I have a 12mth old female and a 12 mth old male. I make them come in of a night. My male cat has trained himself to wait until morning to go to the toilet, but my female wont, and she has a bad habit of standing in the tray and pooping over the side. My male cat then stresses and feels he needs to cover it,and he makes a huge mess moving litter to the outside of the box. What can I do to fix my females problem? My mum thinks I should take the tray away, but dont want her to dirty in the house. She likes the tray I assume, as she comes in of a day to use it instead of the garden.
2006-12-19 10:31:16 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Cats
sorry, i clean it after use. She does this even if it hasn't been used... It's also the biggest tray i can find for a cat.
2006-12-19 10:40:13 · update #1
There are a couple of reasons she might be doing this. If she is a medium or long hair cat, she may feel her fur touch the litter, and therefore assume that she is in. It is a common problem with the longer fur cats.
Like others have suggested, you could try getting a covered litter tray. Or you could invest in a tray that isn't specifically designed for cats. Out here in Australia we have recycle tubs for our papers and stuff, they have quite high walls so the the cat has to jump in and missing the box is extremely hard. Go and have a look around your local hardware store, and find a plastic container or box with high sides. This will hopefully stop the missing problem.
2006-12-19 11:14:42 · answer #1 · answered by Doozer B 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You got the biggest tray you can find, you say... That's a start. But I have heard that people who had the same problem with their cat solved it by buying not a cat litter tray but one of those plastic storage boxes - just short of about 2 feet long and 8 to 10 inches DEEP. The extra DEPTH prevents the cat from "going over" or "over-shooting" the poop. Or, get one of those cat litter boxes with a "roof" - its shaped like an igloo. But there's no guarantee that either of your cats will like going into a dark covered litter tray.
2006-12-19 15:09:57 · answer #2 · answered by Phoebhart 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My youngest cat also has this problem. The only way I got her to make it onto the litter was by buying her an enclosed litter box. At first she pooed all over the walls of it but but once she figured out it was hitting the walls she adjusted her stance so it actually lands on the litter. But if I give her a normal tray she'll still go over the side. I found that her problem is that she actually like to sit on the edge and pretend she's human! Go figure.
2006-12-19 20:31:46 · answer #3 · answered by Monkey Magic 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like your tray is flat. Get a litter box with a foot high walls. There's even enclosed litter boxes with a one sided entrance, pretty cheap about 20 to 30 bucks.
2006-12-19 10:40:33 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Make definite his clutter tray is utterly blank for the following time he demands to make use of it. Unfortunately, while very younger, kittens can leave out or he would possibly not were competent to make the tray in time. Don´t feed your kitten an excessive amount of wet meals and provide him water handiest to drink, this must company up his stools. He could also be a little bit out of types because of being in a brand new location and lacking his mum. Just be sufferer, he'll finally settle.
2016-09-03 15:36:17 · answer #5 · answered by salguero 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My large cat has a large covered litter box. It is almost too small even at that. He places his front paws on the edge of the doorway, does his business. Then he gets out of the box to turn around and goes back in the box to cover it up. It's hilarious!
2006-12-19 11:07:23 · answer #6 · answered by rugbee 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go out and buy a high side litter box or one with a lid. This can help solve your problem....and one last thing. Letting your cats outside is a very bad thing. You are asking for them to run away, get in a bad fight, catch a disease and many other bad things. Keep them inside!
2006-12-19 13:04:05 · answer #7 · answered by idgerow 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had a cat that did that. He needed a "jumbo" box...even though he wasn't a huge cat. Soon as I got a bigger box, he stopped missing. Even if the cat fits fine in the box... she might FEEL like it's too small... especially if it's covered. On the other hand, if it's NOT covered... you might try GETTING a covered one (still get a LARGE one) so that she can't hang her rear over (though she still could over the front, as mine did).
2006-12-19 10:50:16 · answer #8 · answered by kittikatti69 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like you need a covered litter box. This will prevent your cat from hanging her butt over the side of the box.
2006-12-19 10:59:53 · answer #9 · answered by mmuscs 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You might try one of those underbed storage boxes. I had a siamese that was just too long for a standard cat tray.
2006-12-19 10:53:16 · answer #10 · answered by hoodoowoman 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋