Toilet Training For Cats

[Etienne62]

I have just got a young female cat who appears very healthy and active with a good appetite. However, she doesn't seem to want to use the litter tray. I have had her two days now and she hasn't had her bowels open yet as far as I can tell. She had a wee on the dining room floor but that's about it.
Can anyone tell me how to get her to use the litter tray.
Is there anything to worry about?

[daffy654]

How old is the cat? Do you know her background before she came to you?

You may have to put her in the litter tray when you think she might need to go, there is also the problem of which litter to use. My two rescue cats will only use wood based litter (or our flower beds:))

[daffy654]

By the way, make sure her litter tray is somewhere 'private' and away from where she eats. Our litter tray is in the bathroom so that I can flush the 'solids' straight down the toilet when cleaning out the tray.

[Connemmara]

My dog is weeing himself at the door and because of my deafness - cos he just he justs sounds a wee heeeeeeeeeeee - I also feel he doesn;t want to out to the cold. It is driving me mad as it goes on to my wooden floor and am terrified of my wood becoming warped with the urine - I think I posted this sometime last week and somebody suggested washing powder - tried that - smelly stuff - every thing. Then he ran away last night and because had his lead on was caught on a branch and with me being deaf couldnt make out where he was - at 4.00 am this morning staring at me from a car because the lead was wrapped round the wheel - untrapped him from the lead and brought him home - now not fit for this at 60.

[lcg]

if she wees on the floor again, get some litter, soak up the wee and put it back in the litter tray. she might not know what it's for until you show her! poor thing is probably stressed not knowing where to unload herself!! sounds gross, but it works x

[Connemmara]

can you help me icg - he 8 and half years old - but is like a one year old

[AlwaysConfused]

pop kitty into the litter tray every hour until she does her stuff, then praise her highly when she manages it. Keep this up and give her a treat each time, then every other time etc until you cut the treats back all together. If she is not food-orientated, play afterwards instead. She'll soon get the hint.

[Connemmara]

sorry to butt in with my dog's problem

[ruthann58]

get your dog some training pads and lay near the door where he stands so if you dont hear him its easy to clear up , hopefully wont be long and we can have the doors open so they can all go in and out as they want

[Connemmara]

thanks ruthann - as usual have wrong pair of glasses - tried the training pads - but he went elsewhere.