my 3months old kitty, has found a corner in my room to poop and pee and unfortunately thats not where the litter box is. Well till now she hasnt messed the floor, but all the time she gets into the pooping/peeing position in that corner and i imediately pick her up and place her in the litterbox and she finishes her stuff in the box. By constantly placing her there will she realize that the litter box is the place to poopee?
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litterbox.....
- Thread starter altzarina
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Your kitten may be telling you that she does not like where you have her litter box or that she does not like something about her litter box.
• If you use a covered litter box, take off the lid. Many cats refuse to use covered boxes.
• Most cats prefer fine-grained unscented litter. So, try changing litter even if she liked this litter in the past.
• Most cats prefer to poop in a different box than the one in which they pee. So have at least two boxes for one cat.
• If you have more than one cat, make sure you have at least one litter box per cat PLUS one extra box. So, if you have two cats, three litter boxes is ideal. Do not place the boxes right next to each other. Two boxes that are together is the same as just one box in the catâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]s mind!
• Make sure you scoop the litter box daily, and with multiple cats, scoop twice daily. Cats often refuse to use dirty boxes. Most of us avoid toilets that are full of pee and poop. Cats are even more fastidious than us humans and certainly have more delicate senses of smell, so of course they do not want to step in a box full of old feces and urine! A clean rug is much more attractive than a dirty box!
• If your litter boxes are old, they may have absorbed odors even if you regularly clean them. So, try buying new boxes.
• Make sure your litter boxes are in a place where the cat feels safe while going potty. If she is disturbed by you or your kids or another cat or dog while she is trying to potty, she will choose to use a safer location. So, move the litter box to a location where she can see the comings and goings of the other people and animals in the house. You can set up the box in the corner of a room, then surround the box with nice house plants. It will be attractive and open enough for the cat to feel safe!
• Put a litter box on each level (floor) of the house.
• Make sure you thoroughly clean all old urine spots on the rug and elsewhere. If she can smell the old urine she will think that place is a good place to potty. Use a flourescent black light to find old urine and treat all old spots with an enzymatic cleanser.
• Try putting a plastic carpet runner upside down on the places she likes to urinate....most cats don't like to walk on the "spikes" so they will avoid the covered spots.
• Put something real smelly where she likes to urinate...most cats hate the smell of citrus, so try putting citrus scented air freshener or orange peels or citrus potpourri where she has pottied inappropriately.
• If you use a covered litter box, take off the lid. Many cats refuse to use covered boxes.
• Most cats prefer fine-grained unscented litter. So, try changing litter even if she liked this litter in the past.
• Most cats prefer to poop in a different box than the one in which they pee. So have at least two boxes for one cat.
• If you have more than one cat, make sure you have at least one litter box per cat PLUS one extra box. So, if you have two cats, three litter boxes is ideal. Do not place the boxes right next to each other. Two boxes that are together is the same as just one box in the catâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]s mind!
• Make sure you scoop the litter box daily, and with multiple cats, scoop twice daily. Cats often refuse to use dirty boxes. Most of us avoid toilets that are full of pee and poop. Cats are even more fastidious than us humans and certainly have more delicate senses of smell, so of course they do not want to step in a box full of old feces and urine! A clean rug is much more attractive than a dirty box!
• If your litter boxes are old, they may have absorbed odors even if you regularly clean them. So, try buying new boxes.
• Make sure your litter boxes are in a place where the cat feels safe while going potty. If she is disturbed by you or your kids or another cat or dog while she is trying to potty, she will choose to use a safer location. So, move the litter box to a location where she can see the comings and goings of the other people and animals in the house. You can set up the box in the corner of a room, then surround the box with nice house plants. It will be attractive and open enough for the cat to feel safe!
• Put a litter box on each level (floor) of the house.
• Make sure you thoroughly clean all old urine spots on the rug and elsewhere. If she can smell the old urine she will think that place is a good place to potty. Use a flourescent black light to find old urine and treat all old spots with an enzymatic cleanser.
• Try putting a plastic carpet runner upside down on the places she likes to urinate....most cats don't like to walk on the "spikes" so they will avoid the covered spots.
• Put something real smelly where she likes to urinate...most cats hate the smell of citrus, so try putting citrus scented air freshener or orange peels or citrus potpourri where she has pottied inappropriately.
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this is my new kitten....and am in the process of training her. Yes I clean the litter box after every poop session. Anyway...I have placed cotton dabs of dettol, its an anticeptic liquid avaialble here...seems she is hating that smell. hopefully she wont soil that place..
What I wanted to know is that by constantly placing her in the litter box during the poopy time will make her litter box trained? will it be hammered in her mind that this is her toilet?
What I wanted to know is that by constantly placing her in the litter box during the poopy time will make her litter box trained? will it be hammered in her mind that this is her toilet?
What I would do if I were you is put her litterbox where she is choosing to go. Also make sure it is cleaned often and try some of the above suggestions.
