10/13/2023 0 Comments Cat not using litter box![]() ![]() So if your cat just pooped behind the couch, an honest look at your litter box servicing standards is a really good idea. It actually reduces the chances of your cat looking for a new bathroom facility! We’ve all done it, and no-one is judging you for it.īut, keeping a litter box well-serviced has a greater benefit than just keeping your home smelling fresh. Servicing a litter box means keeping the litter box clean and sweet smelling, to a standard that your cat finds attractive.īecause many cats keep a tidy litter box, and cover their poops neatly, it can be tempting to leave the cleaning out process for another day.Ĭleaning out the litter box is no-one’s favorite job. What do I mean by litter box servicing? Servicing your litter box If none of the simple solutions above apply and your cat is regularly having accidents, then the chances are one of these two applies to you. The two most common reasons we see for regression in litter training in adult cats are: This Bengal cat is happy using a litter box door, some cats may not be The same applies to electrically operated litter boxes that hum or whirr when the cat is still nearby. Covers and lids, or cat flap style doors can be enough to put some cats off using the litter tray at all. With it comes to kittens or new cats, or cats with a potty training problems, simple is usually best. You can even get litter boxes that ‘sense’ they have been used and ‘empty themselves’ You can get litter boxes with lids and doors, or that are integrated into the furniture. Nowadays litter boxes can be all singing, all dancing and as complicated as you like. Once upon a time, a litter box was a simple plastic tray with some soil in it. And one litter box for every four rooms in the house is another good rule of thumb. One upstairs and one downstairs is probably a minimum for many family homes. And if your home is very large have more than one litter box. ![]() The solution: place the litter box in a family room or where the cat spends most of their time. When you are only six inches tall, going up a flight of stairs and along a corridor all by yourself can seem an awfully long way. Using a litter box reliably in a small part of the house is the best way to get a new cat or kitten into good habits, before you expand the number of rooms the cat has access to. Having too few litter boxes in a very large house is another possible cause, or letting a kitten or new rescue cat have too much access to too many rooms too soon. And consider putting the litter box somewhere where the door can be left open. The solution: Put a notice on the door of any room that contains a litter box “Please Leave This Door Open When You Leave” or something similar. But people tend to shut the door during (and after) use! The bathroom is a popular place to put a litter box. It’s worth thinking about where the cat’s litter box is located. This is a really common problem in large busy families. Especially young cats such as recently potty trained kittens, and rescue cats that are not yet very familiar with your home.įor example, a family member might have been inadvertently closing the door to the room with the litter box in. Litter box accessĬan your cat access their litter box without fail, whenever they want to? Day and night?įailure to provide continuous access to the litter box is a common cause of potty training problems in cats. ![]() We’ll start with common simple problems as those are most likely to apply to you. And the easiest to fix. If that’s not the case, I suggest you work down through each of the following sections to see which one applies to you. And you can skip straight to that section below. If you have just added a new cat into your home, this is quite likely the cause of any house training accidents. Why is my cat pooping outside the litter box? We’ll look at all the common and the less common causes of a change in litter box habits in domestic cats. Sometimes a cat not using the litter box has a simple cause, and a simple solution! And sometimes the solution is a little more involved.
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