How do you get a stray cat that you brought in to use the litter box?

Question

I have tried litter and dirt. She just had kittens 6 days ago and I brought her in to try to help her be more comfortable. She is doing great but refuses to use the litter box. I want her to stay, but she cannot continue to siol up the house!

Answer 1

what you can do is 2 thing 1 but her poop in the box and let it sit there she will smell it and might head in there same goes for her Pee wipe it up with paper towel and leave it in the box.2 when you see her starting to go put her in the box since shes been out side all this time she doesn't know your going to have to teach her to go in the box remember she came from out side and it was a big litter box out there so give her time if she is peeing in the cornor put cyanne pepper in that area this will keep her away but your going to have to put her in the box when shes got to go and tell her good girl and reward her

Answer 2

I've taken in a stray kitten, and it wasn't difficult to litter-box train at all. With all new cats, stray or shelter or whatnot, you should isolate them in a small room, so she can get used to you. Put the litter box in the room. I started my cat's litter box off by using dirt instead of litter, because he was used to dirt. I used dirt for 2 days, and then replaced it with a very sand-like litter. I was lucky in that he meowed loudly before doing his business, so I scooped him up before he started and placed him in the box. Also, I've had read that running one of the cat's paws through the litter or dirt works. This way, the cat knows she can scratch and bury. I fostered another stray cat, and this is the technique I used, and it worked wonderfully.
Also, make sure the litter is kept clean.

Answer 3

I have brought in many strays over the years and you CAN teach them to use a litter box. I always do exactly what Meow suggested and you also have to make sure the box you are using has not been used by another cat (they can smell each other) also, next time she messes up (this is gross but works) pick it up and put it in her box (it really does work.) The small area is really important too.

Answer 4

I agree with meowvet. Small room for about a week. It is strange for her to be in the house and she is feeling not only the stress of raising kittens, but the stress of a new house and family. Make her a nice warm bed that will be washable. Once the kittens start crawling, they will make small messes until they are big enough for the litter box.

Answer 5

Put her in a very small room like a large closet or bathroom (with a light) and put the litter box, food, water, and babies in with her. Mix sand in with the cat litter (about half and half) sometimes going all over the house is a sign of stress and making them cozy and in a smaller area helps. Also, if she is blowing number two all over the place and it is runny she has worms and needs to go to a vet. But if output is normal try reducing the size of her area and her stress.

Answer 6

I own a stray cat and all you have to do is Every once in a while, preferably after it wakes up from a nap or eats/drinks, take it and put it in the litterbox and rub its paws through the litter. Also, if you have another cat that it gets along with, it could learn from that cat if They are kept in the same room.

Answer 7

stray cats wont use a litter box

Answer 8

make her lay in it. And try newspaper.