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Being Dirty

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Question
I adopted my cat 11 years ago and up un to a year ago I had no problem.  Now she does not want to use her box.  How can I stop her from being dirty?

Answer
This sounds like a behavior problem or maybe the box she feels is not clean anymore. You have to clean the box with special cleaners so the cat will like it again. Also keep it clean after this. While it may be clean to us, it's not clean to the cat. If this doesn't work there are other tricks. Ask follow ups. Good luck and sorry.

It could be a behavior problem which means the vet should be called.