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MedicineNet  Cat Litter Box Problems (cont.)  Inability to Use
the Litter Box   Negative Litter-Box Association   One common
cause for this is painful elimination. If your cat had a medical
condition that caused her pain when she eliminated, she may have
learned to associate the discomfort with using her litter box.
Even if your cat's health has returned to normal, that
association may still cause her to avoid her litter box.
Household Stress  Stress can cause litter-box problems. Cats can
be stressed by events that their owners may not think of as
traumatic. Changes in things that even indirectly affect the
cat, like moving, adding new animals or family members to your
household-even changing your daily routine-can make your cat
feel anxious.  Multi-Cat Household Conflict  Sometimes one or
more cats in a household control access to litter boxes and
prevent the other cats from using them. Even if one of the cats
isn't actually confronting the othe