Newly acquired elderly cat and refusal of litter tray

SeaWoozle

Maybe get a lid/roof for the litter tray. She might just want some privacy/be scared. And I definitely recommend puppy training pads. They were a godsend when we had a young dog a few years ago.

The litter trays with a covered roof like a little house seem the way to go😃

B9exchange

It is recommended to have a litter tray per cat and an extra one, so perhaps provide a second one somewhere quiet where she will feel safe when using it?

We have a cat that insists on standing on his hind legs to pee, steadying himself with a front paw on the side of the tray. We have had to get an 18" tall box to stop it jetting in a graceful arc over the top!

OMG! Worse than men.

Maybe get a lid/roof for the litter tray. She might just want some privacy/be scared. And I definitely recommend puppy training pads. They were a godsend when we had a young dog a few years ago.

It is recommended to have a litter tray per cat and an extra one, so perhaps provide a second one somewhere quiet where she will feel safe when using it?

We have a cat that insists on standing on his hind legs to pee, steadying himself with a front paw on the side of the tray. We have had to get an 18" tall box to stop it jetting in a graceful arc over the top!

One of our little cats had taken to poohing next to our downstairs toilet. We went out and bought a much bigger litter tray with higher sides and so far so good, she either goes outside or uses this new tray. Just a thought.

Oh I've just read that, in the OP.
Don't mind me, I'm going mad.

Puppy training pads would be useful to protect your floor where she is peeing, and putting another litter tray in the most used place. Golden Grey fine clumping litter from Zooplus is kinder to their paws (it needs a fine scoop), and it smells of baby powder.

My 19 year-old was 7 when I adopted him and would never use a tray. I used to clear him a spot of earth and supervise when he used it. Since settling in he always uses the cat flap to go out. If it is raining he is able to hold onto it for at least 24 hours!

Good luck, I am sure your patience will be rewarded.

missA both the litter and the litter tray came with the cat so it’s what she’s use to

Could you try and get the same litter she has been used to, and maybe even the same type of tray?

Perhaps she's nervous about using something different.

Goodness me , I feel for you. However give her time , a week is not long so early days . We got our rescue three years ago , she was only young though and was extremely nervous, racing to round the house, hiding when we approached , I was beginning to think ' we hat have I done!' She also refused to use her litter tray! Fortunately it was in the utility room on a tiled floor , she always ' went' close to her tray - fortunately! Although you are providing her with the litter she has been familiar with why not try a change, I buy the compressed sawdust litter. Also have you placed her tray well away from her food bowl? - that is important. Failing that a check over at the vet may be the best move. I hasten to add that our cat is now the biggest softie ever , a real lap cat ! She took at least 6 months to settle with us. Good luck .

Does she pee near the litter tray or just anywhere around the house?
If near the tray, you could try putting newspaper around it in the hope that she pees on that.
You could also try picking her up and putting her in the tray, with encouraging words, when you see that she's peed where she shouldn't.
Failing that, you could try a different sort of litter. She might also be better if and when she's able to go out.