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SO, I am here because I love cats. The reason I felt that I should join is I have an issue with Fieldy. Fieldy is a very different cat. He isn't afraid of anyone, or anything. He likes my dogs, in fact he tends to spend more time with them, than he does us. He plays fetch like a dog, He eats dog food, and drinks their water. He is the neatest cat I have personally ever owned. I have 2 cats, they are both indoor only. I have 3 litter boxes, 2 are covered, and one Litter Maid. I bought the Litter Maid because Fieldy was pooping on the floor. (Fieldy went the first 6 years of his life not pooping on the floor, the first 2 years in a 2 cat house, and then 4 additional in a 3 cat house.) I tried changing the litter, I tried moving the boxes, I tried taking the tops off the boxes. Nothing. I know what most people think that it is most likely due to the boxes not being clean. The boxes are cleaned 2 times a day. To make it even more confusing, he still pees in the box. So, I tried cleaning the litter boxes, taking the litter out and scrubbing them out. It worked, for about 2 days. :fust Back to pooping on the floor. So, last resort, I bought a Litter Maid. He stopped pooping on the floor for 4 months. If Snoop uses the box and it hasn't cycled (Litter Maids have a 10 minute timer) and scooped, Fieldy would poop on the floor. I started to try to keep Snoop from using the Litter Maid, first because as a Main **** he drinks a lot of water, and he pees a very large amount, and to top it off he digs to the bottom of the box, so when he buries it, the litter then clumps and sticks to the bottom of the box, and the Litter Maid can't scoop it. So my question is this. What else can I try? I am at my whits end trying to deal with this. I love this cat more than I can put into words, but I can't have a cat that poops on the floor. He still uses the covered boxes to pee, but he wont poop in them, and now the Litter Maid either. I have tried to think of things that may be triggers, but I can't think of anything that is related to why he would just refuse to use the box to poop. He is in good health, he gets lots of exercise, he has a bird feeder outside one window to watch, as well as the dogs to play with, and Snoop. Anything would be great! Thanks