Cat pooing in bedroom

[flumpybear]

Hi
We have a two year old female who spends lots of time outside and is house trained, however sometimes she bloody poos in my sons bedroom behind his bed - we've cut various chunks of his carpet out now due to spills and smells, usually cat related but some was a bit of damp smelling carpet and the other was a discarded bottle of milk that leaked a few years ago

We're changing our carpets but I'm loathes to change this carpet as she is still pooing on the carpet (argh!) got cat repellant cleaning spray and cut chunks of carpet out but she still bloody poos

We don't have anywhere to put a cat flap, which I suspect is probably the answer, we don't want to shut her out all the time but not sure if she's just pooing there when she can't get out or if it's habit

Any experience or advice?!

Could you put a litter tray there? Or keep his door shut?

Tried door shutting and my son is inly 5 so keeps opening it, mind you, so does my husband lol
Husband also hates litter trays ..... I think I am going to need to sort a place somewhere in the house to get a cat flap .... think that's the only way to sort it ... hopefully!!

If you don't have a cat flap or a litter tray then what are you expecting her to do?

Do you not have a tray at all? I would get one tbh as it must be better than cleaning poo off the carpet

I wouldn't blame the cat if you have no tray or cat flap. I have no cat flap but do have a large litter tray and the cats use it even though they get access to outside

Does it matter if your dh doesn't like litter trays if it is you having to clean the carpet?

We've had cats since I was a
Child and I've rarely had a cat flap - they got out lots (we have another cat who is 10 and house trained and doesn't poo in the house) - if we're out for long periods we let them out and if they're in, particularly our older male, used to wait or ask to be let out

I think I may get my husband to put a cat flap in our wail to our utility area, which as a cat flap but it's the back of the garage so it's
Cold so usually let them in

Thanks all -
Think I've made a plan

3 litter trays here plus free access to the outside world and the only thing that stopped cat1 peeing and pooing in the dining room was removing the carpet scrubbing and laying laminate

You can get covered litter trays but cleaned daily/ whenever used they don't smell

A litter tray is surely the easiest solution? If your cat needs to go and can't get out then she's going to go on the carpet if there's nowhere else. Surely a litter tray that is regularly cleaned out is far preferable to the cat going on your carpets. If it's only poos and not wees then it could be that something outside had frightened her and she doesn't want to poo outside anymore. Cats are vulnerable when they are toileting and poos take longer than wees so a nervous cat might choose to go inside where they feel safe if their territory had been invaded.

Different cats have different pooing and peeing needs, just like people - e.g. some people poo 2-3 times a day, some poo every 2-3 days, even though the typical is once a day. One of my cats wees about twice as often as the other even though they drink about the same as far as I can tell.

Also what Dumbledore said above re nervous cats.

I've been discussing with DH he's not keen on litter tray so I've told him he needs to fit a cat flap - she doesn't poo there often enough for me to think it's habitual so I think It is when she's caught indoors

She's a little skitty but outside she seems confident, plus we live by a copse of trees and brambles, she's always over there with our male kitty and seems to be ok with outside - constantly in and out bless her!!

Flap it is then .... thanks fellow kitty fans