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I had momma and babies in my garden bath tub last night.Well, momma decided that she did NOT want to use the liter box,instead she wanted to pee and poop on my bedroom carpet.....at 4am
(I put some of her poop in the liter pan)So, I put her back into the tub with the babies.My bathroom does not have a door on it.It is attached to my bedroom
At 6am, I heard her scratching my carpet again.So, I got up and put her and the babies in my laundry room behind a child safety gate.There are shelves there, so it was sort of like a crate type of set up.Until I could put her in the dog crate.(Don't worry, I cleaned it and let it air dry first.)
Well, I left her alone,and just went to check on all of them and feed momma.The sheet that I had in there was SOAKED with pee and she had pooped on it.
So, I put her in the crate with the liter box,a small box lined with a flannel type of pillow case for the kittens,and her food and water.The crate is really to small for them--it's the small size wire cage from Wal-Mart.But, it will have to do until I can contact a foster home......or keep them until they are old enough to go to new homes.......still not sure about what we are going to do.
My problem is----------how do I keep her from peeing and pooping OUT of the liter box? I'm worried that if she pees and the kittens sit/lay in it,they will get sick.
It seems to me,that she was an outside cat.We opened the back door to shake the liter from the sheet she peed on---she was SAFELY latched in the crate
--but once she heard the outside noises,she tried to get out.
She is a loving cat,and a GREAT momma.I just need to figure out how to liter box train her...because if she does stay here,I can NOT have her messing all over the house.
At 6am, I heard her scratching my carpet again.So, I got up and put her and the babies in my laundry room behind a child safety gate.There are shelves there, so it was sort of like a crate type of set up.Until I could put her in the dog crate.(Don't worry, I cleaned it and let it air dry first.)
Well, I left her alone,and just went to check on all of them and feed momma.The sheet that I had in there was SOAKED with pee and she had pooped on it.
So, I put her in the crate with the liter box,a small box lined with a flannel type of pillow case for the kittens,and her food and water.The crate is really to small for them--it's the small size wire cage from Wal-Mart.But, it will have to do until I can contact a foster home......or keep them until they are old enough to go to new homes.......still not sure about what we are going to do.
My problem is----------how do I keep her from peeing and pooping OUT of the liter box? I'm worried that if she pees and the kittens sit/lay in it,they will get sick.
It seems to me,that she was an outside cat.We opened the back door to shake the liter from the sheet she peed on---she was SAFELY latched in the crate
She is a loving cat,and a GREAT momma.I just need to figure out how to liter box train her...because if she does stay here,I can NOT have her messing all over the house.