I often hear poop scavengers complain that their cats don’t bury poop, which makes the house smelly, and then they start to mercilessly laugh at their cats for being stupid. In fact, it’s not because cats don’t bury their poop that they are stupid! Instead, the reasons behind it are worth thinking about.

Today let’s talk about why cats bury their feces? But why don’t cats bury their poop at home? What should you do when your cat doesn’t bury its poop?

Why do cats bury feces

There are three main reasons:

1. Covering the smell to avoid natural predators: Burying feces can effectively cover up one's own smell, thus preventing predators from knowing one's presence. This is the instinct of every wild animal.

2. In addition to instinct, there is also acquired knowledge: Today’s pet cats are not threatened by natural enemies at home, but they still bury their feces. This is most likely due to the words and deeds of the female cat or other big cats in the home. personal demonstration.

3. Cover up the smell to show weakness: This is different from the first point. The first point is to avoid natural enemies and predators. This point is to show weakness and tell the "strong" cats in the cat group that they are not trying. challenge its status.

Then why doesn’t my cat bury its feces

The three reasons above tell us that burying feces is a natural behavior for cats. So why doesn't your cat do it?

There are mainly the following reasons:

1. Territorial declaration

In the wild, dominant cats (including jaguars, leopards, lions and tigers) do not bury their feces when they compete for territory, thus sending a signal that they are established. That location.

Likewise, a domestic cat doesn’t bury its poop so that other cats—or their owners—know that “I’m here.” Even if your cat has lived in the same place for a while, he may not feel that it is his territory. Only the smell of feces reassures them.

In other words, one of the reasons why cats don’t bury poop is: the cat thinks I am the boss, so why should I bury it!

Some people may wonder: My cat is an "only child". He used to bury his feces, but suddenly he stopped. Why?

Answer: This may be your cat's way of sending scent signals to other cats (even stray cats wandering outside the window) that this territory belongs to it.

2. There is no acquired knowledge:

Some cats are destined to be pet cats from birth. In the world of pet cats,, there is no such thing as natural enemies, humans are their "natural enemies", and when the mother cat does not bury the feces, the kittens will follow suit, and not burying the feces will become a natural thing.

3. Cat litter box or cat litter issues

　①It’s too small, so the cat doesn’t have enough space to turn around and bury its poop

② It’s too dirty and the cat has nowhere to put its feet, not to mention that it may step on the previous poop as soon as it turns around

③The material of the cat litter is uncomfortable, which means that the cat litter scratches the feet, let alone burying it, and is even reluctant to go in and pull it

IV. The cat is uncomfortable

If the cat is uncomfortable and feels some kind of pain, whether it is pain in the paws, pain in excretion, pain in other parts of the body, or depression, the cat will not want to spend time burying feces. It's like when you are sick and don't feel well, you don't even bother to get up to get some water.

This discomfort includes cats that have just undergone neutering or other surgeries. ​​​​​​

How to correct a cat’s behavior of not burying feces

Let’s take the right medicine for the reasons mentioned above.

1. Find a big cat who can bury poop to teach the kitten: This method may actually lead to deviation: the big cat will no longer bury poop...

2. Eliminate the causes of cat litter box and cat litter

3. Eliminate the reasons for the cat’s discomfort

After doing all the above, if the cat is still unwilling to bury it, then change your strategy! After all, it is difficult to change others, but it is easy to change yourself!

We don’t care about cats not burying their poop just because their poop smells bad:

　①Buy deodorizing spray or deodorizing box to absorb odors in the air

② Reposition the cat litter box: Place the cat litter box in a ventilated place

③Change to a better cat litter with strong deodorizing ability. You can go to station b to see other people’s cat litter reviews

④ Change the cat litter frequently and wash the cat litter box frequently. It really stinks after being used for a long time

⑤ Improve the cat’s diet. Some cats are intolerant to food, or cannot fully digest it, resulting in soft and loose stools. Fermentation in the cat’s stomach can cause soft stools.