Off and on last year she started pooping in the floor, this year it has progressed to almost every day. We are a three cat family, two males, age 9 years and 12 years, and one female, age 7 years. The other part, notsomuch. Now he suddenly has started to randomly poop on the carpet by the front door. Also tell your 3 year old if he poops in the toilet he may have a few m&ms. He has done it 3 times in the last month and there doesn't seem to be any method to his madness. This morning I cleaned it again. We have been told to use heavy duty tape on the diaper to … But if the cause is the medical ones or because of old age, then there is not much that you can do. Reward when he goes poop on the toilet with lots of praise and m&ms. So I started making a habit of making her go to the potty every hour. My oldest daughter, now 7 yrs old, has started peeing on her bedroom floor. We thought it … read more He holds his poop and fights not to go to the bathroom. After almost a year of dealing with his withholding issues and being his “poop doula” whenever it comes easily and pain free I’m thrilled. I'm kinda at the end of my rope here. I’m reading the various reasons why and I’m wondering what medical issues can cause this to happen. My 10 year old eats his poop by: Anonymous ... but when wearing a diaper and soiling it he then removes all of the poop from his diaper and spreads it all over the floor 3-4 times per day. I have tried putting her out in the garage as like a punishment (with her litterbox, a bed, … This behavior started several months ago with our son urinating on the floor in the bathroom and again in his playroom. In both instances he was reprimanded and instructed to … Poop goes in the potty, not your pants. I sometimes even find poop pieces on the floor. Explain to your 3 year old that its important to poop in the toilet, explain that daddy, mummy etc do use the toilet. How to Train Your Older Dog to Not Poop in The House. The first time it happened was last night and I had scooped the litter out early that evening. My female cat just turned 7 this year. I have a 7 year old boy that is still having poopy issues. I have tried putting her in the room her litter box is in over night (with food and water of course). 1 year and 4 months old now, my Bit has started pooping outside the box on the carpeted floor. For approximately 2 years, the 9 year old has been "pooping" on my husband's side of the bed. I asked him why he does that and he says he can not hold it long enough to get to the toilet. When we go on road trips and he says he needs to go to the bathroom, we tell him to hold it and Im having the same problem with my 7 year old daughter we are in the process of getting a diagnosis but the wait is fustraiting we have a meeting tripple p we are starting in feb 2017 and hopdully this will help with my daughter as she is weeing on the edge of her bed and on the floor, shes always done it from a young age in toy boxes the lot. She doesn't urinate in the floor, only poops. Hello the toilet is right there. Let’s go clean you up.” Part of me is thrilled he is pooping, pants, floor, diaper, whatever. To stop the problem of distractions, first make sure your dog, no matter what her age, gets sufficient time outside. How can I get it through to him that he needs to stop doing this. If the cause of your senior dog poops in the house is the behavioral ones, you may want to re-housetrain your dog again (refer to the basics of housetraining steps explained above). Get your 3 year old to help you clean up any messes, explain why its grose. When my 8 year old goes to take a bath, he pees or poops on the floor and will not say a thing. My cat is 13 years old and has never once had litter box issues. It's just nasty and I am so upset about it, I have a new baby coming in a few months and I thought I'd be done with this. When I found out about it then, I assumed it was because she didn't want to stop playing long enough to go to the bathroom. My wife and I are encountering a similar problem with our 5 year old (will be 6 within the month). If the only time she goes outside is to go potty, then you need to make your bathroom sessions long enough for her to enjoy the sights, sounds, and smells of nature. This is something that she did when she was 2 and did eventually stop. 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