cat help
we tried putting the cat outdoors since that is where I found it anyways and it does fine out there. The problem is that now the neighbors are complaining because their dogs bark at our cat so now I have to bring it in the house and keep it here but how do I stop it from pooping all over the house???? Why won't it just keep the poop in the litter box???? |
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| Some of the cat oriented websites have forums specifically dedicated to ferals.
Did you limit the cat to one room for awhile before giving access tot he rest of the house? |
| we limitied her to the basement. I thought someone on here might know because I know some of you have cats and others are fostering cats so I thought you might have some tips |
| I JUST posted about the SAME problem with a cat we decided to foster (uh, keep?).
It's gotten better. I feed her only 2 times a day. Each time she eats, I lock her in our bathroom with the light on and the litter box. I make her stay in there for 30 minutes. At first she would poop on the bathroom floor. She only poops every other day it seems. Eventually, she started to poop in the litter box, but I've been very consistent about her eating and staying in the bathroom. I tried locking her in one room, but that wasn't good enough. She needed an even smaller space. She won't do it "in front of me," so during the day she's okay. Then at night, she is locking in our bedroom with me. Maybe your cat would be like ours and only poop after eating. I have cleaned up SO MUCH POOP, and it stinks like serious barf... but as I said, it's gotten "better." Oh, we also bought her a wider and longer litter box which she enjoys. |
| Hi,
Just finishing fostering those wee little kittens and their mom for the Humane Society. As there were over 60 kittens in foster, I ended up having the kittens until they were 10 wks old. At that age they eat 4 times daily and so ....naturally it comes out the other end. 5 cats using a litter box! I had to change it 4 times a day. My cats all go outside and use a cat door so I wasn't use to using a litter box for some time. Here's what I observe from the 30 odd cats that I've had the pleasure to live with over the years. Cats won't go in a dirty litter box..some are pickier about it than others. Some cats need to be shown and placed in the box after they eat. As Mrs J mentioned , keep the cat contained in one room for a short time after eating . Make sure the box is NOT near the food but on the other side of the room. All animals , even those little critters in cages will always choose the farthest place to do their business away from their food. Experiment with various litter..there's the clumping kind, scented, unscented, and even horse pellets. I guess it's just like humans whom prefer brands of toilet paper..ha ha. In my experience cats are the cleanest animals around when it comes to toilet duties. My little foster kittens were using the box at 3 wks, after observing their mom and never had an accident. At this age mom cat is also still cleaning their bottoms so that also made it easier. I made sure the box was size appropriate and then moved on to a bigger size. Currently, I have two foster moms and have a box with a lid on it. Some cats are more shy about going than others. Your little kitty might have been shown how to go outdoors by it's mom but not indoors in a box. Sometimes urinary or bowel problems are causing the accidents..it might be worth a check by the vet. With feral or semi feral cats you might want to have a box with dirt. Then just like when you're switching food kinda thing...place 1/2 litter, 1/2 dirt..eventually just using the litter. Cats have such sensitive smell that it's not uncommon for them to go in the same place where a cat has had a previous accident. There is stuff available at the pet stores to help this smell evaporate. Hope that helps! Oh just had a thought and had to edit the post...you know if worse comes to worse..you could say the neighbors dogs are barking at your cat ..turn the situation around. After all, works both ways. 
Marianne and the 6 cats. |
| As a long time cat person (I've been breeding and showing Himalayan cats since I was 12) the advice you have been given in the other posts has been right on. I would add that crate training works as well for cats, as it does for dogs and in most cases will train the cat/kitten within a week. Put the litter pan in the back of the crate and the water and bed in the front. The very small space will generally get the cat to use the litter pan very quickly. If you get get a hold of a litter pan that has been used that will also encourage the positive behavior. Do your very best to keep the litter clean. If you should have a relapse, back in the crate for two or three days. Just to give you a laugh I did have one kitten many years ago who was most difficult to litter train. He was more than 5 months old before he became litter trained. My boyfriend at the time named him BOS. Everyone thought he was named after the football player Brian Bosworth, because he was a brawny little boy. He was not. His name stood for Bag of S##T, becaused he pooped everywhere. Good luck!! |
| hi, I was thinking of using a dog crate (but I don't have one) so first I am going to try to confine her to the basement only with 2 litter boxes down there (one small one and one much much bigger).
hopefully she will adjust. I wish I had a mama cat to show her what to do but I don't. Hopefully she will get the idea as she gets older. she still seems pretty young. thanks for the ideas... |
Maybe show her the above photo? Keep us posted and good luck!
Marianne and the boys |
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