Litter Training.... NEED HELP
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| Sat, 03-26-2005 - 9:15pm |
Hey all!
My name is Catherine, and I am the new owner of a 6 week-old kitten. I have had tons of experience in caring for cats in the past, and feel perfectly at home having this little creature dart around underfoot.
However, I have never had experience with having to litter train a kitten. For whatever reason, the shelter I got him from never had a litter box in the cage with him, so I guess he never really learned to go in the sand (I am in Seoul, S. Korea, and that is common practice in pet stores/shelters here... they keep the cages super clean, but the cats end up unlearning instinctual behaviour).
Anyway, I am not sure where to go from here. I have been putting the solid waste in the box, and taking Kal (my kitten) to the box when I see that he has had another accident... but he is not learning. The I put the litter box in the place that he decided would be a good place to pee, and he just chose another spot. How can I make the litter box atractive to my otherwise amazingly wonderful little friend? ANY suggestions will be used - and please understand that as I am not in Canada or the US, any specific product suggestions may not be useful - cats are not common pets over here, and it's hard enough to find food and litter.
Thanks a million... I know you will all help :)
Catherine and Kalbi :)

*WELCOME* to Cats Catherine!
Hey again :)
Thanks for the advice. I have been scooping up his solids and putting them in the litter box, and I noticed that he has pooped in the box a couple times. So yey!! He has yet to pee in the box, but he hasn't peed around the apartment since he started going in the box... :D I am going to wait and see what happens tonight while I am sleeping... I'll let you know what happens in the morning.
Thanks again,
Catherine
Hi Catherine.
hey all... thanks for the replies :)
I have been confining him when I go out... he has been very good the last couple of days, so I thought yesterday that I would try letting him out while I was gone. He both pooped and peed on my bed.
Nice.
Anyway, I cleaned up and whatever (not a big deal), and while I was doing it, he jumped into the box, pooped, and covered it up nicely. I don't understand. Maybe he just never "made it" to the box... but that doesn't seem likely. Anyway, I took him to the vet last night for vaccines, and apparently he has a bacterial infection in his bowels. So, he is being treated for that. The vet gave him two injections and 6 little pills to take - 2 a day for 3 days. The vet never spoke very good English, so I didn't catch the name of the infection. I have to bring Kal back on Friday for a checkup, so maybe I will ask him to write down the name of the infection so I can share it with you all.
Oh the joys of a new kitten from unknown sources ;)
Thanks again, and keep the replys coming :)
Catherine and Kalbi
No wonder Kalbi is having trouble.