kolling@decwrl.UUCP (Karen Kolling) (09/29/85)
One of my previously litter box "trained" cats started both going elsewhere in the house (including in the bathtub), and "just missing" the litter box. Yep, a bladder infection. After three or four days of treatment for the infection, all the problems stopped. In the meantime, I noticed a letter in a cat magazine that recommended wiping down places where there had been accidents with Rubbing Alcohol to get rid of the smell. Their vet says its safe to use around cats, and it works like a charm. So, even though the problem has now stopped, I wipe their litterbox with it when I change the litter, helps keep things more couth. One of my previous cats developed a going elsewhere problem when I started working longer hours. No infection there, what cured it was a lot of extra attention (not punishment, aarrghh) when I was home. Karen