More cat advice sought. (Warning: Poopies.)

[prog]

Ada's taken to going to the bathroom in incorrect locations lately. Last week she peed on the rug next to her litterbox. Yesterday she did her number-twos in the laundry basket in our bedroom.

Becuase she is stealthy, we don't discover the accidents until long after they're perpetrated, so we haven't bothered punishing her. But we'd like her to cut it out, just the same.

Thoughts of things we might be doing wrong, or which we should be looking out for?

Comments

[pseudomanitou.livejournal.com]

Is the cat declawed? Some felines start having trouble using litterboxes or start using softer surfaces for litterboxes if their paws begin to hurt them. Only real cure for this is softer litter -- recycled paper stuff or just using shredded paper.

There's no real way to punish an animal for going to the bathroom -- it'll only confuse the critter into thinking it is bad whenever it takes a piss/dump.

Is there another cat or dog in the home who could be interrupting or 'excavating' the cat's bathroom activities?