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Why is my cat not using the litter box and constantly scratching his ear?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | Persian | Male | unneutered | 11 months and 22 days old | 8 lbs

Hi I'm Iqra. My cat Bruno is 1 year old. Problem is that we are trying to potty train him but he is not getting accustomed to our toilet. Instead he is urinating in other part of our house. In this regard he is not urinating and pooping properly. Second problem is with his ear. He is constantly itching his ear but we found nothing there. It's clean and tidy. Please suggest some advice. Thanks.

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Answered By Maria DVM

Veterinarian

Published on October 23rd, 2018

I would recommend checking out this website on potty training: http://www.thejerseymoms.com/potty-train-your-puppy/ I would recommend a visit with your veterinarian to look in Bruno's ears. You cannot see down their whole ear canal without an otoscope so you actually may be missing an infection. Thank you for using PetCoach.

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