https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 11 Apr 2026 00:40:27 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/little-box-issue#post-2146830 Thu, 16 Apr 2015 20:21:32 +0000 Chaosmaven 2146830@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The only time we had this issue, it ended up being a UTI. I would get the kitty checked out and then maybe add a second box. We technically have 3 boxes for two cats, but they mainly only use 1, now that they are comfortable with each other. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/little-box-issue#post-2146815 Thu, 16 Apr 2015 20:13:14 +0000 avivoca 2146815@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LAZB: In addition to getting another box, you might want to get your kitty to the vet. Cats sometimes go outside the box because they associate it with pain if they have a UTI. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/little-box-issue#post-2146780 Thu, 16 Apr 2015 20:00:43 +0000 LAZB 2146780@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks for the advice everyone! We only have the one box for both cats, so we can bring back a second and see if that helps. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/little-box-issue#post-2146712 Thu, 16 Apr 2015 19:34:24 +0000 MenagerieMama 2146712@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm going to echo everyone else - get kitty checked for a UTI first and then make sure you have a minimum of 1 box to kitty ratio. We had horrible cat pee issues with one cat (entire living room had to be stripped and sealed, ugh) and that's where we started. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/little-box-issue#post-2146704 Thu, 16 Apr 2015 19:30:21 +0000 lilyofthewest 2146704@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Do you have at least as many boxes as cats (preferably at least one more)?</p> <p>Have you cleaned the wee'd on spot with something like BacOut, Nature's Miracle, or Kids n Pets?</p> <p>Are your boxes big enough? Most litter boxes that you can pick up some place like the supermarket or Target are actually quite a bit smaller than most kitties prefer.</p> <p>Any mobility issues for your cat? Could they be having trouble climbing in and out of the box or making it to the box on time?</p> <p>Has your cat (or cats) been checked for a UTI and/or crystals? Sometimes if they have pain when they go, they blame the pain on the box and try other places to avoid the hurty place. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/little-box-issue#post-2146690 Thu, 16 Apr 2015 19:24:52 +0000 hotchildinthecity 2146690@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep, definitely add another box! Cats are picky about their box and can be picky about sharing. And this can come along later in life...ours shared a box for a long time then we had to get two and now we're back to one. But we keep an extra on hand because sometimes they get all snazzy about sharing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/little-box-issue#post-2146641 Thu, 16 Apr 2015 19:05:32 +0000 ElbieKay 2146641@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Are you using enzyme cleaner when they pee on the floor? Supposedly that is the only way to fully remove the pee smell. Other cleaners leave a residual odor that humans don't notice but cats do. So this results in the cats thinking that the spot is "marked" and continuing to pee there. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/little-box-issue#post-2146622 Thu, 16 Apr 2015 18:55:08 +0000 MrsSCB 2146622@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Going off of what @kick641: said, my next suggestion was that our vets recommend one box per cat, so getting a second might help. We currently have three cats and two boxes, which works. But when we tried one box with two cats, one of the cats started going elsewhere :-/ </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/little-box-issue#post-2146616 Thu, 16 Apr 2015 18:51:52 +0000 kick641 2146616@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This is going to sound insane, but one of my cats was kind of OCD, and we had to get separate boxes, one for pee and one for poo, and she bullied the other cats into complying. She peed right outside the box until that happened. Do you think a second box could help? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/little-box-issue#post-2146606 Thu, 16 Apr 2015 18:48:04 +0000 MrsSCB 2146606@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hmm, is the new box covered? Was the old one also covered? I've had cats who did not like covered litter boxes and wouldn't want to go in them. Or for some reason they would go into the covered box but not far enough in. So like their backside was still poking out the front so they'd pee a little on the floor, if that makes sense. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/little-box-issue#post-2146554 Thu, 16 Apr 2015 17:38:26 +0000 LAZB 2146554@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Lately one of our cats has started peeing right outside of the litter box. My husband keeps the litter pretty clean, the litter is the same, and both cats poo in the box itself.<br /> We got one of the litter boxes that looks like furniture a week or two ago so that we could put a pan thing to catch the pee so it won't go on the floor. There is still pee that is caught near the front of the litter box in the litter catch mat. My husband thinks that maybe one of the cats is "missing thier mark" and inadvertently urinating outside the litter box. </p> <p>The letterbox is on hardwoods (we have them throughout our house) so the concern is to stop the activity before we damage the floors. </p> <p>Any suggestions? </p>