My 2 kittens have just decided to start their toilet business outside of the litter tray!! YUK!! When can you start introducing them to the outside world so that I can slowly move their tray nearer the back door & outside & then get rid of it!!
2006-07-04 22:23:05 · 18 answers · asked by sammy27 2 in Pets ➔ Cats
Generally at about 4-6 months or after they get neutered or speyed and making sure they have their jabs.
Kittens/Cats don't like dirty areas to do their business in and they may not like sharing trays with one another so try getting two trays and keep them scrupulously clean. Remove waste matter as soon as possible and remove the wet as soon as its formed a clump then top up with more litter.
Disinfect the tray every other day with a mild disinfectant. Your kittens should return to the tray if you follow this advice.
Put their tray by the back door now, and allow your kittens to have a little supervised outdoor time with you, a long piece of string on their little collars will help.
Get them microchipped before giving them total freedom.
Good luck.
2006-07-04 22:29:21 · answer #1 · answered by Violent and bored 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
hi, i have just started letting my kitten out but to me hes a teenager he is 7 nearly 8 months old, he has had all his jags and he has his mum to look after him, at first i had him on a special cat harnes that i bought at the pet store, after a couple of weeks i let him of and he stayed in the garden most of the time now he id wondering about further and further but evry time i call him he is always close by tho i cant always see him. anywho always get your cat chiped altho we stay in a lovely neighberhood with lots of frendly cats get him chipped, oh and he is also booked in the be nutered, good choice if you dont want your neighbours coming round askin for child support, lol, hope i could help
p.s. it a learning expeience whatevre works for you, good luck
2006-07-04 22:57:31 · answer #2 · answered by charleneskivington19 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
okeis i wold tell when they r 6 or 8 weeks old send them ot in small gardens frist n then say after 3 or 4 weeks more let them wander they will come back to when they r hngry or r missing u
or can take them daily wiht u some where otside so that they can do hteir work there okei
2006-07-04 23:28:31 · answer #3 · answered by jollyjyoti0 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your cats will not live as long if you keep them outside. Give them some time to get used to the litter box if you want them to live a healthy long life.
2006-07-04 22:28:24 · answer #4 · answered by TMF 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
hiya im a veterinary nurse and we usually reccomend the let the cat out a week after their 2nd vaccination. Of course it toally depends on personal circumstances but i have a kitten who im not going to let out until he is neutured to avoid adding to the population of unwanted cats and kittens.
It is also advisable to get them microchipped before hand just incase he decides to wander off too far.
any rspca or rescue society will routinely scan a cat,
which if microchipped will have all your details to get hold of you
good luck!
2006-07-04 22:32:41 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I hope you take the advice of the vet who answered you. My neighborhood is loaded with ferrel cats and kittens, my Town only picks up dogs... we watch them pass by every so often, emaciated, sickly, all because owners " let them out" Would you let out your toddler???? Same difference. Most importantly is vaccinations, feline aids, leukemia, distemper are so contagoius and killers. Spay and neuter at six mos., and still don't let them out!!
2006-07-04 23:53:56 · answer #6 · answered by Molly's Mom 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hold the cat in your lap and take it outside give it a tour. Then when it goes outside, stay around with it so it can explore and learn the place.
2006-07-04 22:50:45 · answer #7 · answered by coconutsmizz 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I let mine out after they had been neutered (at around 6 months) and they'd had their first vaccinations. Start by taking them in the garden with you so that they can see you and wont get scared.
2006-07-05 00:21:51 · answer #8 · answered by moblopo36 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
move the tray outside and they can play safely at six weeks but don't go away and leave them alone.
2006-07-04 23:14:22 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you've had it from birth bout 10-12 weeks, be careful someone doesn't pick it up though, kittens are cute!!
if you've had it from some one else keep it in your home at least a month so he can get used to where he lives.
you can beat advice from a vet (above).
2006-07-04 22:30:24 · answer #10 · answered by tuppassister 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋