My boyfriend and I have been talking about introducing a new cat into our home for a while. I have a 7 year old female cat who went through some trauma at the hands of my father when she was about 4 years old, and has since then been rescued by me and remains a little neurotic. She loves me, but is very wary of new people and sudden movements. I decided it would be good for her to have another companion, since we are not home much due to work.
As luck would have it, we were at our local farmer's market, and a family was giving away a litter of kittens. We bonded right away with a little grey 7 1/2 week old male, and took him home. He has been in our apartment in his own closed off room for 4 days now, and my Mama cat seems to be okay with his presence. We have a vet appointment for him on Wed. and after that we plan to let him out into the apartment for short supervised visits. Our concern is this: He is not neutered yet, and I don't want him spraying all over. I plan on checking with the vet and doing this ASAP. He has, however, been peeing (NOT spraying) in the same spot in his room as well as using the litter box.
Should I do additional litter box training with him before we introduce him to the rest of his world? And what is the best way to go about breaking this bad habit?
As luck would have it, we were at our local farmer's market, and a family was giving away a litter of kittens. We bonded right away with a little grey 7 1/2 week old male, and took him home. He has been in our apartment in his own closed off room for 4 days now, and my Mama cat seems to be okay with his presence. We have a vet appointment for him on Wed. and after that we plan to let him out into the apartment for short supervised visits. Our concern is this: He is not neutered yet, and I don't want him spraying all over. I plan on checking with the vet and doing this ASAP. He has, however, been peeing (NOT spraying) in the same spot in his room as well as using the litter box.
Should I do additional litter box training with him before we introduce him to the rest of his world? And what is the best way to go about breaking this bad habit?