell where he left them.  Maybe the lightbulb will go on. Otherwise, if you think he knows what it’s for, maybe he doesn’t like that litter brand.

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – >I have a 17 lb siamese cat. (He’s not fat, he’s just large) and he’s about16 >now. >for the first 15 years i’ve had him, he’s been mostly an outdoor cat. >I got him used from the shelter and he hated the idea of a cat box, >preferring to go outside. >He was pretty good, he’d essentially exist in  a quantum state being both >indooors and outdoors >most times. >But abotu 6 months ago they started doing some massive construction across >the street, >tearing down old buildings and building new. After that, Brutus refused to >go outside >and started crapping behind my furnace. >I of course got hima catbox, but can anyone explain his behaviour?

Sure, something very big is intruding into his life and he doesn’t like it. One of my two is the same every wednesday morning when the dust cart come round as the empty the bins. She hates the sound and spends a good 20 mins hiding in the back room. I’m sure she will get used to it (the new type dust carts only started just before christmas and I think at first it may have been the flashing lights on top that did it) and I’m sure that your cat will as well. >You put him outside by day, and he starts freaking out, he will go out a bit >at night, >but he behaves like a crime victim.  I called the Victims assistance Line, >but they >said they weren’t any good in these kinds of cases >Can anyone suggest what’s going on, I really hate doing a cat box for him.

He will be better with the longer evenings now, most construction workers knock off in the UK by 6pm and I guess yours are the same. — Bob. If it ain’t broken… fix it ’til it is.

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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> I have a 17 lb siamese cat. (He’s not fat, he’s just large) and he’s > about16 > now. > for the first 15 years i’ve had him, he’s been mostly an outdoor cat. > I got him used from the shelter and he hated the idea of a cat box, > preferring to go outside. > He was pretty good, he’d essentially exist in  a quantum state being both > indooors and outdoors > most times. > But abotu 6 months ago they started doing some massive construction across > the street, > tearing down old buildings and building new. After that, Brutus refused to > go outside > and started crapping behind my furnace. > I of course got hima catbox, but can anyone explain his behaviour? > You put him outside by day, and he starts freaking out, he will go out a > bit > at night, > but he behaves like a crime victim.  I called the Victims assistance Line, > but they > said they weren’t any good in these kinds of cases > Can anyone suggest what’s going on, I really hate doing a cat box for him. > Perhaps your kitty had a close call at the construction site, or was > startled many times by loud noises, or was chased, or…?  Cats have a good > memory, and avoidance behavior is often in the best interests of survival. > I certainly wouldn’t force him out in a construction zone, and letting him > out at night is not a great idea.  I say let your cat do what he wants, and > if that includes using a litter box, well welcome to the responsibilities of > cat-parenting. > Gerry

And a cat box isn’t that big a deal what with clumping litter and all. Karen

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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> I have a 17 lb siamese cat. (He’s not fat, he’s just large) and he’s about16 > now. > for the first 15 years i’ve had him, he’s been mostly an outdoor cat. > I got him used from the shelter and he hated the idea of a cat box, > preferring to go outside. > He was pretty good, he’d essentially exist in  a quantum state being both > indooors and outdoors > most times. > But abotu 6 months ago they started doing some massive construction across > the street, > tearing down old buildings and building new. After that, Brutus refused to > go outside > and started crapping behind my furnace. > I of course got hima catbox, but can anyone explain his behaviour? > You put him outside by day, and he starts freaking out, he will go out a bit > at night, > but he behaves like a crime victim.  I called the Victims assistance Line, > but they > said they weren’t any good in these kinds of cases > Can anyone suggest what’s going on, I really hate doing a cat box for him.

Perhaps your kitty had a close call at the construction site, or was startled many times by loud noises, or was chased, or…?  Cats have a good memory, and avoidance behavior is often in the best interests of survival. I certainly wouldn’t force him out in a construction zone, and letting him out at night is not a great idea.  I say let your cat do what he wants, and if that includes using a litter box, well welcome to the responsibilities of cat-parenting. Gerry

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I have a 17 lb siamese cat. (He’s not fat, he’s just large) and he’s about16 now. for the first 15 years i’ve had him, he’s been mostly an outdoor cat. I got him used from the shelter and he hated the idea of a cat box, preferring to go outside. He was pretty good, he’d essentially exist in  a quantum state being both indooors and outdoors most times. But abotu 6 months ago they started doing some massive construction across the street, tearing down old buildings and building new. After that, Brutus refused to go outside and started crapping behind my furnace. I of course got hima catbox, but can anyone explain his behaviour? You put him outside by day, and he starts freaking out, he will go out a bit at night, but he behaves like a crime victim.  I called the Victims assistance Line, but they said they weren’t any good in these kinds of cases Can anyone suggest what’s going on, I really hate doing a cat box for him.

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After that, Brutus refused to > go outside > and started crapping behind my furnace. > I of course got hima catbox, but can anyone explain his behaviour? > You put him outside by day, and he starts freaking out, he will go out a bit > at night, > but he behaves like a crime victim.  I called the Victims assistance Line, > but they > said they weren’t any good in these kinds of cases > Can anyone suggest what’s going on, I really hate doing a cat box for him.

Does he understand what the litter-box is for?  You could try picking up his turds and putting them into the box.  Put the box near the furnace and clean up the smell where he left them.  Maybe the lightbulb will go on. Otherwise, if you think he knows what it’s for, maybe he doesn’t like that litter brand.

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – >I have a 17 lb siamese cat. (He’s not fat, he’s just large) and he’s about16 >now. >for the first 15 years i’ve had him, he’s been mostly an outdoor cat. >I got him used from the shelter and he hated the idea of a cat box, >preferring to go outside. >He was pretty good, he’d essentially exist in  a quantum state being both >indooors and outdoors >most times. >But abotu 6 months ago they started doing some massive construction across >the street, >tearing down old buildings and building new. After that, Brutus refused to >go outside >and started crapping behind my furnace. >I of course got hima catbox, but can anyone explain his behaviour?

Sure, something very big is intruding into his life and he doesn’t like it. One of my two is the same every wednesday morning when the dust cart come round as the empty the bins. She hates the sound and spends a good 20 mins hiding in the back room. I’m sure she will get used to it (the new type dust carts only started just before christmas and I think at first it may have been the flashing lights on top that did it) and I’m sure that your cat will as well. >You put him outside by day, and he starts freaking out, he will go out a bit >at night, >but he behaves like a crime victim.  I called the Victims assistance Line, >but they >said they weren’t any good in these kinds of cases >Can anyone suggest what’s going on, I really hate doing a cat box for him.

He will be better with the longer evenings now, most construction workers knock off in the UK by 6pm and I guess yours are the same. — Bob. If it ain’t broken… fix it ’til it is.

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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> I have a 17 lb siamese cat. (He’s not fat, he’s just large) and he’s > about16 > now. > for the first 15 years i’ve had him, he’s been mostly an outdoor cat. > I got him used from the shelter and he hated the idea of a cat box, > preferring to go outside. > He was pretty good, he’d essentially exist in  a quantum state being both > indooors and outdoors > most times. > But abotu 6 months ago they started doing some massive construction across > the street, > tearing down old buildings and building new. After that, Brutus refused to > go outside > and started crapping behind my furnace. > I of course got hima catbox, but can anyone explain his behaviour? > You put him outside by day, and he starts freaking out, he will go out a > bit > at night, > but he behaves like a crime victim.  I called the Victims assistance Line, > but they > said they weren’t any good in these kinds of cases > Can anyone suggest what’s going on, I really hate doing a cat box for him. > Perhaps your kitty had a close call at the construction site, or was > startled many times by loud noises, or was chased, or…?  Cats have a good > memory, and avoidance behavior is often in the best interests of survival. > I certainly wouldn’t force him out in a construction zone, and letting him > out at night is not a great idea.  I say let your cat do what he wants, and > if that includes using a litter box, well welcome to the responsibilities of > cat-parenting. > Gerry

And a cat box isn’t that big a deal what with clumping litter and all. Karen

Response:

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> I have a 17 lb siamese cat. (He’s not fat, he’s just large) and he’s about16 > now. > for the first 15 years i’ve had him, he’s been mostly an outdoor cat. > I got him used from the shelter and he hated the idea of a cat box, > preferring to go outside. > He was pretty good, he’d essentially exist in  a quantum state being both > indooors and outdoors > most times. > But abotu 6 months ago they started doing some massive construction across > the street, > tearing down old buildings and building new. After that, Brutus refused to > go outside > and started crapping behind my furnace. > I of course got hima catbox, but can anyone explain his behaviour? > You put him outside by day, and he starts freaking out, he will go out a bit > at night, > but he behaves like a crime victim.  I called the Victims assistance Line, > but they > said they weren’t any good in these kinds of cases > Can anyone suggest what’s going on, I really hate doing a cat box for him.

Perhaps your kitty had a close call at the construction site, or was startled many times by loud noises, or was chased, or…?  Cats have a good memory, and avoidance behavior is often in the best interests of survival. I certainly wouldn’t force him out in a construction zone, and letting him out at night is not a great idea.  I say let your cat do what he wants, and if that includes using a litter box, well welcome to the responsibilities of cat-parenting. Gerry

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I have a 17 lb siamese cat. (He’s not fat, he’s just large) and he’s about16 now. for the first 15 years i’ve had him, he’s been mostly an outdoor cat. I got him used from the shelter and he hated the idea of a cat box, preferring to go outside. He was pretty good, he’d essentially exist in  a quantum state being both indooors and outdoors most times. But abotu 6 months ago they started doing some massive construction across the street, tearing down old buildings and building new. After that, Brutus refused to go outside and started crapping behind my furnace. I of course got hima catbox, but can anyone explain his behaviour? You put him outside by day, and he starts freaking out, he will go out a bit at night, but he behaves like a crime victim.  I called the Victims assistance Line, but they said they weren’t any good in these kinds of cases Can anyone suggest what’s going on, I really hate doing a cat box for him.

Response:

After that, Brutus refused to > go outside > and started crapping behind my furnace. > I of course got hima catbox, but can anyone explain his behaviour? > You put him outside by day, and he starts freaking out, he will go out a bit > at night, > but he behaves like a crime victim.  I called the Victims assistance Line, > but they > said they weren’t any good in these kinds of cases > Can anyone suggest what’s going on, I really hate doing a cat box for him.

Does he understand what the litter-box is for?  You could try picking up his turds and putting them into the box.  Put the box near the furnace and clean up the smell where he left them.  Maybe the lightbulb will go on. Otherwise, if you think he knows what it’s for, maybe he doesn’t like that litter brand.

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – >I have a 17 lb siamese cat. (He’s not fat, he’s just large) and he’s about16 >now. >for the first 15 years i’ve had him, he’s been mostly an outdoor cat. >I got him used from the shelter and he hated the idea of a cat box, >preferring to go outside. >He was pretty good, he’d essentially exist in  a quantum state being both >indooors and outdoors >most times. >But abotu 6 months ago they started doing some massive construction across >the street, >tearing down old buildings and building new. After that, Brutus refused to >go outside >and started crapping behind my furnace. >I of course got hima catbox, but can anyone explain his behaviour?

Sure, something very big is intruding into his life and he doesn’t like it. One of my two is the same every wednesday morning when the dust cart come round as the empty the bins. She hates the sound and spends a good 20 mins hiding in the back room. I’m sure she will get used to it (the new type dust carts only started just before christmas and I think at first it may have been the flashing lights on top that did it) and I’m sure that your cat will as well. >You put him outside by day, and he starts freaking out, he will go out a bit >at night, >but he behaves like a crime victim.  I called the Victims assistance Line, >but they >said they weren’t any good in these kinds of cases >Can anyone suggest what’s going on, I really hate doing a cat box for him.

He will be better with the longer evenings now, most construction workers knock off in the UK by 6pm and I guess yours are the same. — Bob. If it ain’t broken… fix it ’til it is.

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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> I have a 17 lb siamese cat. (He’s not fat, he’s just large) and he’s > about16 > now. > for the first 15 years i’ve had him, he’s been mostly an outdoor cat. > I got him used from the shelter and he hated the idea of a cat box, > preferring to go outside. > He was pretty good, he’d essentially exist in  a quantum state being both > indooors and outdoors > most times. > But abotu 6 months ago they started doing some massive construction across > the street, > tearing down old buildings and building new. After that, Brutus refused to > go outside > and started crapping behind my furnace. > I of course got hima catbox, but can anyone explain his behaviour? > You put him outside by day, and he starts freaking out, he will go out a > bit > at night, > but he behaves like a crime victim.  I called the Victims assistance Line, > but they > said they weren’t any good in these kinds of cases > Can anyone suggest what’s going on, I really hate doing a cat box for him. > Perhaps your kitty had a close call at the construction site, or was > startled many times by loud noises, or was chased, or…?  Cats have a good > memory, and avoidance behavior is often in the best interests of survival. > I certainly wouldn’t force him out in a construction zone, and letting him > out at night is not a great idea.  I say let your cat do what he wants, and > if that includes using a litter box, well welcome to the responsibilities of > cat-parenting. > Gerry

And a cat box isn’t that big a deal what with clumping litter and all. Karen

Response:

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> I have a 17 lb siamese cat. (He’s not fat, he’s just large) and he’s about16 > now. > for the first 15 years i’ve had him, he’s been mostly an outdoor cat. > I got him used from the shelter and he hated the idea of a cat box, > preferring to go outside. > He was pretty good, he’d essentially exist in  a quantum state being both > indooors and outdoors > most times. > But abotu 6 months ago they started doing some massive construction across > the street, > tearing down old buildings and building new. After that, Brutus refused to > go outside > and started crapping behind my furnace. > I of course got hima catbox, but can anyone explain his behaviour? > You put him outside by day, and he starts freaking out, he will go out a bit > at night, > but he behaves like a crime victim.  I called the Victims assistance Line, > but they > said they weren’t any good in these kinds of cases > Can anyone suggest what’s going on, I really hate doing a cat box for him.

Perhaps your kitty had a close call at the construction site, or was startled many times by loud noises, or was chased, or…?  Cats have a good memory, and avoidance behavior is often in the best interests of survival. I certainly wouldn’t force him out in a construction zone, and letting him out at night is not a great idea.  I say let your cat do what he wants, and if that includes using a litter box, well welcome to the responsibilities of cat-parenting. Gerry

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I have a 17 lb siamese cat. (He’s not fat, he’s just large) and he’s about16 now. for the first 15 years i’ve had him, he’s been mostly an outdoor cat. I got him used from the shelter and he hated the idea of a cat box, preferring to go outside. He was pretty good, he’d essentially exist in  a quantum state being both indooors and outdoors most times. But abotu 6 months ago they started doing some massive construction across the street, tearing down old buildings and building new. After that, Brutus refused to go outside and started crapping behind my furnace. I of course got hima catbox, but can anyone explain his behaviour? You put him outside by day, and he starts freaking out, he will go out a bit at night, but he behaves like a crime victim.  I called the Victims assistance Line, but they said they weren’t any good in these kinds of cases Can anyone suggest what’s going on, I really hate doing a cat box for him.

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