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Indoor Cat Outdoors?
My new 5yo cat has been kept indoors for the month I've had her. She was
fine with it. My small backyard has 8' fences, so last week I let her out to enjoy some sun and have a bit more room to run around in. She loves it out there. The trouble is, she vastly prefers to do her business outside and now won't use the litter tray at all. In a week she has dug up half the yard and now it smells outside and it attracts flies. I absolutely have to change her back to using the litter tray. Is there any way I can train her to use the litter tray and still let her outside? Unfortunately, if there isn't, I will have to restrict her to indoors, which would be a shame. She got very very upset today when I wouldn't let her out and carried her away from the door. Nick |
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"Nick" wrote in message ... My new 5yo cat has been kept indoors for the month I've had her. She was fine with it. My small backyard has 8' fences, so last week I let her out to enjoy some sun and have a bit more room to run around in. She loves it out there. The trouble is, she vastly prefers to do her business outside and now won't use the litter tray at all. In a week she has dug up half the yard and now it smells outside and it attracts flies. I absolutely have to change her back to using the litter tray. Is there any way I can train her to use the litter tray and still let her outside? Try putting the litter tray outside |
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"Nick" wrote in message ... My new 5yo cat has been kept indoors for the month I've had her. She was fine with it. My small backyard has 8' fences, so last week I let her out to enjoy some sun and have a bit more room to run around in. She loves it out there. The trouble is, she vastly prefers to do her business outside and now won't use the litter tray at all. In a week she has dug up half the yard and now it smells outside and it attracts flies. I absolutely have to change her back to using the litter tray. Is there any way I can train her to use the litter tray and still let her outside? The litterbox isn't the problem - the substrate is. Cover the litter with dirt or leaves or with whatever her preference seems to be when she eliminates outdoors. You might want to sprinkle a little "used" dirt or leaves on top to help attract her to the box. I've used this method successfully for transitioning outdoor cats and ferals to use a litter box indoors. Phil |
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Try using a "natural" litter brand such as Feline Pine or World's
Greatest Cat LItter (corn cob). It has a natural odor and may be more attractive to your cat. There is also a brand called Cat attract for finicky litter box users. Good luck, jen |
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