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"Wendy" wrote:

He is too old to *need* that. However, try standing him in the litter box,
take his paws and scratch, then gently wipe his bum.

That'll be good exercise for me, too, since I have to lean in through
the top door in the big cage in order to reach the box. ;-)

Then take his paws and
scratch again. It will probably only take a time or two before he gets the
picture and is using the box on his own. It's always worked with my foster
kitties.

Okey dokey. I've tried the things separately, but not together. He's a
little tired of being "worked on" now, though, and he's getting a rest
with a warm wrapped hot water bottle and a darkened room. When I give
him his evening snack and cuddle (as opposed to his midnight snack and
cuddle -- he eats maybe a teaspoon of food each time) I'll try that
gambit.

I am determined to have him box trained before my mother arrives on
Wednesday.

Thanks!

Priscilla