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How to get cats to use litter tray again?

post #1 of 11
3/8/10 at 10:34am
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Hello

trying to keep my cats in after being neautered but they will not use their litter tray. Any ideas to reintroduce it?
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post #2 of 11
3/8/10 at 10:45am
You can buy special additives for the litter that have attractant in them, or you can try Dr. Elsey's Cat Attract litter, which has the additive already mixed in. Something about the smell will make your cats want to pee on it. Good luck!

ETA: Also, if one of them has had any accidents in the house, try to put the waste in the litter box instead of throwing it away.
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post #3 of 11
3/8/10 at 11:26am
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Basically, they need to smell pee/poo and then they will use it?

I have a cat litter called catsan hygiene cat litter.

It was what they used before about 18 months ago. Same stay the whole lot, but wont want to use it, they want to go out.

The vet said that don't let them out for as long as they look shaky due to the operation. They would not be able to defend themselves well.

They are looking good, eating well, and not shaky anymore. I just want them to go to the bathroom, so they can sleep off whats left in their system.

They are acting like they really need to go.

Should I catch some of my pee?
Should I get some Dog pee/poo?
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post #4 of 11
3/8/10 at 11:30am
Put some dirt from outside on top of the litter, and they'll probably use it.
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post #5 of 11
3/8/10 at 11:34am
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Already done 1/3 of the litter with sand, 1/3 with dirt, 1/3 with nothing.

They are more interested in going outside, bubbles has taught them its bad to go inside.
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post #6 of 11
3/8/10 at 12:22pm
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Originally Posted by gaogier View Post
Basically, they need to smell pee/poo and then they will use it?

I have a cat litter called catsan hygiene cat litter.

It was what they used before about 18 months ago. Same stay the whole lot, but wont want to use it, they want to go out.

The vet said that don't let them out for as long as they look shaky due to the operation. They would not be able to defend themselves well.

They are looking good, eating well, and not shaky anymore. I just want them to go to the bathroom, so they can sleep off whats left in their system.

They are acting like they really need to go.

Should I catch some of my pee?
Should I get some Dog pee/poo?
Dog pee/poo won't do the trick, but yes if you can catch some of the cats pee or poo and put it in their litter box - that might help.

It's not good for them to try to hold it for too long...do you think if you took them outside on a harness they would go pee? Then you'd be able to bring them right back in. This might only work if the cat is comfortable on a harness, though...
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post #7 of 11
3/8/10 at 12:27pm
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Originally Posted by BrookeSphynx View Post
Dog pee/poo won't do the trick, but yes if you can catch some of the cats pee or poo and put it in their litter box - that might help.

It's not good for them to try to hold it for too long...do you think if you took them outside on a harness they would go pee? Then you'd be able to bring them right back in. This might only work if the cat is comfortable on a harness, though...
They are comfortable with me, as long as I am there, they are fine. However the only harness we have is for a dog.
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post #8 of 11
3/8/10 at 1:16pm
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Originally Posted by gaogier View Post
They are comfortable with me, as long as I am there, they are fine. However the only harness we have is for a dog.
If you have a long enough leash or long thin rope, you can make it into an emergency harness.

Here are directions written for a dog, but will work for a cat, too:

http://www.ehow.com/how_5761140_make...g-harness.html
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post #9 of 11
3/8/10 at 2:57pm
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DOG HAS CHASED TAFFY AWAY!!!


I am searching for him, no sign, what do I do?

He has the leash on, really worried...
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post #10 of 11
3/9/10 at 5:12am
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I live in the UK.

I can not find "sand" type cat litter.
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post #11 of 11
3/9/10 at 11:25am
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Yay, ah, dam that stinks... No windows open, and oh boy dose it stink.

Taffy just used the cat litter.

I think I put too much in, he was not happy as the whole he dug kept filling in, but its too late now.
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