Hey everyone! I'm having this problem with my 3 month old kitten. We got her about 3 weeks ago and at first she was fine and using her litter box. But suddenly she stopped.
She's very comfortable with the house and with the other cat and dog (Maltese), she was super comfortable since day one. I don't know what changed but now she won't use her box and keeps peeing on our clothes!
At first I thought it was the new litter, I assumed she didn't like the crystals so we changed it back to the normal fine grain litter. Originally she would only poop in the box and pee on our clothes but yesterday we found poop too. I've taken her to the vet and she said our kitten was fine, and it was just an issue we would have to solve and figure out why she wasn't using the box.
We also thought perhaps shes just really prissy and constantly wants a clean box, we've cleaned it multiple times a day to see if she feels more comfortable using it. She doesn't go potty anywhere else except our clothes, not even the hamper is safe. The litterbox has stayed in the same place since she got here, the same spot when she was actually using it.
At the moment I'm scolding her when she goes on our clothes and when we see her use her litter box we reward her with pettings, lots of affection and a treat. We can't move the litter box to another place as we are currently in a crowded place ( moving in 3 weeks we will be able to locate it somewhere else then). The litterbox is topless and we have another box downstairs (with a top).
I've also made an appointment with another vet for a second opinion.
I've had several cats all but one have had problems using the litterbox at some point but never this persistent or picky.
What are some methods you guys have used to correct litterbox issues? Or have any of you had a baby this stubborn? I'd like to correct this issue before we move to our apartment I don't want to have the carpet ruined and lose the deposit.
She's very comfortable with the house and with the other cat and dog (Maltese), she was super comfortable since day one. I don't know what changed but now she won't use her box and keeps peeing on our clothes!
At first I thought it was the new litter, I assumed she didn't like the crystals so we changed it back to the normal fine grain litter. Originally she would only poop in the box and pee on our clothes but yesterday we found poop too. I've taken her to the vet and she said our kitten was fine, and it was just an issue we would have to solve and figure out why she wasn't using the box.
We also thought perhaps shes just really prissy and constantly wants a clean box, we've cleaned it multiple times a day to see if she feels more comfortable using it. She doesn't go potty anywhere else except our clothes, not even the hamper is safe. The litterbox has stayed in the same place since she got here, the same spot when she was actually using it.
At the moment I'm scolding her when she goes on our clothes and when we see her use her litter box we reward her with pettings, lots of affection and a treat. We can't move the litter box to another place as we are currently in a crowded place ( moving in 3 weeks we will be able to locate it somewhere else then). The litterbox is topless and we have another box downstairs (with a top).
I've also made an appointment with another vet for a second opinion.
I've had several cats all but one have had problems using the litterbox at some point but never this persistent or picky.
What are some methods you guys have used to correct litterbox issues? Or have any of you had a baby this stubborn? I'd like to correct this issue before we move to our apartment I don't want to have the carpet ruined and lose the deposit.