Not exact matches
Most cat families experience
problems with their cats»
litter boxes now and again, and fixing those
problems can become
more difficult when families don't understand cat behavior.
A bully, also, can be a real
problem, and the
more boxes allow the kitty being bullied to be able to find a
litter box without getting ambushed when going in or out of the
box.
Boxes that contain clumping
litter may need cleaning only every four weeks, but it depends on the number of cats using the
boxes, if
boxes are cleaned daily, and whether there is
more than normal urine or stool in the
box due to an underlying medical
problem.
Sometimes placing a
litter box at the
problem site and gradually moving it to a
more appropriate location will work.
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Additional bedding, restricted stair access, easily accessible
litter boxes and
more time spent indoors may all help alleviate pain from arthritis or other joint
problems.
Other things that may be causing your cat to urinate outside their
box can include dirty
litter boxes, too few
litter boxes (you should have
more litter boxes than you do cats),
litter that is too deep, scented or disliked by your cat, covered
litter boxes,
litter boxes that allow a cat to see another cat in a different
litter box,
problems between cats or other pets, household changes (i.e. construction, family members leaving, new family members, etc.) and outside cats and other stressors in and around the house that your cat can see, hear or sense.
I've watched cats develop
litter box problems after declawing or become
more fearful of being touched, especially near the paws.
If ambushing is a
problem, try to create
more than one exit from the
litter box, so that if the «ambusher» is waiting by one area, your cat always has an escape route.
We recommend reading «The Fastidious Feline» by Dr. Patricia McConnell for
more help in preventing
litter box problems.
In addition, declawing can itself cause a host of behavioral
problems in cats, including being less likely to use the
litter box and
more likely to bite.
When cats eat too much (
more than a healthy intake for an adult cat) automatic
litter boxes might have
problems containing so much waste.
If your home is
more than one story you can avoid
litter box problems by placing at least one centrally located
litter box on each floor.
Urination
problems: Urinating
more, less or not at all, or doing their business outside of the
litter box can all be signs your cat may be ill.
For
more information about solving cat
litter box problems, you may benefit from reading a book on cat behavior, (we recommend Pam Johnson - Bennett's books), re-training your cat to use a
litter box, or speaking to your vet or an animal behaviorist.
Many people, that have
more than one cat, say their cats are all able to use a single automatic cat
litter box without
problems.
The
problem with Yesterday's News is that it is a non-clumping form of cat
litter so, while it is very absorbent, you may have to clean your cat's
litter box more frequently than usual.
The Humane Society offers tips sheets on a variety of common behavior
problems, including fear, aggression, scratching,
litter box problems and
more.
Behavior wise, cats with urinary tract
problems urinate
more often and they usually strain while using their
litter box.
Here you will find
more specific training instructions covering pottying outside, pottying inside on papers or in a
litter box, schedules, doggy doors,
problem solving and
more.
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But many
more were surrendered for reasons related to post-declaw behavior
problems, like biting and
litter box refusal.
If your cat is peeing outside of the
litter box, the
problem may have less to do with the
litter box itself but might have
more to do if the fact that a companion cat is stalking and ambushing him every time he walks down the hall in the direction of where the
litter box is located.
More often than not, the
problem is yours: Either you didn't let your puppy out in time, or you forgot to clean the
litter box.
Many experts say that declawed cats have
more litter box avoidance
problems than clawed cats.
Pets can have a wide variety of behavioral issues, from simple puppy housetraining
problems or teaching a kitten to use the
litter box, to
more destructive
problems such as separation anxiety, biting, food guarding or aggression.
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Litter box is located in a remote, noisy or unpleasant surrounding • Litter box is inappropriate — covered boxes can maintain odors and large cats may not be able to move around enough in small boxes • Wrong type of litter or sudden change in litter type • Social changes, such as the addition of a new cat or the sudden presence of outdoor cats If you change your cat's litter box infrequently, travel a lot, or have multiple cats at home, you're more likely to experience a «house - soiling» pr
Litter box is located in a remote, noisy or unpleasant surrounding •
Litter box is inappropriate — covered boxes can maintain odors and large cats may not be able to move around enough in small boxes • Wrong type of litter or sudden change in litter type • Social changes, such as the addition of a new cat or the sudden presence of outdoor cats If you change your cat's litter box infrequently, travel a lot, or have multiple cats at home, you're more likely to experience a «house - soiling» pr
Litter box is inappropriate — covered
boxes can maintain odors and large cats may not be able to move around enough in small
boxes • Wrong type of
litter or sudden change in litter type • Social changes, such as the addition of a new cat or the sudden presence of outdoor cats If you change your cat's litter box infrequently, travel a lot, or have multiple cats at home, you're more likely to experience a «house - soiling» pr
litter or sudden change in
litter type • Social changes, such as the addition of a new cat or the sudden presence of outdoor cats If you change your cat's litter box infrequently, travel a lot, or have multiple cats at home, you're more likely to experience a «house - soiling» pr
litter type • Social changes, such as the addition of a new cat or the sudden presence of outdoor cats If you change your cat's
litter box infrequently, travel a lot, or have multiple cats at home, you're more likely to experience a «house - soiling» pr
litter box infrequently, travel a lot, or have multiple cats at home, you're
more likely to experience a «house - soiling»
problem.
A new health encyclopedia, choosing a vet, dealing with
litter box problems, selecting a scratching post, grooming, diet, caring for sick cats and
more.
See my guide for
more cat care tips related to cat
litter box problems.
Even
more disheartening, some pet owners have even euthanized their cats simply because they could not live with an ongoing cat
litter box problem in the house.
Spraying is not a
litter box shyness
problem, if they start spraying up walls, they are still
more than likely to use their
litter box for urinating and the rest.
Felines with virtually any kind of
problem in the bladder or the urethra usually attempt to urinate
more frequently than normal, often spending an inordinate amount of time straining in the
litter box - enough so that the
problem may be misinterpreted as constipation.
From automated feeders to
litter boxes, there are
more companies arising in the tech pet space, trying to address age old
problems with highly functional technology.»
As the program has evolved, though, AHS has been able to expand its parameters to include
more cats — for example, shy cats with a
litter box issue, and friendly cats with a
litter box issue and minor health
problem.
Some cats appear to be
more particular as well when they have a urinary tract
problem and do not like a dirty
litter box.
Please visit our
Litter Box Problems page for
more information.
To everyone out there I'm worried about clay clumping
litter its made to clump up.moisture so our cats lick the dust off their paws and it goes down their mouths and clumps up in their stomach s causes a lot of major
problems if it clips in the
litter boxes it clumps in side dehydrates our loved pets and don't for get our dogs eat it sometimes gross I know so to all us pet owners we also inhale it so I use bgs of sand cheap home depot Lowes the kind you put in sand
box's and scoop it
more then twice a day but I add baking soda to it for ordor control no
problems I also have a mat under it to catch it off my cats paws good luck try it