My husband and I were staying with family for a few months because our house was in need of repair (fire). Unfortunately, family wasn't keen on opening their doors to 3 cats, which is TOTALLY fair, we understood. Nbd.

So my friend fostered them during that time for us.

Now, my cats are super well behaved. We have only experienced one peeing where he shouldn't have but learned it was because he was super sick. Got him back to healthy and no more issues. Upon my friend taking the cats, I promised the best behaved kitties he'd ever meet.

It wasn't exaggeration, everyone has said so.

When he took them on, he asked for rules and whatnot. So I told him how WE take care of them.

The number one thing I stressed on was the litter boxes.

There are 3 cats, we use 2 litter boxes, and we clean them daily, like clockwork. This keeps the smell down, and happy kitties.

I let him know this, he said it would be NO problem. Cool.

So a month into his housing them, hes complaining. "The litter boxes always smell and the cats are peeing everywhere."

He says he cleans them daily.

I believe him. I feel awful, why are my cats being like this!?! He stresses, nbd, just what to do different, insists on fostering them.

I visit him weekly. (Our work schedules and distance made it harder for more frequent visits) Every visit I clean the litter boxes. Every visit he says the same thing. "I just cleaned them out this morning". Every visit the litter boxes smell horrid and are so full it is almost impossible they were cleaned that morning. But. I believed him. So I never argued. I just grew more frustrated with my cats. WHY ARE THEY BEING LIKE THIS???

My cats also smelled really bad. Like filth and litter. Trust me, if I had anywhere else for them to go, I would have done it. But with everything we were dealing with and the stupid high price tag of people we didn't even know fostering them, we had to deal, especially not knowing exactly when our home would be move in ready.

3 weeks ago, we are back home. We get our cats back. And like things never changed, we're all back in routine.

Tonight I cleaned the boxes per usual. I did it last night, per usual. And per usual, there was next to nothing to clean.

I spoke with the vet. I asked him if a new home life would cause the problems. He said no, if everything was done as said, things should have been the same.

Okay, great.

Heres the thing. I honestly dont care if he didn't clean the boxes daily. Hell, I don't even care if he did it weekly. I didn't tell him to clean them daily because I'm some control freak who has to have things done a certain way. I said it because I know if it isn't cleaned daily, they will pee everywhere else. The problem I'm dealing with is him lying about it, and me being angry with cats I've had for years.

I want to talk to him about it. I paid him to take care of my cats, this wasn't something he did out of pocket. But while in his care, he had me believe my cats were absolutely misbehaved, peeing everywhere with clean litter boxes, and acting out.

Is it even worth it to say anything? Or should I leave it alone?

I am going to do my best to ignore the comments where people are hostile and negative about the situation, but I appreciate those with helpful advice to offer.

Thanks.

**edit** For those saying "one box per cat", I can guarantee 80% of cat owners do NOT adhere to that rule, and in my 18 years of owning cats, neither have I. I keep my cats boxes clean and I personally have never had an issue. With smell or unhappy cats. At one point I had 5 cats using 2 litter boxes, again, zero issue.

Plus, we just dont have the space for a third litter box, what we have in place works for us. While I appreciate that unnecessary feedback, I was asking if I should approach my friend, not if I should change the way my cats live with me.

Thank you!😊