is it normal for a litter trained housecat to poop elsewhere in the house now and again!!

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as she is well and bright, etc but now and again she poop behind the telly in the living room (the living room door wasnt shut as it was open so she freely went behind the telly till i came in and smelt summat, she flew up the stairs knowing she was naughty before i said anything to dp). Her litter tray is in the kitchen. she is 3 yrs old.

atm she is outside miaowing away

my Persian will sometimes wee on mats. Like the door mat. I put this down to the fact that we got her at 5 months old and she had never been outside. She will poo indoors if she is accidently shut in somewhere, she won't hang on very long.

She also has an indoor tray and a catflap

thanks ecmo

anymore advices?

ours does now and again. part of having a pet.

so its part of the norm then?

In this weather, if they are used to doing a bit outside then yes its normal. 2 of my cats use the litter tray. The other goes outside. At moment she can't dig a hole in the earth so I think shes just crossong her legs.