Litter Training a Cat
Excerpt : When you come home from being gone, at work all day and find the cat has messed all over, or in one area. You have to go and get it cleaned as the cat sits and stares at you as if they have done
When you come home from being gone, at work all day and find the
cat has messed all over, or in one area. You have to go and get
it cleaned as the cat sits and stares at you as if they have
done nothing wrong. This is right!
Cats like children they need to be taught. Patience, time, kitty
litter, litter box are items that you will want to consider when
getting ready to train the cat to use the litter box. Patience,
Cats do not know that when living in your home or any other home
that the litter box with fresh smelling litter, clean and never
used is for them. Putting a litter box down and filling it
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litter, telling the cat this is the place for them to make their
mess is not going to do. Time, this is not going to happen
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Cats will only void in a clean litter box. One that is not clean
or has not been clean for a while and smells the cat will not
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shaving that give off natural pine scents, pellets with
different scents, ground corn, wheat, or conventional granule
type. If you are going to change the type of cat litter you use
mix it gradually with the litter that you use. This will get the
cat use to the smell, feel and how the new litter will perform.
Changing litter and gradually introducing the new litter to the
cat can cause problems with the cat using the new litter.
Litter boxes are usually plastic that would be a recommended to
use. As the box gets older sometimes, the smell does get in the
plastic material and does not come out. Litter boxes
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inexpensive so getting a new one when you have to be not a large
cost. When cleaning a litter box after you clean all the litter
out, take good soapy water and wash the box, rinse very well
with water. Let set and dry for a bit. If it is, a nice day out
side in the sun is a great place. The sun has a good dry agent
that helps take odors out. Then wipe down with ammonia water to
help absorb the smell from the cat. After letting that dry good,
then refill the cat litter box with the litter that you use.
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to the litter box to let them
know that they are able to be in there. Show them that they are
able to dig around in the litter. A short time after the cat has
eaten in the morning and evening take the cat to the litter box
Cat will associate eating and going potty as a good behavior. If
a cat does make a mess on the floor do not rub it nose in it as
you can hurt them and they will not know what you are try to
accomplish. Take the cat right to the litter box for them to
know that this is where they should be. Remember when training
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good job.
If you are not having good results in training your cat to use
the liter box, there are a couple of things to look at. Put some
catnip in the box as this scent is that cats love and will
attracted them to the catnip. On the other hand, you may have to
call your local vet to get some tips or have the cat go in and
see the vet. If a cat is sick or ill, they will not be willing
to participate with the training.
About the author:
Tony Robinson is a webmaster, international author and cat
lover. Visit his website at http://www.officialcats.com
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