Confessions of a cat whisperer: 7 mistakes cat owners make

It’s not just fresh water that felines tend to fuss over. It turns out they also prefer having more than one litter box to choose from. “In nature, cats like to separate their urination and defecation behaviours,” explains Nagelschneider. “In the home, having just one box where there’s both urination and defecation can cause a cat to urinate outside of the box.” Her rule of thumb is to provide one litter box per cat, plus one more. “For example, if you have two cats, you need three boxes,” she says.