When you
come home from being gone, at work all day and find the cat has messed all
over, or in one area. You have to go and get it cleaned as the cat sits and
stares at you as if they have done nothing wrong. This is right!
Cats like
children they need to be taught. Patience, time, kitty litter, litter box are
items that you will want to consider when getting ready to train the cat to use
the litter box. Patience, Cats do not know that when living in your home or any
other home that the litter box with fresh smelling litter, clean and never used
is for them. Putting a litter box down and filling it with litter, telling the
cat this is the place for them to make their mess is not going to do. Time,
this is not going to happen overnight. It could but do not set your goals to
high for an over night miracle.
Cats will
only void in a clean litter box. One that is not clean or has not been clean
for a while and smells the cat will not use. The litter box should be in
somewhat a private area for the cat. Cats like privacy to go to the bathroom,
as we need privacy.
Kitty
litter, there are simple plain litter to scratch and sniff litter. Textures of
litter, recyclable newspaper, and compressed pine shaving that give off natural
pine scents, pellets with different scents, ground corn, wheat, or conventional
granule type. If you are going to change the type of cat litter you use mix it
gradually with the litter that you use. This will get the cat use to the smell,
feel and how the new litter will perform. Changing litter and gradually
introducing the new litter to the cat can cause problems with the cat using the
new litter.
Litter
boxes are usually plastic that would be a recommended to use. As the box gets
older sometimes, the smell does get in the plastic material and does not come
out. Litter boxes are very inexpensive so getting a new one when you have to be
not a large cost. When cleaning a litter box after you clean all the litter
out, take good soapy water and wash the box, rinse very well with water. Let
set and dry for a bit. If it is, a nice day out side in the sun is a great
place. The sun has a good dry agent that helps take odors out. Then wipe down
with ammonia water to help absorb the smell from the cat. After letting that
dry good, then refill the cat litter box with the litter that you use.
Training
the cat to use the litter box is sometime an easy task. Take the cat a couple
times a day to the litter box to let them know that they are able to be in
there. Show them that they are able to dig around in the litter. A short time
after the cat has eaten in the morning and evening take the cat to the litter
box
Cat will
associate eating and going potty as a good behavior. If a cat does make a mess
on the floor do not rub it nose in it as you can hurt them and they will not
know what you are try to accomplish. Take the cat right to the litter box for
them to know that this is where they should be. Remember when training rewards
are great tools for getting a cat to associate that they are doing a good job.
If you are not having good results in training
your cat to use the liter box, there are a couple of things to look at. Put
some catnip in the box as this scent is that cats love and will attracted them
to the catnip. On the other hand, you may have to call your local vet to get
some tips or have the cat go in and see the vet. If a cat is sick or ill, they
will not be willing to participate with the training.
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