My senior cat has stopped using the litterbox. Help!

Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties:
I’vve got an old cat who just sleeps all the time. Recently it started peeing and pooping everywhere on the first floor. It’s never done this before; it always used the litterbox on the second floor. What, if anything, can be done about this?
~Cote
Siouxsie: Well, Cote, this is your lucky [...]

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