Never try to catch or medicate
a cat near the litter box or allow her to encounter any negative experience while using the litter box.
Play with
your cat near the litter box and leave treats or toys in the area so the animal associates the box with positive things.
In a multi-cat household, the presence of a more dominant
cat near the litter box area may cause a less confident cat to seek out other places for elimination.
Not exact matches
I don't know; but, when I make my list of possibilities and order it by probability: «the universe has always been here and simply changed form about 13 billion years ago» is right up
near the top and «the christian god did it» is down at the bottom along with «the great cosmic
cat created it in its
litter box» and «UFOs did it»
Don't go
near the
cat litter box when you are pregnant!
Don't place the
litter box near to their eating area as
cats do not like to dirty the areas
near where their food is.
«Make sure the
litter boxes and accessories are merchandised
near the
cat litter,» says Walker.
Aversions or preferences: A
cat may dislike the
litter (too dusty, perfumed, used), the
box (too high, enclosed, previous painful experience), or the location (too far, difficult to reach,
near loud appliance, accessible to the dog).
Cats don't like to eat
near their
litter box so keep the feeding bowls away from the
litter box.
I've watched
cats develop
litter box problems after declawing or become more fearful of being touched, especially
near the paws.
Do not put the
litter box near your
cat's food because
cats are very clean and don't want to eliminate where they eat.
As mentioned above, nightlights
near litter boxes may help older
cats.
Make sure that the
litter box isn't
near an appliance that makes noise or in an area of the house that your
cat doesn't frequent.
After you interrupt your
cat, place her
near the
litter box and see what she does.
For
litter box problems, put one
near the
litter box, and one
near the area where your
cat usually sleeps or frequents.
Whatever the weather,
cats will remain contentedly indoors, provided their food dish, water bowl and
litter box are
near by.
Rather than engage in a
cat fight, compromise by placing one
litter box in your bathroom and the other
near your
cat's favorite window or door.
You should never place the
litter box near the feeding area and you need to make sure that
cats have open access to their
litter box.
House - soiling may occur if a
cat had a negative experience while he was in or
near the
litter box (e.g. someone administered medications, family members or children trapped a
cat in the
box for any reason, if the
litter box is dirty, or even being startled by sudden noises from nearby furnaces or other loud appliances).
According to research, most
cats don't like scented
litter — or deodorizers or air fresheners
near the
litter box.
(He notes that clay
litter in general could be a concern for kittens under two weeks — younger than their typical adoption age — if they are feeding from a mom
cat housed in a crate
near a
litter box.)
Some
cats may avoid using a
litter box if it's located in an undesirable location, like a high traffic area or
near cat doors / flaps.
Create a «safe room» for the
cat: Place the
cat's
litter box, food, water and bed in a designated space, preferably
near a window.
If your
cat has experienced some kind of frightening or upsetting event while using her
litter box, she could associate that event with the
litter box and avoid going
near it.
If possible, make sure that children or other animals who might seem threatening to your
cat can't get
near her
litter box.
The
litter box should not be
near your
cat's food bowl.
Along with her
litter box, place her bed, food and water dishes in the room; just be sure to keep them well away from the
litter box since neither kittens nor
cats will eliminate
near their food.
We put puppy pads down in front for this reason, but it would be great to get him to actually turn around, or to find some other type of
litter box that would work (tried those Clever
cat boxes, wouldn't even go
near it).
Try to keep
litter boxes in large open areas, nowhere
near your
cat's food and water sources.
If the
litter box is
near the food dish, your
cat will eat the food and choose some other part of the house for a toilet.
If you have a young
cat and a large house, you will either need to place several
litter boxes down so that there will be one
near enough at any point or you will have to confine the young
cat to an area of the house within easy reach of the
litter box.
Place each sock where the other
cat hangs out, but not under their food,
near litter boxes or in their sleeping area.
Be sure to place your
cat boxes away from the
nearest doorway and on top of a protective liner to prevent your pets from tracking
litter all over your home.
Keep a small broom or invest in a handheld vacuum to keep
near your
cat's
litter box for quick and easy access.