I hate to update... always seems to back-fire. lol
I don't explain things very well, but I'll try.
Since Lucy's poops outside the box were PERFECT, I assumed she had issues with the litter boxes. All possibilities were ruled out.
Also, Lucy was given a clean bill of health from the vet.
I already knew that the Hare Today mixture I have on hand constipates Lilly. BUT Lucy's poops outside the box were picture perfect. That is why I didn't consider constipation. But then I thought maybe the poop
before the one outside the box was a rough one...so the next time she pooped outside the box, it was because she associated her previous rough poo with the litter box. The outside the box poo was normal poo because she would have eaten something other than Hare Today.
I decided it was likely the bone content in my Hare Today mixture. BUT then I fed Lucy Rad Cat only for 2 days. Their foods don't contain real bone. She pooped outside the box.
Too many variables for my little brain to figure things out, so I decided to add 1/8 teaspoon of Miralax to her lunch meals... no matter what I fed her. Since doing so... no pooping outside the box.
Miralax seems to be the mystery fix. I am not fond of the idea of giving it daily. I'm not a "fix it with a pill (or whatever)" kind of person...especially when I don't know for sure what the heck I am fixing!