litter box?

Question

i just got a cat that was an indoor outdoor cat that has never been trained to use the litter box and has always been allowed to go out side in the forest. how do i go about traing her to use the litter boxs she is ony about 4-5 months old.

Answer 1

put it in a convenient place, that she will have free access to, and leave it in that place, take her to it and show her,,, then watch her carefully for the first few days, when you see her start to go (most likely this will be near a door) just calmly pick her up and take her to it,,,, if you find she has pooped elsewhere then the box,,, scoop up the poop and place it in it,,,, then take her an show her,,, do all this very calmly and matter of fact, no fussing or extreme reaction,,,,, and she should learn quickly,,,,, some cats just naturally take to it, others take a little work,,,,,

Answer 2

Well...There are a couple of things you can try. FIrst I would try normal clumping litter, pour a very small amount of water right in the center of it, just enough to get it damp and place kitty in the box. Cats are usually drawn to litter and if this doesnt work, you might try some alternative litter. There is another litter on the Market called Worlds Best Kitty Litter that is pretty expensive but also really good. If you don't want to try that due to cost, you might just try making a dirt box. You can purchase fill dirt or garden top soil for about the same price, maybe even cheaper than litter. Just make sure you clean it out daily and you can use some baking soda in the dirt to help keep down the ammonia smell. You will probably have to do a full change out of the dirt more often than clumping litter, so it may come out to the same price dirt versus clumping litter in the end.

I would not recommend using dirt from outside as you never know what other animals have been digging around in the dirt or using it as a toilet. You may expose your kitty to worms or other parasites by using dirt from outside, so purchased dirt would probably be the way to go.

Hope this helps.

Also...I had a kitty that was an outdoor kitty that was a stray. We brought her in and she wouldnt poop in the box. After we had her spayed she started pooping in the box, so don't give up. Spay/neuter may help.

Answer 3

1. keep a clean litter box, scoop it daily. flushable litter is about the best as you get rid of the mess and smell right away.

2. make sure once you put the litter box somewhere, it stays there.

3. use a normal litter pan from the store, good size one, or even better is like a 25-45 gallon tote container with the lid removed. this is better to keep the litter in the pan and gives the can more privacy.

4. once you have it set up, just pick the cat up and drop her/him in the box. give him a few pats, praise and walk away. naturally they should start to sniff around and realize what it is. cats are clean by nature, they only go outside the box when they are mad, have an illness, can't find the pan or the pan is too dirty for their liking.

treat a cat like a 2 yr old child and you'll do great.

Answer 4

Just put the litter pan out where tha cat can get to it easily and show it to the cat, put the cat in it and it will do it. They are very smart and most learn on their own. I'd suggest using clay litter for the first couple of times because some of the others have odors that may turn the cat off because it is used to going outside. Other than that it will do it all by itself. I'd keep it confined to a couple of rooms at first with the box close by. Good luck.

Answer 5

First off,
If your cat does make a mess outside of the litter box it is generally not good practice to scold her or punish her. Putting her nose in the mess and then tossing her in the litter is not going to solve your problem.so dont do that! i had a common problem a few months back,ill explain it all to you. Confine your new addition to a small but comfortable room, preferably one with a hard floor if you have one. Place both the litter box and the food dish in the room but don't place them close to one another. Your cat will naturally not want to defecate near its food source so she will look for another area. Eliminate any pillows, blankets, newspapers, towels or other soft items where your cat may decide to eliminate from the room before you close her in. If you have confined your cat to a room with hard floors she is likely to avoid eliminating on the floor since urinating is likely to splash back and get on her fur. The only remaining choice to the cat at this point is (hopefully) the litter box.

Answer 6

I have had a cat just like that before and I used dirt in the litter box first till he got used to going in the box then you can gradually change over to regular litter,however you have to change the dirt evryday ..

Answer 7

Put her in it, especially when you've just seen her doing her business. Cats naturally want to bury their waste and most will go right to the litter box out of curiosity at least. She'll get it.

Answer 8

You should put the kitten in the litter box and then scap their paws up and down like digging when it seems like it has to go.

Also you could put the kitten in the litter box every 30 min.

hope it helpes

Answer 9

drop her on her litter box when its time to go.

Answer 10

Put her in it and move her paws around in it in a digging motion. If that doesn't teach her and she goes in the house, yell NO and then put her in it again and dig her paws. Repeat until she learns