Tango and Cash are 6 months old. About 2 weeks ago Tango has decided to start using the bathtub as a litterbox. At 1st I tried cleaning the tub with vinegar, didn't work. Then I put the plug in and dumped a whole jug of vinegar in and let it sit for awhile but he still used it again after. The only way I can stop him from using it is keeping the tub full of water but I have 3 young kids so I really can't do that. I did keep it full this weekend for 2 days and Tango was using the litter box but my husband went for a shower last night and forgot to fill the tub back up so I woke up in the middle of the night to a gross surprise in the bathtub!
Of the 2 cats, Tango is definitely the more dominant of them so I don't think Cash is keeping him from the litterbox. Tango also eats half of his meals in the bathtub so I thought it was odd that he would go to the bathroom there.
I think I know what started this but I'm not sure how to stop it. I have a litterbox in the bathroom and one in the basement. They've always been there and both used with no problems. One day I completely emptied the basement litterbox and then washed it clean in the bathroom. I left it on the bathroom floor to dry and one of the cats (now I'm assuming it was Tango) used the empty litterbox so I washed it out again but this time left it in the bathtub to dry. A cat decided to use it again. I towel dried the next time but the litterbox ended up being out of the basement for the whole day. Since I've refilled it and put it back in the basement, neither cat is hardly using it. I might scoop something out of it every other day so I thought that the bathroom litterbox was just getting to full for Tango to use but I've checked after every bathtub accident and its is pretty much clean still because I've been scooping extra just incase.
Any suggestions on what I can try to stop this?
Of the 2 cats, Tango is definitely the more dominant of them so I don't think Cash is keeping him from the litterbox. Tango also eats half of his meals in the bathtub so I thought it was odd that he would go to the bathroom there.
I think I know what started this but I'm not sure how to stop it. I have a litterbox in the bathroom and one in the basement. They've always been there and both used with no problems. One day I completely emptied the basement litterbox and then washed it clean in the bathroom. I left it on the bathroom floor to dry and one of the cats (now I'm assuming it was Tango) used the empty litterbox so I washed it out again but this time left it in the bathtub to dry. A cat decided to use it again. I towel dried the next time but the litterbox ended up being out of the basement for the whole day. Since I've refilled it and put it back in the basement, neither cat is hardly using it. I might scoop something out of it every other day so I thought that the bathroom litterbox was just getting to full for Tango to use but I've checked after every bathtub accident and its is pretty much clean still because I've been scooping extra just incase.
Any suggestions on what I can try to stop this?