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muffin - 16 May 2004 22:18 GMT

we have a kitten that uses his litter box...but when we let him in the
living room, he will occasionaly pee in a corner of the room. Is there a
technique to train him or disuade him from using that spot to pee?

thanks for any thoughts

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Sandy - 16 May 2004 22:32 GMT

> we have a kitten that uses his litter box...but when we let him in the
> living room, he will occasionaly pee in a corner of the room. Is there a
> technique to train him or disuade him from using that spot to pee?

How old a kitten? If he's still pretty young, he might not know how to find
his way back to the litter box yet. How long after he's in the living room
does this happen? You might try taking him back to the room with the box
every so often until he knows how to get there himself.

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.oO rach Oo. - 17 May 2004 01:00 GMT

When we got Stella, she was completely untrained at 3 months old. When I saw
her pee on the rug, I put her in the litter box and sprinkled black pepper
on the spot she had peed. She has used the litter ever since.

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jamie - 28 May 2004 23:32 GMT

Once the area is completely cleaned and deodorized, you could make
that corner his feeding area for a few months (use a plastic pet matt,
if carpeted). He's not going to soil where he eats. Then gradually
move the food dishes to the kitchen, if it's not convenient to continue
feeding him there.

It's essential that it be completely deodorized with an enzyme
cleaner, because the cat can smell residues that you cannot, and will
go there again if he smells it.

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Annie Wxill - 29 May 2004 00:55 GMT

> > we have a kitten that uses his litter box...but when we let him in the
> > living room, he will occasionaly pee in a corner of the room. Is there a
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> move the food dishes to the kitchen, if it's not convenient to continue
> feeding him there.

...> jamie (jamiemck@newsguy.com)
Sorry to piggyback. I do not have the original message.
Perhaps the kitten is too young to get from the living room to the litter
box. Babies usually don't get much warning before the urge takes over. The
OP may need to temporarily put a litter box in the corner of the living room
or near the room where it is easilyl available to the kitten. As the kitten
matures in a few weeks, the box can be moved to a better area, or, depending
on the location of the other box, it could be removed altogether.
Annie

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MadHatter - 31 May 2004 20:18 GMT

>>we have a kitten that uses his litter box...but when we let him in the
>>living room, he will occasionaly pee in a corner of the room. Is there a
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> cleaner, because the cat can smell residues that you cannot, and will
> go there again if he smells it.

i have a similar problem: i just got a kitty yesterday and out of 6
times she had to use her litter box, she went herself only once. once
she took a dump right in the middle of my bed and another time she did
the same thing on my boyfriends bed, right near me! we put her out into
the living room, where her litter box is, for the night, closed all
doors and she used the litter box. she's 6 weeks old. i'm not sure if
it's just because it's her first day here, or we were spending so much
time with her that she couldn't remember to go all the way to the living
room, but this behavior is alarming. i haven't owned a kitten in a long
while, but i have two cats at my mom's place who are perfectly well
trained. any suggestions on how to deal with miss poopy-head?

-L

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Magic Mood Jeep? - 31 May 2004 21:23 GMT

6 weeks is young. She's just learning to use the litterbox. You should
have one in the room where she spends most of her time - if she's in the
bedroom, put one in there. When a youngster gets the urge to go, she's
gotta go NOW, not run around trying to remember where the litterbox is,
especially when in a multiple room situation. That's why she went on the
bed - it just happened to be where she was when she had to go.

I am fostering 4 kittens right now. They are confined to the bedroom
(doorway blocked off by a knee-high piece of cardboard - easier to step over
cardboard than trying to shoo 4 kittens away from a door when trying to
open/close it, and when they get big enough to jump/climb over that
cardboard, then they will get free run of the house... if we have them that
long). They have their own litterbox in there (and with 4 kittens using it,
it gets changed out daily - PU!), but we have 4 resident cats and have 4
other litterboxes around the house. So far resident cats are none to happy
about their visitors, and are avoiding the bedroom, except for a couple
curiosity visits, ended when confronted by a playful kitten that sent them
fleeing in terror. All 4 adult cats are afraid of something 1/8th their
size - kinda funny.

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> >>we have a kitten that uses his litter box...but when we let him in the
> >>living room, he will occasionaly pee in a corner of the room. Is there a
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> -L

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Karen Chuplis - 31 May 2004 22:25 GMT

>>> we have a kitten that uses his litter box...but when we let him in the
>>> living room, he will occasionaly pee in a corner of the room. Is there a
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> -L

Six weeks is REALLY young. You need to periodically put her IN the box,
especially after feeding. I'd even have a box in each room. She is truly a
baby and can't necessarily make it to a box when she has to go.

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Wendy - 05 Jun 2004 15:52 GMT

> >>> we have a kitten that uses his litter box...but when we let him in the
> >>> living room, he will occasionaly pee in a corner of the room. Is there a
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> especially after feeding. I'd even have a box in each room. She is truly a
> baby and can't necessarily make it to a box when she has to go.

You're right 6 wks is young. After eating I'd try confining her to a room
with the box for a bit until she's had the opportunity (and inclination) to
use the box. Get her reliably using the box for a few weeks and you should
be able to expand her horizons some.

W

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