We've had our cat 4 years, and he's always been an outdoor cat.
Other than when we first got him and when we've kept him in after a move, he's never used the litter tray.
Before we moved 10 weeks ago, he didn't have a cat flap so would wait until we came home/got up to go to toilet. We let him out after 2 weeks here (he really doesn't like being cooped up inside), and he'd not used the litter tray since.
We went on holiday for 2 weeks and just got back on Sunday. He went into a cattery for the first time (lived nearer my family before so my cousin stayed at the house with him). When I picked him up, he was a bit clingy at first, but went out within an hour of getting home and apart from wanting more cuddles seemed back to normal.
Tonight he seems very skittish, shying away from me (although currently climbing all over the keyboard); he sat in the rain waiting for me to come home from work and let him in (cat flap is open) and then went straight to use the litter tray. When I emptied it, he's been before as well.
My partner thinks he's worried because we left him. Has anyone else come across anything similar?
Sorry for the long post, just didn't want to drip feed.
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Outdoor cat suddenly using the litter tray to poo
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RiverRocks · 16/10/2013 19:23
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