My cat will NOT go to the bathroom in her litter box HELP?

Question

I have a little kitten I mean she isn't that little she is about 6 months old and at the place we got her from she would use the litter box, but at home she will go to the bathroom in the bathroom she has the right idea but I am getting tired of cleaning up her messes in the bathroom, We tried isolating her in a bathroom by herself with just a litter box and food and water and she had accidents on the floor the first day or so and then she started to go to the bathroom in her litter box she was isolated for a week and then we let her out thinking she would use her box and she is still going in the bathroom again, I am getting to aggrivated, we do have two other cats but they use another litter box and she has her own by where she likes to hang out at and the other cats leave her box alone but she wont use it but she did when she was isolated for a week I don't understand anyone have any ideas as to how I can fix this problem

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Ralfcoder, I do appreciate your answer and the idea's you had for me, but what I don't appreciate is telling me to practice grammar. Seriously, I don't come on Yahoo answers to get ridiculed for my punctuation and grammar errors. I was typing in a hurry so pardon me if it wasn't to your liking. In the future though if I need help with grammar and punctuation, then I will for sure come to you. Take care and have a nice day.

Answer 1

If you're using a product w/ amoniona in it to clean up after her accidents that could encourage her to keep going on the floor (pee has lots of amonia in it so they smell similar). Make sure you're using something made just for cleaning up cat urine so that it will get rid of all the smell.

I also agree with finding out what her box was like before you adopted her and recreate it, some cats are very picky. If you can't do that then give her a few options of different types of litter and see if there is one she prefers. There is also "cat attract" litter which we have a lot of success with at the rescue I work with. it is a bit pricy but a good training tool.

When we were training our babies they would only go in a perfectly clean box so about half an hour after they were fed we would have to put them in the spotless box, let them pee, scoop, let them poop and then take them to the potty several times between meals, just like little kids. It may not be neccessary to go quite this far (we bottle fed ours so they were only 5 wks old at the time) but if you feed at a certain time you should be able to get bathroom habits on a schedule as well and that will give you more ability to anticipate when she'll go and make sure it's in the correct spot.

Answer 2

First, get her to a vet. When cats have a UTI they will often not use the litter box. If she checks out okay at the vet here are some other things you could try. First us a litter that is unscented. What smells good to us can be overpowering to a cats sensitive nose. Make sure the litter box is in a low traffic area. Make sure you keep it scooped, many cats will not use a dirty box. Rule of thumb is a litter box for every cat plus an extra. If the box is hooded, remove the hood. If it is a self cleaning box, trash it. They are not clean and the noise will frighten a lot of cats. Again, the place to start is with a vet. Good luck.

Answer 3

First, is her litter box too tall? If it's too tall then she won't be able to get into the box. Second has she been checked by a vet? There could be some medical complications, such as a bladder infection or cold that cause some cats to, for some reason, not go in their litter boxes. Also she might be finicky over the type of litter you are using. Some cats like fine sand over course litter. Next are the other cats using her litter box? Some times cats won't go in the same place as another cat. Go figure. Check out the first two options post haste, if that doesn't work you can test out the litter theory by putting out small boxes of different types. As for keeping the other cats out of her box. Creative placement.

Good luck.

Answer 4

Aside from the infection strand, I agree that she may not like the litter box. My cat never liked conventional litter, he was only interested in real earth. Some cats like torn-up newspaper. If it's an open litter box, try enclosing it. If it's a hooded one, take the hood off. Some trays are very tall, try a lower one. What was the tray like where she was born? Maybe you should imitate it.
First of all, though, make sure there's no physical thing going on by taking her to a vet.

Answer 5

AARRRRGGGGHHH!!!!

USE PUNCTUATION!!!!! Your statement is IMPOSSIBLE to read!!

OK... I think I have that out of my system....

Here's a couple of things to try.

First - cats tend to pee and defecate where they smell urine and scat. It's a little gross, but put her turds in the litter box. Put some litter on her urine, then scoop it up and put it in the box, too. The idea is to make the litter box smell right. Make sure the litter box is clean first - scrub it out some before you do this, then add fresh litter. Maybe change to a different brand, or the scoopable kind, if you're not using that already.

Second - clean the bathroom floor well. VERY well. Clean enough that you seriously wouldn't be upset if your kid ate something that fell on it. The idea is to get rid of the cat smell on the floor, and get the cat used to using the box.

Finally, watch your cat's routine. If she tends to urinate after eating, for example, follow her to the bathroom, and encourage her to use the box. Then reward her and praise her immediately after, so she's more likely to use it again.

Then go back and practice using more punctuation - PLEASE!!!

Answer 6

Hon, I am serious...don't worry...had this problem myself once with one of my now grown "babies"....(I have over 13 cats) but my two on the inside are good at using a litter box....anyways...where she is using the floor basically as her litter box, this leaves a scent that attracts cats back to that place to urinate, and the other...lol.....try cleaning the carpet or whatever that is around her box with some really good disinfectant and deodorize the floor, too afterwards.....try putting her IN the box, keep doing this as often as you can and it might help...it worked for me....some kitties are just a little stubborn, hon....good luck....

Answer 7

This happened to me, so I used a large dog kennel and I put the box in there and food and water and I left the kitten in the crate for a week or so. I then moved the box and bought a second one for a different place, showed it to the kitten and it got the clue. Try it, it worked for me.

Answer 8

Well , close the bathroom door and put the litter box in front of the door . may be that can help.

Answer 9

Try to keep your eye on her ... when she is goes pee on the floor pick her up and put her right in the litter box .... thats how i trained my two kittens

Answer 10

You should take her to the vet. She probably has a Urinary tract infection. It's her way of saying Hey! Something is wrong. Pay attention.