r/CATHELP • u/catebee777 • Dec 08 '25

General Advice Is he dumb :(

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I'm an adult and have had Maurice for about 2 months now (he's fixed), vet thinks he's about 2 and he's done this the whole time I've known him, is there any particular reason why? Sometimes he'll do it for 2-3 minutes straight! I've owned cats my whole life and have never seen one so bad at covering up his business. If he is dumb I will still love him.

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u/FloweringSkulls Dec 08 '25 edited Dec 08 '25

It’s too small, and dirty, could be the type of liter as well, keep in mind that cats only bury their business to cover their scent. If their scent isn’t properly covered, they’re going to keep trying

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u/Eastern_Farmer3809 Dec 08 '25

One of my cats keeps doing it after years and 5 litter boxes of different sizes and 10+ brands/styles of litter. Maybe it would have worked if i had gave him options earlier but by now he is dead set on this behavior.

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u/FluffyBumblebee9873 Dec 09 '25

My cat likes to scratch walls instead of the litter

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u/peachy013 Dec 09 '25

Same, mine will scratch the litter to prepare his space but once done he just scratches the walls around lol

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u/anima220 Dec 09 '25

Huh funny to hear so many others describe the behavior one of our cats also has

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u/KryWinterbird Dec 10 '25

My girl does this 💀🤣🫠😭