Hi,
Yesterday evening my g/f and I brought home our new sweetest kitties, Yoshi
(boy) whom is white and black, and Kimber (girl) who is a likkle tabby. They
are half brother and sister:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/derien/tags/kittens/
Got them home by 18:30 and they settled in a treat! We've never had cats, so
this is all new to us. Everything has been planned and we got two of
eveything etc etc and they get on sooo well and play together all the time.
They are the best of friends already :D
Yoshi (white and black) took to the litter tray well and did a wee and poo
last night no problem, but Kimber (tabby) is a bit smaller and was the runt
of the litter (she's a real fighter!) and decided to wee next to the litter
tray last night, and this morning she did a poo on what is supposed to be a
bed for them in the living room seen here with Yoshi messing about on it:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/derien/17348703/
We were a bit dissapointed about her pooing on the bed, but it's not a big
problem. But I am curious if there is anything we can do to nip it in the
bud. We've cleaned the bed and put Kimbers food on where she fouled to stop
her doing it again.
The two litter trays are in the dining room, about three feet apart in a
low/no traffic area, and Kimbers box is behind a two foot tall cardboard box
for extra privacy. Should we just wait and see if she takes to it after a
day or two (see is she cpies her bro), or is there anything we can do to
assist or that we are doing wrong??
Many thanks,
J&J :)
rpl - 04 Jun 2005 19:09 GMT
> Hi,
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> day or two (see is she cpies her bro), or is there anything we can do to
> assist or that we are doing wrong??
What pretty kitties...
If they're brother and sister then they're used to doing their business
in the same box; just remove one of the boxes; temporarily either remove
the "little bed" or put it on top of something else so it doesn't look
like it could be a litter box.
If you see her start to squat in the wrong place just pick her up and
place her in the litter box, no biggie, she should catch on in a few
days... cats don't require alot of privacy as long as they aren't in a
high-traffic area or "on display".
Their food shouldn't be in the same area as their toilet.
pat
Beth - 04 Jun 2005 19:31 GMT
> Hi,
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> J&J :)
They are absolutely adorable!! Congrats on being owned by lovely kittens :)
Beth