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We have a kitten(about 7-8 weeks old now). His mother was another cat we have, who had him outdoors. At some point we noticed he looked ill, and took him to a vet. Long story short, he likely got attacked by a dog or other animal, suffering a broken rib and swelling in his stomach, but should make a recovery.
After that, we decided to keep the kitten inside, to help keep him safe while he recovered. He's doing really well, except we're having a lot of problems getting him litter-trained, to the point where we might have to get rid of him.
We've taken to confining him to the bathroom, where the litter box for the mother has always been, along with some food and water. We clean it regularly, and as long as he's in that room, he doesn't leave messes outside the box. Any time we let him out of the room(to be with his mother, or to run around a little bit), he never seems to go back to the bathroom to do his business. Instead, he just poops in the living room. At one point, barely even a minute of being let out of the bathroom, he went and took a dump.
We've never had so much trouble with cats not going where they're supposed to, and we really don't know what to do at this point.
Any advice?
After that, we decided to keep the kitten inside, to help keep him safe while he recovered. He's doing really well, except we're having a lot of problems getting him litter-trained, to the point where we might have to get rid of him.
We've taken to confining him to the bathroom, where the litter box for the mother has always been, along with some food and water. We clean it regularly, and as long as he's in that room, he doesn't leave messes outside the box. Any time we let him out of the room(to be with his mother, or to run around a little bit), he never seems to go back to the bathroom to do his business. Instead, he just poops in the living room. At one point, barely even a minute of being let out of the bathroom, he went and took a dump.
We've never had so much trouble with cats not going where they're supposed to, and we really don't know what to do at this point.
Any advice?