how come my kiten doesn't burry his number two's after he goes in the litter tray?

Question

My 3 1/2 month old kitten has no problems using his litter tray but he never burry's hes poo? i have had cats in the past which have all buried their poo but this one doesnt why?

Answer 1

Some cats bury and some cats don't.
Breeds such as Burmese and Oriental/Siamese tend to obsessively bury their feces.
The instinct is usually to bury so that they can hide the evidence of the being around from creatures that maybe hunting them, obviously your cat doesn;t feel that he will become prey anytime soon!

Answer 2

Or he may hate the litter. I have been around two cats that want nothing to do with their litter- one was my housemate's cat, who would carefully arrange her paws on the wide sides/cover of the box and carefully extend her rear end over the box, then try to bury teh whole box with teh floor (this was actually sort of funny to watch, esp her expression if she fell in). One of my current cats hates all litter- I know, I've tried!- well ok, she likes newspaper, but that is not acceptable to the humans. She will stand on it long enough to use, but that's all.

Answer 3

i have a kitten with a bumb arm and she didnt do that for a while to but i found that when i catch her pooping in the litter box i keep my distance and let ehr finish and before she gets out (or just catch him and put him back in there) i put her where she just went and take her front paw and move in the burring motion so she knows to cover when shes done. i have no problem with her now. it took her about 2 weeks of me doing that when i saw her going. thats the best. otherwise maybe he just wants more litter in the box so he can dig farther down. his box also may not be kept clean enough for him. one of my kittys is picky about that she will sit and meow next to the box if i dont clean it out every day!!! she likes it clean. let me know what happens

Answer 4

This one wants one to poop in and one to pee in. make sure that there is plenty of room for it to move around and walk around the box to cover it. You may have to buy a littermaid, any brand will do. Try using unscented cat litter, also, must keep that box real clean, some cats are so intensley clean that it will not put it's paws in a box where it thinks it might touch a clump of pee.

Answer 5

I supposed he didn't learn the method from his mother if in this case. You might have to teach him the way by showing him how it should go?

Are you home most of the time? If it's not too troublesome maybe covering not that necessary as you can clear it up before it starts to stink. Pardon me I might be wrong.

Answer 6

We too have a kitten, about 5 months old, and he rarely covers his leavings! The last kitten we had grew out of this; hopefully, our kittens will "get the idea" and cover their ones and twos when they get older.

Answer 7

Is he the only one? Mine used to do it more often but he's the only one here and there is no other threat of another cat, so he gets lazy. The reason they cover is to hide their scent; if there's not another animal, they figure why bother.

Answer 8

You need to teach him how. After he does #2, immediately show him how to cover it by holding his front legs and guiding his paws to burrying motions.

Answer 9

i wish they would!! one of my cats doesn't, than the other follows and covers it! its disgusting, especially if the cat tray is in the back of your home, and the smell wafts into the front!!! i wish i knew why they didn't cover their poo!

Answer 10

my does the same thing it drive me crazy ,