we have a semi-feral kitten we're trying to tame, about 6 months old. he keeps pooping and peeing outside of the litterboxes we have in the basement, so we have isolated him in a small room. immediately he has been using the litterbox correctly, so i'm not sure what to do now.
when he goes outside the litterbox i have been cleaning it up well and using nature's miracle to get rid of the scent. there are litterboxes for every cat which are cleaned at least twice a day. so i'm confused why he would use a litterbox he previously ignored when he was free to roam the house. though we have litterboxes in other parts of the house, he only goes in the basement normally.
i suspect it has something to do with the basement: it has a concrete floor, is it possible he just likes going on the concrete, possibly learned from his days out on the street (we live in an urban area)? i was thinking of getting a bunch of those thick plastic runners that go in hallways to cover the concrete, anybody think that would work?
when he goes outside the litterbox i have been cleaning it up well and using nature's miracle to get rid of the scent. there are litterboxes for every cat which are cleaned at least twice a day. so i'm confused why he would use a litterbox he previously ignored when he was free to roam the house. though we have litterboxes in other parts of the house, he only goes in the basement normally.
i suspect it has something to do with the basement: it has a concrete floor, is it possible he just likes going on the concrete, possibly learned from his days out on the street (we live in an urban area)? i was thinking of getting a bunch of those thick plastic runners that go in hallways to cover the concrete, anybody think that would work?