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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / March 2005How can you get your cat to go to the bathroom in the litter box all the time?
My cat, a 3 yearold black longhair cat is potty trained. But lately she has been going on a rug my mom brought back from Romania. I make sure that her litter box is always clean, and she uses it, but she uses the rug also. How can I get her to stop? > My cat, a 3 yearold black longhair cat is potty trained. But lately she has > been going on a rug my mom brought back from Romania. I make sure that her > litter box is always clean, and she uses it, but she uses the rug also. How > can I get her to stop? The few times I had problems with cats eliminating in inappropriate places I confined the cat to a room with cat box and food and water for a few days to get the cat back into the habit of going in the box. I have found that some rugs apparently ' have a smell that makes them attractive to cats for elimination. I would take up that Romanian rug if it were me, or at the very least treat it with an enzymatic rug cleaner that might get rid of the scent that is attracting the cat. Above all, do not punish your kitty--instead, every time you hear her scratch in the box, tell her GOOD GIRL! You would be surprised how far praise will get you. But first try the confinement. A laundry room is perfect. And be sure to visit her and be sweet to her while she is confined, and be sure to position her food and water as far from her box as possible. > My cat, a 3 yearold black longhair cat is potty trained. But lately she has > been going on a rug my mom brought back from Romania. I make sure that her > litter box is always clean, and she uses it, but she uses the rug also. How > can I get her to stop? Roll up the rug and put it away. > My cat, a 3 yearold black longhair cat is potty trained. But > lately she has been going on a rug my mom brought back from > Romania. I make sure that her litter box is always clean, and > she uses it, but she uses the rug also. How can I get her to > stop? I would try putting a piece of packaging tape upside down where she goes on the rug. You should be around in order to help remove the tape if necessary. You will be the "good guy" coming to her rescue. After two or three encounters, she will avoid the area. Then hope she goes in the litter box instead. You will have to avoid the packaging tape for a while. The cat might learn quicker than you do. Sometimes I leave it there until I learn to avoid it, just because. Good luck. I gave my cat a treat everytime I saw him go in the box. Eventually I cut out the treats and the behavior remained. >My cat, a 3 yearold black longhair cat is >potty trained. But lately she has been >going on a rug my mom brought back >from Romania. When a cat suddenly stops using the litterbox the *first* course of action is to take your cat to the vet and have her checked for a urinary tract infection. You can try all the behavior modification tricks in the world, but if the cause is physical nothing will work and the cat will suffer unnecessarily. UTI's are very painful and cats will associate that pain with the litterbox and find somewhere else to go. Usually it will be on soft things such as rugs, bedding or clothing. Please take your cat to the vet ASAP. Megan  Signature"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." -Edmund Burke Learn The TRUTH About Declawing http://www.stopdeclaw.com Zuzu's Cats Photo Album: http://www.PictureTrail.com/zuzu22 "Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation), there is one elementary truth the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then providence moves too. A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising in one's favor all manner of unforeseen incidents, meetings and material assistance, which no man could have dreamt would have come his way." - W.H. Murray When a cat changes locations for no reason at all there actually is a reason. Usually it's a UTI and she needs seen by a vet ASAP. Celeste > My cat, a 3 yearold black longhair cat is potty trained. But lately she has > been going on a rug my mom brought back from Romania. I make sure that her > litter box is always clean, and she uses it, but she uses the rug also. How > can I get her to stop? > When a cat changes locations for no reason at all there actually is a > reason. Usually it's a UTI and she needs seen by a vet ASAP. I had assumed the OP had already done that, my bad. That really is the first thing to do. > Celeste > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > How > > can I get her to stop? |
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