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Jon Davis - 12 Jul 2006 12:00 GMT

Well my brother/sister family of two recently became a full-blown family of
seven.

The little ones, now a month old, are the most adorable little things. But
they sure do poop all over the floor a lot. I don't know how to get these
critters "potty trained". I have three litter boxes--two big ones for the
adults and one tiny box for the kittens.

I just cleaned out about ten poopies from under my bed and in my pile of
laundry. I had to step out and take a computer break to get over the nausea
before going to bed. I had been making the mistake of letting them hang out
in my bedroom but I thought they were just playing in there.

This is getting rediculous.

Jon

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Matthew - 12 Jul 2006 13:29 GMT

take each kitten put in litter box take little paws in hand and dig for
them they will get hang of it keep doing it every day for each kitten
plus you need more litter boxes

> Well my brother/sister family of two recently became a full-blown family
> of seven.
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> Jon

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Ivor Jones - 12 Jul 2006 15:19 GMT

> take each kitten put in litter box take little paws in
> hand and dig for them they will get hang of it keep
> doing it every day for each kitten plus you need more
> litter boxes

Seconded - at least one for *each cat* plus one or preferably two extra.

Ivor

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studio - 12 Jul 2006 19:09 GMT

> take each kitten put in litter box take little paws in hand and dig for
> them they will get hang of it keep doing it every day for each kitten
> plus you need more litter boxes

Yes. You have to foster their natural instincts to bury their poop
if they're inside kittens just learning.
If you see one squatting, say "no!", and at the same time pick them up
immediately
and take them to their designated litter box.
Once they're taught (and it won't take long at all), you won't have
that problem anymore
as long as you have ample clean boxes for them to use.

And clean the hardwood floors where they did poop throughly
with a citrus cleaner so they don't smell where they've pooped before
and come back to that area to do it again.

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Joan in GB-W - 14 Jul 2006 00:26 GMT

Ideally the queens teach their offspring how to use the litter box.
Shouldn't be taking the wee ones away from their moms too soon.

Joan

> > take each kitten put in litter box take little paws in hand and dig for
> > them they will get hang of it keep doing it every day for each kitten
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> with a citrus cleaner so they don't smell where they've pooped before
> and come back to that area to do it again.

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22brix - 12 Jul 2006 15:22 GMT

I would definitely get more litter boxes--they may not be able to get into
the larger boxes and one tiny litter box isn't really big enough for your
tribe! Keep the litter boxes scrupulously clean. Putting the kittens in a
smaller, more confined area might also help--I've done that with individual
adult cats and have had success with retraining them. I don't know how it
would work with a herd of kittens. As the previous poster said,
re-introducing them to the litter box can help them make the connection.

Good luck!!

Bonnie

> Well my brother/sister family of two recently became a full-blown family
> of seven.
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> Jon

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Katz - 14 Jul 2006 23:57 GMT

Greetings, Jon, here is my suggestion.

1. Get two large litter boxes
2. When one of the kittens has an accident on the floor, take the poop
and place it in the litter box. Next, take the kitten and put him/her
in the same litterbox next to their poop. Chances are they will sniff
and then bury it.

You may have to do this one or more times. I have had 3 cats and this
has worked every time.

> Well my brother/sister family of two recently became a full-blown family of
> seven.
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> Jon

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