How Do You Retrain A Cat To Use The Litter Box?
• Keep the box away from food/water. Cats are motivated to eat/drink and use the potty by scent. They usually won’t go potty in a place that smells like their food/water. • Keep the box in a quiet open area; don’t enclose your cat (igloo-type boxes aren’t ideal). • Isolate your cat in the bathroom with food, water, blanket and litter box. Check on him twice a day for routine box cleaning. Leave him there for several days, until the behavior is corrected. • Take your cat to the vet to rule out a medical problem. Talk to the vet about the need for Clomicalm: kitty prozac. This may be a major step, but if the cat is overly anxious, it works and will allow them to return to previous behavior. Start on 1/4 tab and increase to 1/2 tab depending on size. • Is the cat using the litter box for either peeing/pooping, but not both? Do you have only one box? If so, try providing a second litter box. Some cats are very picky and won’t pee and poop in the same box. • Consider if you have recently ch
• Keep the box away from food/water. Cats are motivated to eat/drink and use the potty by scent. They usually won’t go potty in a place that smells like their food/water. • Keep the box in a quiet open area; don’t enclose your cat (igloo-type boxes aren’t ideal). • Isolate your cat in the bathroom with food, water, blanket and litter box. Check on him twice a day for routine box cleaning. Leave him there for several days, until the behavior is corrected. • Take your cat to the vet to rule out a medical problem. Talk to the vet about the need for Clomicalm: kitty prozac. This may be a major step, but if the cat is overly anxious, it works and will allow them to return to previous behavior. Start on 1/4 tab and increase to 1/2 tab depending on size. • Is the cat using the litter box for either peeing/pooping, but not both? Do you have only one box? If so, try providing a second litter box. Some cats are very picky and won’t pee and poop in the same box. • Consider if you have recently ch
