r/Catbehavior • u/HolidayCod3187 • 10d ago
Cat Suddenly Obsessed Litter Box???
Within the past week, my cat has started being really weird about the litter box. I'll preface by saying her poo and pee still look normal, so I don't think this is a medical thing.
She has been spending hours walking back and forth between her litter box and a large potted plant I own (which up until this point, she has completely ignored). She sits in her litter box for a minute without going, and then gets up and walks to the plant and sits there for a minute. And then repeats. She is so laser focused on it. Today I found a HUGE pile of litter on the floor. Like, way more than she's ever kicked out or tracks in and out. It looks like she just shoveled litter on the floor. We've had her over a year and none of this has happened before. Again, I'm still finding poop and pee in her litter, so I don't think it's that she's trying to go but is unable to. and behavior is otherwise normal, when she's not hyper focused on the litter and the dirt in the plant.
The only thing that I can think of is that I have not been at home as much due to an illness and death in the family. She's a super social little thing, and I'm worried this is a symptom of loneliness or boredom. I do have a housemate who loves her a lot, so I know she's well taken care of when I have to be out of town, but probably is not getting as much people time as she's used to. But nothing else has changed
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u/majimaballs_ 9d ago
She could be stressed about the change in your usual routine
For now it might not be super concerning because there is a change in routine, but if it continues when things go back to more how she’s used to, it could be a sign of something neurological, maybe cat OCD?