Ok so I have now done my second true TNR. Last time I did this I ended up going from 3 indoor cats to 7. She is currently in my utility room healing after surgery Friday. My concern is she won't use the litterbox. The first night I left her in the trap for a couple hours while the anesthesia wore off and she did go the bathroom then. I was cleaning the cage today in between doing laundry and found she peed on a small pet bed I put in the kennel with her. I still have yet to see a second bowel movement though.
The humane society where I had her fixed suggests using crystals, pine, or paper but she won't use any of it. She has never used a litterbox before but this is the first time I have had a cat not use the litterbox. Even 4 of my cats were feral kittens when I caught them and they took to the litterbox immediately.
She is in a large dog kennel so there aren't many places she could go instead or so I thought. I have tried mixing all the litters and even using a layer of dirt on top with no success. I would rather keep her inside for a few more days to make sure everything is ok but I don't know if I can if she won't use the box.
Any suggestions?
Just a note, she was a feral kitten but between the TNRs I care for and daily feedings she is extremely friendly to me. My original hope was to work with her till I could see if the Humane Society could evaluate to see if they would be willing to take her to adopt her out.
The humane society where I had her fixed suggests using crystals, pine, or paper but she won't use any of it. She has never used a litterbox before but this is the first time I have had a cat not use the litterbox. Even 4 of my cats were feral kittens when I caught them and they took to the litterbox immediately.
She is in a large dog kennel so there aren't many places she could go instead or so I thought. I have tried mixing all the litters and even using a layer of dirt on top with no success. I would rather keep her inside for a few more days to make sure everything is ok but I don't know if I can if she won't use the box.
Any suggestions?
Just a note, she was a feral kitten but between the TNRs I care for and daily feedings she is extremely friendly to me. My original hope was to work with her till I could see if the Humane Society could evaluate to see if they would be willing to take her to adopt her out.