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singing pirate

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I have had my kitten Oliver for a little over a month. I tried to get him used to using the litter box while I kept him inside, and he seemed to get the hang of it. But for some reason, while he still used the litter box, he would poop in my mother's dining room under one of the chairs. I gently punished him and figured he would stop once I let him outside and he began to follow my other two cats and learn from them. That was 2 weeks ago, and he is still using my mother's dinig room as a litter box, and she is livid! I don't know what to do to get him to stop! My parents will not let him come back inside until it stops.


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-Hillary
 

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Originally Posted by Singing Pirate

I have had my kitten Oliver for a little over a month. I tried to get him used to using the litter box while I kept him inside, and he seemed to get the hang of it. But for some reason, while he still used the litter box, he would poop in my mother's dining room under one of the chairs. I gently punished him and figured he would stop once I let him outside and he began to follow my other two cats and learn from them. That was 2 weeks ago, and he is still using my mother's dinig room as a litter box, and she is livid! I don't know what to do to get him to stop! My parents will not let him come back inside until it stops.


Any Suggestions?

-Hillary
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First, never "punish" a cat for not using the litter box. There is a reason they aren't using the box and they don't care that you don't approve.

Does he only defecate in the dining room or urinate also?

Where is the litter box located?

You need to clean any place in the dining room where he has gone with an enzymatic cleaner, even if he has only defecated.
 
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