Liz Buchanan BVSc MRCVS
Keymaster
Hello! This could go either way. The way you slipped in, 'the cat that steps in his faeces is 'slower' than the other one. There's an obvious difference....' makes me wonder whether a vets' neurological or neuromuscular exam might be in order. Sometimes cats may find it hard to step out of litter boxes and somettimes, awareness of where they are stepping might be impaired. However plenty of cats with 'normal' neurology also step in their faeces in their boxes. It may be connected with their life when they were very young. I wonder how many litter boxes you have? The recommendation is for one box per cat plus an extra one, because cats are not really adapted for sharing accommodation in the way that dogs are. Very often, any social stresses show through litter tray use, rather than direct confronations between cats (deafecation sites are very important). Definitely worth having a chat to your vet about this issue.
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