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5 sats \ 11 replies \ @Rothbardian_fanatic 24 Feb \ on: Help, My catš doesn't want to use his litter box! Dogs_And_Cats
Weāve had to train several kittens and cats on how to use the litter box. The best way is to start with enough non-perfumed litter, we prefer non-clumping because it does not cause problems in the catās stomach from licking its feet.
Next, we take the cat to the liter box, put him in and with our hands on the catās paws, show them how to do the burying movement with both paws, one at a time. Repeat this while the cat will let you, then let him go. Repeat that process several times until he or she gets the idea.
I think the cat will do this himself if he is outside by himself. We also keep the cats in the house until it knows the house and is comfortable before letting them outside. This looks like a fairly young one, we have one like it.
Thank you for such an excellent opinion. I had not considered the sand thing. Maybe that has not helped him get used to it, although no one told me at the beginning. Do you think that is what is keeping him from moving forward?
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Iām not sure. Cats seem to know how to bury their scat as part of their nature. They just have to get used to the kitty litter that you are using. We noticed that our cats did not like the scented kitty litter, at all. Once we switched, they started using the litter box. Of course, in the summer and good weather, they prefer the outside to the litter box. Is your cat just for the inside or will you be letting it go outside by itself?
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That is what I have been able to see, cats are very clean mammals, for my part I do not limit them, many times they are inside the house and at other times they disappear š«¢.
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Are you sure that they are not disappearing inside the house? They are really good about that and, also, getting locked into closets. They are clean, and they like clean litter boxes, too. We have five of them here and we clean the boxes every day.
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I have tried to get him used to it first or assimilate that this is the place where he should do his business, so that he can do it later. Wow, you are living an incredible experience š«¢ If having 1 gives you a unique experience, imagine having 5, how have you felt throughout this process my friend?
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I havenāt had any problems! Our last one came to us completely by accident and was young enough (7 weeks) to be able to litter box train in one lesson. She just had to see where it was to start using it. We always felt fine with it, considering my wife was allergic to the cats before we got the first one. She is not allergic to them any more.