he made the rounds to the vet to see if there was a medical reason for him to have stopped using the litter box... they found no physical probs, etc, but we couldn't get him to stop, so he ended up returning to the shelter where we had gotten him several years' prior. it was horrible, he was a great pet up until that point, and he and skeeter were the best of friends. but gigi doesn't do cat pee, so jules jordan had to go.