My best friend has a special needs kitten and since she does not have the internet I've decided to help her out.
The kitten is approximately 4 months old and has yet to use it's litter box. He gets close, that's for sure. He always seems to go right next to the box but just doesn't seem to want to go in it.
When his mother was queening there were complications. I don't know every detail but what I do know is that the kittens (3 of them in total) were much too big for the mama so she had to have a c section. The only kitten that survived was this one. Now, one can tell that his oxygen supply was cut off or something like that. He walks very strangely, falling quite occasionally and when he was younger he would shake somewhat violently for a couple of seconds. But other than that he is extremely loving and his only problem is this litter box situation.
I'm not aware of the litter box training he may or may not have received before he went to my friend. I know that she took him in about a month and a half ago and when she first got him she made sure he knew where the box was and that it was within his main living quarters. Since he was too small to climb into a normal box, we made him one from a cardboard that was small enough for him. So he should have no trouble learning how to do it. I especially do not understand why he only goes right next to it. He's so close!
So I was hoping to find some good tips as to training him. I hope it's not too late for him since he is 4 months old...
So PLEASE someone help my friend. She really, really loves this kitten and her dad said that he will get rid of it if the problem does not get solved soon.
Thank you! Any feedback will be greatly appreciated.
Tiffany
The kitten is approximately 4 months old and has yet to use it's litter box. He gets close, that's for sure. He always seems to go right next to the box but just doesn't seem to want to go in it.
When his mother was queening there were complications. I don't know every detail but what I do know is that the kittens (3 of them in total) were much too big for the mama so she had to have a c section. The only kitten that survived was this one. Now, one can tell that his oxygen supply was cut off or something like that. He walks very strangely, falling quite occasionally and when he was younger he would shake somewhat violently for a couple of seconds. But other than that he is extremely loving and his only problem is this litter box situation.
I'm not aware of the litter box training he may or may not have received before he went to my friend. I know that she took him in about a month and a half ago and when she first got him she made sure he knew where the box was and that it was within his main living quarters. Since he was too small to climb into a normal box, we made him one from a cardboard that was small enough for him. So he should have no trouble learning how to do it. I especially do not understand why he only goes right next to it. He's so close!
So I was hoping to find some good tips as to training him. I hope it's not too late for him since he is 4 months old...
So PLEASE someone help my friend. She really, really loves this kitten and her dad said that he will get rid of it if the problem does not get solved soon.
Thank you! Any feedback will be greatly appreciated.
Tiffany