# Kitty problem. Help.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kitty-problem-help/519644>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [December 2, 2009, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kitty-problem-help/519644 "2009-12-02T00:12:56Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![My\_Darn\_Snake\_Legs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f14d63/32.png) [@My\_Darn\_Snake\_Legs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/My_Darn_Snake_Legs)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2009, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kitty-problem-help/519644/21 "2009-12-03T03:58:24Z")

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> [@Terraplane](#):
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> You can try putting a bit of white vinegar into the spray bottle mix, maybe a tsp. per cup of water or so. It won’t hurt the cat but they really don’t like the smell.

Heh, my mom kept two spray bottles (of different colors) on the shelf near the ironing board. One was water to spray the cats if they got in a furrball, and the other was this diluted vinegar to take wrinkles out of clothes. She grabbed the wrong one to use on the cats \*one \*time and they never fought like that again.

Get some vinegar.

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**Author:** ![picunurse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7bcc69/32.png) [@picunurse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picunurse)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2009, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kitty-problem-help/519644/22 "2009-12-03T04:07:05Z")

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> [@My\_Darn\_Snake\_Legs](#):
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> Heh, my mom kept two spray bottles (of different colors) on the shelf near the ironing board. One was water to spray the cats if they got in a furrball, and the other was this diluted vinegar to take wrinkles out of clothes. She grabbed the wrong one to use on the cats \*one \*time and they never fought like that again.
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> Get some vinegar.

Sounds good.

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**Author:** ![picunurse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7bcc69/32.png) [@picunurse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picunurse)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2009, 9:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kitty-problem-help/519644/23 "2009-12-03T09:52:24Z")

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I think I’ve discovered the problem. She actually does come downstairs. She just doesn’t want to go to the litter box.

The one thing that’s changed is I’ve been using the treadmill that’s next to the box.

I just moved one of the boxes, we’ll see if it makes a difference.

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