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My third cat
Hi all,
I was rearing two female cats (about 2 year-old now) and now rearing the third one (about 2.5 yr old) from my friend who can't keep her because of moving. The did not getting along very well. Last week, when i changed the type of sand she's using with that of my two cats' using, she refused to use the toilet and keep ****ing and laying stools just on the floor of my toilet. How can i train her to use the cat toilet of my two cats? Please help... dave -- |
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dL wrote: Hi all, I was rearing two female cats (about 2 year-old now) and now rearing the third one (about 2.5 yr old) from my friend who can't keep her because of moving. The did not getting along very well. Last week, when i changed the type of sand she's using with that of my two cats' using, she refused to use the toilet and keep ****ing and laying stools just on the floor of my toilet. How can i train her to use the cat toilet of my two cats? Please help... dave -- Dave Getting another box is worth trying. Some cats don't like to share (especially if she was an only cat before). You could try using the litter she's used to (through that might start problems with the other two) perhaps she doesn't like your choice of brand There's usually some solution. The first posting I ever made on this ng was because one of my owners, Sarrasine, would pee in the box but do the other out of it. Following everyone's suggestions I got an extra box and this worked for a few weeks. I solved it by accident when I tipped too much litter in the box by mistake. Haven't had any trouble since. Seems her ladyship likes her litter DEEP Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs |
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Do you have 4 litter boxes? That is what is recommended for 3 cats.
---MIKE--- In the White Mountains of New Hampshire (44° 15' N - Elevation 1580') |
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"dL" wrote in message ... Hi all, I was rearing two female cats (about 2 year-old now) and now rearing the third one (about 2.5 yr old) from my friend who can't keep her because of moving. The did not getting along very well. Last week, when i changed the type of sand she's using with that of my two cats' using, she refused to use the toilet and keep ****ing and laying stools just on the floor of my toilet. How can i train her to use the cat toilet of my two cats? Please help... dave -- First, you need at least one more litter box and possibly more. The general rule of thumb is two box for each cat plus one extra (although my two get along fine with two boxes). Next, you asked about changing the type of sand your new cat was using. I would suggest using the same sand in the new box and *gradually* changing it by mixing in the type of litter you want your cat to use. If your new cat remains insistent, I would simply adapt and use the sand she prefers. Sometimes we need to let our cats train us instead of the other way around, especially when it comes to litter boxes. For example, I decided to move a litter box out of one room and place it in another area. Duffy kept going back to the original location of the box and would use that area. He is blind, but that isn't the explanation -- he finds the location of anything new in just a matter of minutes. For some reason, he was just determined that that was "the place" for the litter box. Well, he won! I put the box back in position and have never had another problem. MaryL |
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