Litter training kittens

we have a kitten that uses his litter box...but when we let him in the
living room, he will occasionaly pee in a corner of the room. Is there a
technique to train him or disuade him from using that spot to pee?

thanks for any thoughts

muffin wrote:
we have a kitten that uses his litter box...but when we let him in the
living room, he will occasionaly pee in a corner of the room. Is there a
technique to train him or disuade him from using that spot to pee?

Once the area is completely cleaned and deodorized, you could make
that corner his feeding area for a few months (use a plastic pet matt,
if carpeted). He's not going to soil where he eats. Then gradually
move the food dishes to the kitchen, if it's not convenient to continue
feeding him there.

It's essential that it be completely deodorized with an enzyme
cleaner, because the cat can smell residues that you cannot, and will
go there again if he smells it.

--
jamie )

"There's a seeker born every minute."

muffin wrote:
we have a kitten that uses his litter box...but when we let him in the
living room, he will occasionaly pee in a corner of the room. Is there a
technique to train him or disuade him from using that spot to pee?

Once the area is completely cleaned and deodorized, you could make
that corner his feeding area for a few months (use a plastic pet matt,
if carpeted). He's not going to soil where he eats. Then gradually
move the food dishes to the kitchen, if it's not convenient to continue
feeding him there.

It's essential that it be completely deodorized with an enzyme
cleaner, because the cat can smell residues that you cannot, and will
go there again if he smells it.

--
jamie )

"There's a seeker born every minute."

"jamie" wrote in message
...
muffin wrote:
we have a kitten that uses his litter box...but when we let him in the
living room, he will occasionaly pee in a corner of the room. Is there
a
technique to train him or disuade him from using that spot to pee?

Once the area is completely cleaned and deodorized, you could make
that corner his feeding area for a few months (use a plastic pet matt,
if carpeted). He's not going to soil where he eats. Then gradually
move the food dishes to the kitchen, if it's not convenient to continue
feeding him there.

.... jamie )
Sorry to piggyback. I do not have the original message.
Perhaps the kitten is too young to get from the living room to the litter
box. Babies usually don't get much warning before the urge takes over. The
OP may need to temporarily put a litter box in the corner of the living room
or near the room where it is easilyl available to the kitten. As the kitten
matures in a few weeks, the box can be moved to a better area, or, depending
on the location of the other box, it could be removed altogether.
Annie

"jamie" wrote in message
...
muffin wrote:
we have a kitten that uses his litter box...but when we let him in the
living room, he will occasionaly pee in a corner of the room. Is there
a
technique to train him or disuade him from using that spot to pee?

Once the area is completely cleaned and deodorized, you could make
that corner his feeding area for a few months (use a plastic pet matt,
if carpeted). He's not going to soil where he eats. Then gradually
move the food dishes to the kitchen, if it's not convenient to continue
feeding him there.

.... jamie )
Sorry to piggyback. I do not have the original message.
Perhaps the kitten is too young to get from the living room to the litter
box. Babies usually don't get much warning before the urge takes over. The
OP may need to temporarily put a litter box in the corner of the living room
or near the room where it is easilyl available to the kitten. As the kitten
matures in a few weeks, the box can be moved to a better area, or, depending
on the location of the other box, it could be removed altogether.
Annie

jamie wrote:
muffin wrote:

we have a kitten that uses his litter box...but when we let him in the
living room, he will occasionaly pee in a corner of the room. Is there a
technique to train him or disuade him from using that spot to pee?


Once the area is completely cleaned and deodorized, you could make
that corner his feeding area for a few months (use a plastic pet matt,
if carpeted). He's not going to soil where he eats. Then gradually
move the food dishes to the kitchen, if it's not convenient to continue
feeding him there.

It's essential that it be completely deodorized with an enzyme
cleaner, because the cat can smell residues that you cannot, and will
go there again if he smells it.

i have a similar problem: i just got a kitty yesterday and out of 6
times she had to use her litter box, she went herself only once. once
she took a dump right in the middle of my bed and another time she did
the same thing on my boyfriends bed, right near me! we put her out into
the living room, where her litter box is, for the night, closed all
doors and she used the litter box. she's 6 weeks old. i'm not sure if
it's just because it's her first day here, or we were spending so much
time with her that she couldn't remember to go all the way to the living
room, but this behavior is alarming. i haven't owned a kitten in a long
while, but i have two cats at my mom's place who are perfectly well
trained. any suggestions on how to deal with miss poopy-head?

-L

jamie wrote:
muffin wrote:

we have a kitten that uses his litter box...but when we let him in the
living room, he will occasionaly pee in a corner of the room. Is there a
technique to train him or disuade him from using that spot to pee?


Once the area is completely cleaned and deodorized, you could make
that corner his feeding area for a few months (use a plastic pet matt,
if carpeted). He's not going to soil where he eats. Then gradually
move the food dishes to the kitchen, if it's not convenient to continue
feeding him there.

It's essential that it be completely deodorized with an enzyme
cleaner, because the cat can smell residues that you cannot, and will
go there again if he smells it.

i have a similar problem: i just got a kitty yesterday and out of 6
times she had to use her litter box, she went herself only once. once
she took a dump right in the middle of my bed and another time she did
the same thing on my boyfriends bed, right near me! we put her out into
the living room, where her litter box is, for the night, closed all
doors and she used the litter box. she's 6 weeks old. i'm not sure if
it's just because it's her first day here, or we were spending so much
time with her that she couldn't remember to go all the way to the living
room, but this behavior is alarming. i haven't owned a kitten in a long
while, but i have two cats at my mom's place who are perfectly well
trained. any suggestions on how to deal with miss poopy-head?

-L

6 weeks is young. She's just learning to use the litterbox. You should
have one in the room where she spends most of her time - if she's in the
bedroom, put one in there. When a youngster gets the urge to go, she's
gotta go NOW, not run around trying to remember where the litterbox is,
especially when in a multiple room situation. That's why she went on the
bed - it just happened to be where she was when she had to go.

I am fostering 4 kittens right now. They are confined to the bedroom
(doorway blocked off by a knee-high piece of cardboard - easier to step over
cardboard than trying to shoo 4 kittens away from a door when trying to
open/close it, and when they get big enough to jump/climb over that
cardboard, then they will get free run of the house... if we have them that
long). They have their own litterbox in there (and with 4 kittens using it,
it gets changed out daily - PU!), but we have 4 resident cats and have 4
other litterboxes around the house. So far resident cats are none to happy
about their visitors, and are avoiding the bedroom, except for a couple
curiosity visits, ended when confronted by a playful kitten that sent them
fleeing in terror. All 4 adult cats are afraid of something 1/8th their
size - kinda funny.
--
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in Bloomington! (And proud of it, too)©
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"MadHatter" wrote in message
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jamie wrote:
muffin wrote:

we have a kitten that uses his litter box...but when we let him in the
living room, he will occasionaly pee in a corner of the room. Is there
a
technique to train him or disuade him from using that spot to pee?


Once the area is completely cleaned and deodorized, you could make
that corner his feeding area for a few months (use a plastic pet matt,
if carpeted). He's not going to soil where he eats. Then gradually
move the food dishes to the kitchen, if it's not convenient to continue
feeding him there.

It's essential that it be completely deodorized with an enzyme
cleaner, because the cat can smell residues that you cannot, and will
go there again if he smells it.

i have a similar problem: i just got a kitty yesterday and out of 6
times she had to use her litter box, she went herself only once. once
she took a dump right in the middle of my bed and another time she did
the same thing on my boyfriends bed, right near me! we put her out into
the living room, where her litter box is, for the night, closed all
doors and she used the litter box. she's 6 weeks old. i'm not sure if
it's just because it's her first day here, or we were spending so much
time with her that she couldn't remember to go all the way to the living
room, but this behavior is alarming. i haven't owned a kitten in a long
while, but i have two cats at my mom's place who are perfectly well
trained. any suggestions on how to deal with miss poopy-head?

-L

6 weeks is young. She's just learning to use the litterbox. You should
have one in the room where she spends most of her time - if she's in the
bedroom, put one in there. When a youngster gets the urge to go, she's
gotta go NOW, not run around trying to remember where the litterbox is,
especially when in a multiple room situation. That's why she went on the
bed - it just happened to be where she was when she had to go.

I am fostering 4 kittens right now. They are confined to the bedroom
(doorway blocked off by a knee-high piece of cardboard - easier to step over
cardboard than trying to shoo 4 kittens away from a door when trying to
open/close it, and when they get big enough to jump/climb over that
cardboard, then they will get free run of the house... if we have them that
long). They have their own litterbox in there (and with 4 kittens using it,
it gets changed out daily - PU!), but we have 4 resident cats and have 4
other litterboxes around the house. So far resident cats are none to happy
about their visitors, and are avoiding the bedroom, except for a couple
curiosity visits, ended when confronted by a playful kitten that sent them
fleeing in terror. All 4 adult cats are afraid of something 1/8th their
size - kinda funny.
--
The ONE and ONLY
lefthanded-pathetic-paranoid-psychotic-sarcastic-wiseass-ditzy former-blonde
in Bloomington! (And proud of it, too)©
email me at nalee1964 (at) insightbb (dot) com
http://community.webshots.com/user/mgcmdjeep


"MadHatter" wrote in message
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jamie wrote:
muffin wrote:

we have a kitten that uses his litter box...but when we let him in the
living room, he will occasionaly pee in a corner of the room. Is there
a
technique to train him or disuade him from using that spot to pee?


Once the area is completely cleaned and deodorized, you could make
that corner his feeding area for a few months (use a plastic pet matt,
if carpeted). He's not going to soil where he eats. Then gradually
move the food dishes to the kitchen, if it's not convenient to continue
feeding him there.

It's essential that it be completely deodorized with an enzyme
cleaner, because the cat can smell residues that you cannot, and will
go there again if he smells it.

i have a similar problem: i just got a kitty yesterday and out of 6
times she had to use her litter box, she went herself only once. once
she took a dump right in the middle of my bed and another time she did
the same thing on my boyfriends bed, right near me! we put her out into
the living room, where her litter box is, for the night, closed all
doors and she used the litter box. she's 6 weeks old. i'm not sure if
it's just because it's her first day here, or we were spending so much
time with her that she couldn't remember to go all the way to the living
room, but this behavior is alarming. i haven't owned a kitten in a long
while, but i have two cats at my mom's place who are perfectly well
trained. any suggestions on how to deal with miss poopy-head?

-L

in article , MadHatter at
wrote on 5/31/04 2:18 PM:

jamie wrote:
muffin wrote:

we have a kitten that uses his litter box...but when we let him in the
living room, he will occasionaly pee in a corner of the room. Is there a
technique to train him or disuade him from using that spot to pee?


Once the area is completely cleaned and deodorized, you could make
that corner his feeding area for a few months (use a plastic pet matt,
if carpeted). He's not going to soil where he eats. Then gradually
move the food dishes to the kitchen, if it's not convenient to continue
feeding him there.

It's essential that it be completely deodorized with an enzyme
cleaner, because the cat can smell residues that you cannot, and will
go there again if he smells it.

i have a similar problem: i just got a kitty yesterday and out of 6
times she had to use her litter box, she went herself only once. once
she took a dump right in the middle of my bed and another time she did
the same thing on my boyfriends bed, right near me! we put her out into
the living room, where her litter box is, for the night, closed all
doors and she used the litter box. she's 6 weeks old. i'm not sure if
it's just because it's her first day here, or we were spending so much
time with her that she couldn't remember to go all the way to the living
room, but this behavior is alarming. i haven't owned a kitten in a long
while, but i have two cats at my mom's place who are perfectly well
trained. any suggestions on how to deal with miss poopy-head?

-L

Six weeks is REALLY young. You need to periodically put her IN the box,
especially after feeding. I'd even have a box in each room. She is truly a
baby and can't necessarily make it to a box when she has to go.