Loe - you've got a very cattish mind!

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my cat does the same thing. i am about to throw her outside. we have THREE kitty litters so don't keep telling this guy that the only solution is to put more kitty litters out. we have tryed everything. it is really getting on my nevers so i know how you feel.

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I would say you do need more than one litter tray as cats are VERY CLEAN animals and you will find they do prefer to wee in one and poo in another, also you may have to go back to basics as it may be that the cat as a young kitten didnt learn from his mother how to use the litter tray ! So when you see him going to wee or poo outside the litter tray place him init also when you see him eat or drink place him in the litter tray as soon as he has finished eating or drinking and he may get the idea.
Good luck !

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What do you use to clean the area? You need to remove all scent as if he can smell where he's been previously, he'll have more inclination to go there again. He won't really understand that he's done wrong, cats aren't spiteful (usually!), he's understanding more the negative body language you're displaying when you see the accident (I'm sure we've all rolled our eyes and tutted when we've found a nice present on the carpet )

Give that area of the carpet a good thorough clean with a solution of biological washing powder and water-use nothing ammonia based. Then a squirt of surgical spirit to really get into the fibres to remove the last traces (do a test on your carpet first before you use spirit).

As mentioned another tray or even a change in litter may help-cats are very clean, and in multi cat homes its worth having several trays. Basic training like you would with a young kitten can help in trying to get him remembering his litter training too. In the area where he's going the most, you could put a small piece of tin foil there. Cats don't like the noise or feel of this and it can help with inappropriate toiletting. Just be careful to use a fairly small piece only in the chosen area, otherwise you could spook him into not going near the tray at all.

It would also be worth trying a Feliway diffuser in case the problem is more stress related. This mimics the happy pheramone their mum would release when nursing to relax her young and make them feel secure. You can get the diffuser (use like the air freshners that you put into electric sockets) or sprays.

Good Luck

my cat use do that but he not do it now as i kept sayin thats dirty&u have clean litter tray there but hes ok now.but i find that they can be bit fussy when want loo cos if its not 100%clean they dont use litter tray&do it on floor or next to u litter tray.do test&see if any beter or worser.

so i would say per cat u need litter trays for?
i only have one cat&he fuzzy&madiey&dosent like me leaving him cos he crys non stop if he not on my lap&he hates goin out cos he crys sraight away as hes goes stright out side.

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Ok, so I'm at my wits end. I know it's been a while since I originally brought up the issue, but here's an update.
My wife and I finally figured out a way to rearrange the kitchen and add a second litter box. They're not next to each other and each cat has his own box. My first cat, who has no issues using a little box, still goes in his regularly.

As for my second cat, we got him his own little box and the first day we brought it home, I set him in it and he immediately peed in it to mark it as his own. We, of course, couldn't have been more thrilled.

However....now all he does is poop next to his box instead of the old one. He WILL NOT GO IN IT. What in the world do I do? He pees in his new box without a second thought. The other cat also does not use his box so it is solely his. He still refuses to poop in it.

Anyone know what to do about this? I love my cat and he is a wonderful little guy, but one can only take so much of cleaning cat poop off of their kitchen floor twice a day every day for six months. It's enough frustration to toss him out on his ear and tell him to get lost and believe me, if I didn't like him so much it would have happened a long time ago.

Please, any help would be wonderful.

I think Blackcat covered everything here. Tinfoil is an excellent way! I have also used behaviour spray in areas where my cats liked to poo every now and then and it worked a treat.
Rubbing fresh lemon in the area also works.

Good luck

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If you're still up for trying new things, try to put two litter trays next to each other (I know you said it would be difficult enough with just one extra so I'm not expecting you to be able to do it).
If he has a litter tray with no cover, perhaps try one with a cover.
Have you tried separating the cats?

It probably isn't relevant, but is this a moggy or a particular breed?

Final solution is to rehome to a home with no other cats, but explain his behaviour to a new owner - you don't want to find that they've thrown him out on his ear.

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