Question about kitten behavior

I had a similar problem with one of my cats not long after we adopted a
stray. I always kept the litter box clean yet my cat that was already a
resident kept defecating in corners in the house. What confused me was that
she know she was doing wrong because after she would cower and not look in
my eyes, even when I had no idea she had done it again. I tried adding
another litter box, and she hasn't had an accident since. She simply wanted
to defecate in one litter box and urinate in the other, a desire she picked
up only after the prescence of the other cat. So try adding another litter
box. Be sure the litter boxes are in a private place, and try the ones with
a hood. Also, be sure you are giving the cat plenty of one on one attention,
especially in the prescence of the other cat. Watch for the cat to use the
litter box, and when he/she gets out of the litter box, praise her for her
good behavior. Reinforcement is a powerful thing, punishment often just
leads to other problem behaviors. Try these suggestions and if you have any
other questions or problems feel free to ask me.

Good luck and God bless you for taking the responsibility to correct your
pet's behavior rather than "discarding" of one of God's precious creatures.

Sincerely,
Leanna


"eric" wrote in message
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About 6 weeks ago we got a 15 week old kitten, Roxie, to add to our
family,
which includes a 7 year old cat, Trixie, and a 6 year old dog, Dawson.
Roxie fit in great and rapidly became friends with our dog, although she
has
a strained relationship with our cat as we expected. Both our cats live
indoors and share a litter box.

Anyway, to the problem. About 3 weeks after her arrival we were just
getting to sleep when Roxie walks onto the middle of our bed and pees on
our
down comforter. We didn't know what to make of that, maybe her litter box
was a little dirty for her taste and she wanted to clue us in??? We left
it
at that thinking it was a one time occurrence. She's never peed anywhere
else besides her litter box (that we know of). So last night, we finally
got around to putting our freshly dry cleaned comforter back on the bed
when
the same thing happened. In the middle of the night, Roxie walked across
the bed and peed on it. This time I know it wasn't because her litter box
was dirty, so obviously she's trying to tell us something. But what?
Anyone seen this type of behavior? Could she be marking her territory or
could it have something to do with the down? Any ideas on what this is or
how to fix it would be great. TIA.