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Cats Are Very Shy Toileters
Cats in general are very shy toileters and will often only pee or poop
in their litter box if it is placed in a quiet, secluded area, away from family members and other animals. The importance of your cat toileting regularly cannot be over-emphasized. Too often owners do not provide their cats with private & clean litter boxes, an unlimited supply of water or access to the outdoors. Such a lifestyle quickly leads to urinary tract disease which is very common in cats and often very debilitating. In this disease, large crystals form in your cat's bladder, which can then flow through your cat's urethra (the tube linking the bladder to the outside world) and they often become lodged and stuck! This obstruction of pee then causes a cat to become very ill and very sore, at which time veterinary intervention is the only option. The key to preventing this problem is to encourage your cat to drink more and to pee more! This helps prevent the formation of the crystals in the bladder in the first place! Ensure that you have a couple of full water bowls for your cat around the house as well as outside. Your cat should have an unlimited supply of water. As for toileting, you will need to encourage your cat to pee by ensuring privacy and security when he does so. In general, there should be more than one litter box in your household. In fact, the generally accepted formula for the best number of litter boxes for your household is, one per cat you own, plus one. So, if you have 2 cats, you should have 3 litter boxes around the house, while if you only have one cat, have 2 litter boxes - and so on. Just as important is that you use a good absorbable litter that your cat likes and that you regularly replace this litter once every 2 - 3 days (rather than once a week!). The cleaner the litter, the more your cat will want to toilet on it. Then when placing the litter boxes around the house, it is important to ensure that they are in a secluded area away from a busy area of the house - however make sure you don't leave a litter tray in a corner, or anywhere where your cat may feel trapped while he is trying to toilet. The key to avoiding your cat developing urinary tract problems and toileting in inappropriate places, is to make the toileting experience as stress free for your cat as possible. By providing unlimited water, allowing some outdoors access and maintaining clean litter boxes in private areas of your house you will be providing your cat with this stress-free environment. http://catsdby.blogspot.com/# |
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Cats Are Very Shy Toileters
On Apr 16, 6:10 am, wrote:
Cats in general are very shy toileters and will often only pee or poop That's cause ya'll got your cats nervous. I guarantee Matts Catts don't wait till its dark and quiet to steal away and pee on poop. They just go pee when they need to pee... as in.. they don't feel threatened... they have long since dropped the "you watch my back, ill watch yours" routine they are comfortable |
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On 16 Apr 2007 04:02:30 -0700, Barry wrote:
On Apr 16, 6:10 am, wrote: Cats in general are very shy toileters and will often only pee or poop That's cause ya'll got your cats nervous. I guarantee Matts Catts don't wait till its dark and quiet to steal away and pee on poop. They just go pee when they need to pee... as in.. they don't feel threatened... they have long since dropped the "you watch my back, ill watch yours" routine they are comfortable This makes me chuckle. My cats have actually gone to the litter box and used it while I was in the process of cleaning it. They don't seem to care whether I've been trying to scoop around them or not. I've just waited until they were done and then finished. Obvioulsy they never cared at all if I was around. Patty |
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On Apr 16, 10:43 am, Patty wrote:
This makes me chuckle. My cats have actually gone to the litter box and used it while I was in the process of cleaning it. They don't seem to care whether I've been trying to scoop around them or not. I've just waited until they were done and then finished. Obvioulsy they never cared at all if I was around. Patty yeah, everybody walking around kissing the cats ass we all should have learned by now the nicer you treat someone the more they crap on you If one allows, cats will walk your life down to china town there's a difference in being nice to someone and showing respect for yourself we must realize, cats are just instinctual, curios little creatures. their like sheep in a sense... they must be led about. shown what is good for them, never turned over to themselves. Freedom is good so long is there is boundaries everybody knows, you leave something to itself it will go to the devil. letting someone do what they want in the name of freedom is a mistake, there should be boundaries. real love and care.. will draw those lines, and enforce those lines. stay in someone's house too long, they will grow to hate you goto someone's house very early in the morning, they will hate you someone invites you to eat.. don't be a glutton then.. remember the golden rule |
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Patty, I thought my cats were the only one's who did that I cannot even
count the times that I have been in the middle of scooping the litter when my younger one comes right in and starts going. I step back and wait until he finishes. He has no shame whatsoever. Barry wrote: This makes me chuckle. My cats have actually gone to the litter box and used it while I was in the process of cleaning it. They don't seem to care [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] Patty yeah, everybody walking around kissing the cats ass we all should have learned by now the nicer you treat someone the more they crap on you If one allows, cats will walk your life down to china town there's a difference in being nice to someone and showing respect for yourself we must realize, cats are just instinctual, curios little creatures. their like sheep in a sense... they must be led about. shown what is good for them, never turned over to themselves. Freedom is good so long is there is boundaries everybody knows, you leave something to itself it will go to the devil. letting someone do what they want in the name of freedom is a mistake, there should be boundaries. real love and care.. will draw those lines, and enforce those lines. stay in someone's house too long, they will grow to hate you goto someone's house very early in the morning, they will hate you someone invites you to eat.. don't be a glutton then.. remember the golden rule -- Message posted via http://www.catkb.com |
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On Apr 16, 2:20 pm, "MoMo via CatKB.com" u27647@uwe wrote:
Patty, I thought my cats were the only one's who did that I cannot even count the times that I have been in the middle of scooping the litter when my younger one comes right in and starts going. I step back and wait until he finishes. He has no shame whatsoever. yeaaaahhh, sitting in the box like a catcher, (on a baseball team)... If mine could talk, I know the one would chat with me while in the box.. say... "Good morning body sweat, did you.. grunt sleep well last night?" "pass me some of that paper will ya!"... and finally, "are there any riders" on the other hand, it's always good to feel... useful USEFUL yes, useful |
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Cats Are Very Shy Toileters
Except when my pussy was young, I have no idea where or when she
goes. Around 2 or 3 months she often went after eating. She then stop using the box chosing to do it outdoors who knows where. The last couple times I saw her scratching the soil as if she just finished was at the neighbors. She even did that once across the street that I know of. |
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on Mon, 16 Apr 2007 14:43:46 GMT, Patty wrote:
This makes me chuckle. My cats have actually gone to the litter box and used it while I was in the process of cleaning it. They don't seem to care whether I've been trying to scoop around them or not. I've just waited until they were done and then finished. Obvioulsy they never cared at all if I was around. Mine are the same way. In fact, Levi seems to ALWAYS get the urge to pee when I'm scooping. I made the mistake once of thinking he just wanted to play with the scooper while I was scooping. I kept picking him up and taking him out of the box. Well, he really had to go because he squatted over the bag where I had dumped some used litter and whizzed in there! (He's such a good boy.) Needless to say, I let him in the box now when I'm scooping. -- Lynne |
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"Lynne" wrote in message m... on Mon, 16 Apr 2007 14:43:46 GMT, Patty wrote: This makes me chuckle. My cats have actually gone to the litter box and used it while I was in the process of cleaning it. They don't seem to care whether I've been trying to scoop around them or not. I've just waited until they were done and then finished. Obvioulsy they never cared at all if I was around. Mine are the same way. In fact, Levi seems to ALWAYS get the urge to pee when I'm scooping. I made the mistake once of thinking he just wanted to play with the scooper while I was scooping. I kept picking him up and taking him out of the box. Well, he really had to go because he squatted over the bag where I had dumped some used litter and whizzed in there! (He's such a good boy.) Needless to say, I let him in the box now when I'm scooping. ----------- My cats will do this too. I always assumed they were doing because they couldn't wait to use that nice, freshly-scooped box. Best regards, ---Cindy S. |
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MoMo via CatKB.com wrote:
Patty, I thought my cats were the only one's who did that I cannot even count the times that I have been in the middle of scooping the litter when my younger one comes right in and starts going. I step back and wait until he finishes. He has no shame whatsoever. One of mine does the same thing. I wonder if they are re-marking the territory...? Barry wrote: This makes me chuckle. My cats have actually gone to the litter box and used it while I was in the process of cleaning it. They don't seem to care [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] Patty yeah, everybody walking around kissing the cats ass we all should have learned by now the nicer you treat someone the more they crap on you If one allows, cats will walk your life down to china town there's a difference in being nice to someone and showing respect for yourself we must realize, cats are just instinctual, curios little creatures. their like sheep in a sense... they must be led about. shown what is good for them, never turned over to themselves. Freedom is good so long is there is boundaries everybody knows, you leave something to itself it will go to the devil. letting someone do what they want in the name of freedom is a mistake, there should be boundaries. real love and care.. will draw those lines, and enforce those lines. stay in someone's house too long, they will grow to hate you goto someone's house very early in the morning, they will hate you someone invites you to eat.. don't be a glutton then.. remember the golden rule |
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