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litter box issues
I was just wondering if there is any way to train a cat to cover her
'deposits'? Most of my cats have great litterbox manners, but every so often i would find one uncovered. I finally found the culprit yesterday; Cougar!! She doesn't even sniff, just gets up and leaves. Any ideas??? It's rather unpleasant.... |
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meee wrote: I was just wondering if there is any way to train a cat to cover her wasasf0u8549wehjtrpfvhfw0yu8sd8hrha waaaahsaaha dofiwqeufoiasd fjoi5u340qt8gp fkjg4q3 sfsdf naaa naaa naaa naaa naaa naaa na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na nan n an an an ana n ana nanananananananaa nd leaves. Any ideas??? It's rather unpleasant.... you got a lot of problems wow! now I remember why i read these posts i feel soooo much better about my own problems deep down! you know you like the smell of cat****! |
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"meee" wrote in message ... I was just wondering if there is any way to train a cat to cover her 'deposits'? Most of my cats have great litterbox manners, but every so often i would find one uncovered. I finally found the culprit yesterday; Cougar!! She doesn't even sniff, just gets up and leaves. Any ideas??? It's rather unpleasant.... Most cats cover, but some cats don't. As far as I know, there is no way to train a cat to cover her "deposits." Just keep a litter scoop by the box and quickly scoop some litter over it (or remove it) when you notice. Fortunately, the smell usually will dissipate quickly even if it doesn't get covered (as the feces dries). MaryL |
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"MaryL" -OUT-THE-LITTER wrote in message news:Bx7Uf.62$C85.29@dukeread10... "meee" wrote in message ... I was just wondering if there is any way to train a cat to cover her 'deposits'? Most of my cats have great litterbox manners, but every so often i would find one uncovered. I finally found the culprit yesterday; Cougar!! She doesn't even sniff, just gets up and leaves. Any ideas??? It's rather unpleasant.... Most cats cover, but some cats don't. As far as I know, there is no way to train a cat to cover her "deposits." Just keep a litter scoop by the box and quickly scoop some litter over it (or remove it) when you notice. Fortunately, the smell usually will dissipate quickly even if it doesn't get covered (as the feces dries). MaryL Ok!! Thanks for that. I will just have to live with it!! |
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"meee" wrote Ok!! Thanks for that. I will just have to live with it!! When my (not very bright) cat would not cover, I would stop every time I saw a poo in there, pick her up lovingly and talk sweetly to her, scratch her flat little wedge-shaped head, take her to the box, sit her in there, very gently take her little paws and cover the poo, praising her the whole time. It only took a few times and she began covering it. She had a few relapses over the years (she lived to be 20) but the same thing worked every time. |
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"meee" wrote:
I was just wondering if there is any way to train a cat to cover her 'deposits'? Most of my cats have great litterbox manners, but every so often i would find one uncovered. I finally found the culprit yesterday; Cougar!! She doesn't even sniff, just gets up and leaves. Any ideas??? It's rather unpleasant.... Just a word of caution in case you don't already know. You can cause serious behavioral and even physical problems trying to correct/train a cat around the litter box. The litter box area must be a happy place. The reason for that is probably related to the fact that your cat is stuck inside with you and has no place else to go. There are lots worse problems than not covering litter. Keep it clean and relaxed. I'm not owned by my cats, that's just fact. Is Cougar aging? My aging female, Kiki has been doing some of that. I might try another litter box. Part of the problem could be nerves to begin with. Maybe she is too worried about being bothered by my other cat to stay around long enough to cover her feces. Or maybe she is just losing some of her usual awareness. Good luck. |
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meee wrote: I was just wondering if there is any way to train a cat to cover her 'deposits'? Most of my cats have great litterbox manners, but every so often i would find one uncovered. I finally found the culprit yesterday; Cougar!! She doesn't even sniff, just gets up and leaves. Any ideas??? It's rather unpleasant.... IME, some cats are coverers & some just aren't. Then there are some who scratch away in there forever, when a few seconds would do the cover-up job just fine, whereas others just hop out. Cathy |
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"cybercat" wrote in message ... "meee" wrote Ok!! Thanks for that. I will just have to live with it!! When my (not very bright) cat would not cover, I would stop every time I saw a poo in there, pick her up lovingly and talk sweetly to her, scratch her flat little wedge-shaped head, take her to the box, sit her in there, very gently take her little paws and cover the poo, praising her the whole time. It only took a few times and she began covering it. She had a few relapses over the years (she lived to be 20) but the same thing worked every time. Thanks, I'll give it a go!! (there is hope...) |
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wrote in message oups.com... meee wrote: I was just wondering if there is any way to train a cat to cover her 'deposits'? Most of my cats have great litterbox manners, but every so often i would find one uncovered. I finally found the culprit yesterday; Cougar!! She doesn't even sniff, just gets up and leaves. Any ideas??? It's rather unpleasant.... IME, some cats are coverers & some just aren't. Then there are some who scratch away in there forever, when a few seconds would do the cover-up job just fine, whereas others just hop out. Cathy yup. the other 5 are scratchers, she is a hopper. |
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I was just wondering if there is any way to train a cat to cover her
'deposits'? Most of my cats have great litterbox manners, but every so often i would find one uncovered. I finally found the culprit yesterday; Cougar!! She doesn't even sniff, just gets up and leaves. Any ideas??? It's rather unpleasant.... Sometimes they do this as a "warning" to the other cats, kind of a territorial thing. If you have 5 others, that might be why. Not much you can do about it, just scoop it right away if you can. The other kitties probably don't appreciate it just sitting there on top either. -- Message posted via CatKB.com http://www.catkb.com/Uwe/Forums.aspx...ealth/200603/1 |
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