Comments on: How do you stop your cats from using the basement as a litterbox?

By: memere

memere — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 14:55:27 +0000

First you need to clean that area with bleach. The cat continues to smell his urine and thinks it’s OK to go there. Once you get rid of the smell, put the box down there on top of the spot he used to go. I had the same problem years ago and this is what I did and it worked. The bleach kill all bacteria left by the urine

By: Kristy

Kristy — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 12:41:47 +0000

I had the same exact problem! Our cat would not use the pan in the laundry room, but would go on our carpet in the family room in the basement. The vet told me to remove the pan from the basement and have at least 2 pans for your cats. Some cats do not like sharing and will go other places. Cats are also, typically, uneasy with basements and will go in other spots to show their dislike/uneasiness. Once we moved the pans upstairs and shut the door, we never had another issue!

By: gavino_kitty

gavino_kitty — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 00:57:12 +0000

Keep the cat out of the basement. Or put a litter box in the basement. When a cat acts like that, he’s usually requesting a box in that particular location.

By: holly elizabeth

holly elizabeth — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 12:48:51 +0000

you should get sepperate litter boxes for your two cats because the one that is going in your basement miht not like goingin the same litter box with the other cat or you can take it to the vet to get it checked out