crap.

on the floor. near the toilet. she hasn't used the setup at all since I changed it. I'm guessing she's been going outside. tonight i came home to some turds on the floor. dang it! i re-directed. we'll see how it goes. I am getting close to giving up. Or just training her to always do it outside. that would be ok... i guess. damn.

more changes

Yesterday i moved the patch in the setup back another 3/4 inch or so....but i taped it at a weird angle, and once I put the litter dam in, it almost looks like it ended up being exactly the same size hole as before, just with a slightly different angle. Le Chat hasn't used it at all since the change, but she has been outside most of the day yesterday and today since it was so nice out... I am guessing she went outside at least once. I don't think she could not pee for that long. Unless if she used the setup and it went in the water. That would be cool, but I just really doubt that it happened that way.

whoa

le chat did a seriously large poo today. 3 large turds in the setup, 3 small "drips" on the toilet seat, and one medium turd on the floor. I don't know what she was thinking. She managed to get some of it on her hind leg and paw, so I had to give her a little bath in the sink. She was NOT happy about that, but at least her leg smells good again.

poo!

I had a long day at work yesterday, and when I got home, le chat was meowing like crazy. my roommate mentioned that she had been really whiny for the entire evening. her food bowl was empty, so i figured she was hungry... but then she ignored it when i gave her some food... UH OH! i ran down to the toilet to find a pee in the litter of the setup and a poo on the floor. she never goes pee and poo in the litter (it has to be cleaned first), and i guess she was trying to convince my roommate to do it earlier but finally gave up. I'm not too worried about it though. She was obviously upset about it. As soon as I cleaned everything up, she stopped meowing.

tuesday may 6

i forgot to post the update! i moved the patch back last tuesday -- she took to it pretty well. No accidents yet, but she was holding the poo for a few days until she finally went yesterday. I will have to be careful about how quickly I move forward.

caught in the act

I finally was able to catch a glimpse of le chat on the toilet. she usually jumps off as soon as she hears me coming. the good news is that she had 3 feet on the seat in correct position and one back foot in the litter!! i plan to enlarge the hole by 1/2 inch tomorrow.... we haven't had any messes on the floor this week! hoooraaaay!

progress!

so le chat has been doing well with the new setup. she peed, and once i scooped that, she poo'd in the setup tonight. the exciting part was that, for the first time, she positioned herself correctly to receive her treat! I haven't been able to catch her in the act to see what her positioning is like during the duty, but I'm assuming she still has some feet in the litter based on where it is landing. she's still not aiming for the water at all.. but that's ok. she's making slow progress.