Youssef Elhakri
Cats can wrestle in ways that look surprisingly intense. They may grab each other, roll across the floor, pin one another, bite, kick with their back feet, break apart, and then start all over again. If your cats wrestle with each other, the wrestling itself does not tell you whether there is a problem. Many … Read more
If you keep noticing your cat staring at your other cat, don’t judge the situation from the stare alone. The most useful clue is what the other cat repeatedly does next. A cat that stays relaxed, moves freely, and continues eating, resting, and using resources normally gives you a very different picture from one that … Read more
If your cat waits for another cat to finish eating, the feeding order alone does not tell you whether something is wrong. Some cats wait and then eat calmly, get an appropriate amount of food, and show no obvious difficulty around the other cat. But waiting can also be a clue that one cat is … Read more
A cat blocking access to the litter box may never start an obvious fight. The box can be clean, appropriately sized, and physically available—and still feel difficult for another cat to reach. In a multi-cat home, subtle pressure may include staring, waiting near a doorway, following, blocking a narrow route, or chasing the other cat … Read more
If your cat uses one litter box to pee and another to poop, the first question is not necessarily how to stop the behavior. It is whether anything is actually wrong. A cat that reliably urinates in one box and defecates in another may simply be showing an individual preference. The two setups may differ … Read more
If your cat won’t use the litter box after changing litter, the timing makes the new litter an obvious place to investigate—but it does not prove the litter caused the problem. Your cat may be reacting to a different texture, scent, material, depth, or paw feel. It is also possible that another change happened at … Read more
If your cat won’t use a covered litter box but will use an open one, the cover may matter—but that does not necessarily mean your cat simply “hates” covered litter boxes. Adding a hood can change several things at once: usable space, the entrance, airflow, visibility, and how easily your cat can enter, turn around, … Read more
If you’re dealing with a cat peeing on bed but still using litter box at other times, the pattern can seem contradictory. But continued litter-box use does not necessarily mean the litter-box setup is working well in every situation, and it does not rule out a medical problem. The bed itself can provide useful clues. … Read more
If you’re dealing with a cat peeing over the edge of the litter box, the first question is not simply why the urine is ending up outside. It is how the urine is getting there. A cat may be fully inside the box but urinate high enough to clear a low wall. Another may position … Read more
Cat pooping right next to the litter box? The location itself is useful information. Your cat reached the litter-box area, so the most useful question is not simply, “Why is my cat pooping outside the box?” It is what happened when your cat got there. A cat that gets inside but positions its rear end … Read more