Help! My cat started pooping/peeing outside the litterbox! What should I do?

Help! My cat started pooping/peeing outside the litterbox! What should I do?
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Try completely (avoid anything with a strong smell) cleaning and refilling the box with the usual litter. The new stuff may have had a smell, or even texture that the cat didn’t like. Some are very particular about their litter. . . .just like the material they prefer to use to scratch on or to sleep on. Most do not like change and can get upset when things are suddenly not to their liking. Good luck!
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