Hi msmoo
I'm just wondering how long you have been in your new home? It does appear this started when you began packing to move. Cats really don't like change at all, so definitely sounds like stress and anxiety are the root cause of this, and then again when she'd been spayed and you started to let her outside and this other cat running into the house.
Just a random thought, but maybe she doesn't like where the litter trays are. I appreciate you say they are in a quiet private place, but maybe she thinks they should be somewhere else? It could also be that she is still simply a bit unsettled with all the changes. And if you have another cat running into the house, she really won't like that! Do you know if the previous owners of the house had pets? If so, it may be that she can still detect them and that is making her insecure. If this other cat keeps running in, maybe he used to be allowed in there with the previous house owners and that is causing her distress.
Definitely get as big a tray as you can. Bengals seem to like one tray to pee and one to poo, so definitely keep up with at least two. Place additional trays as already suggested where she is peeing and then start noting which trays she uses most and whether hooded or not. Remove the ones she isn't using and keep the one's she is using exactly where they are. You might have quite a few trays dotted around for a while but you never know, she might just be saying I want a tray in here where I feel safe - not where they are now.
My two continued using their trays when they first went outside. I guess they didn't feel secure enough to pee outside initially and kept to the safety of their trays. Hendrix has reverted to this at the moment and that I think is linked to the high presence of foxes we have right now and he doesn't feel safe enough to pee outside. She may be holding on too long when outside, and then suddenly needs to go once back indoors. Maybe when she comes in, take her straight to a tray and see if she will go.
I'm guessing from her age you haven't been in your new home that long, so it may just be she is taking a while to settle, and she's had a lot to deal with, the packing at your old home, the move, unpacking, being spayed, being introduced to the big outdoors, this cat charging into your house etc..
Good luck and keep us posted!
_________________ Clare Hendrix and Jagger, Brown Marble Boys (born 18 August 2013) Hampshire, UK
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