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
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.
Put a crate, pee pads, or a
litter box one meter away, put a bowl with water and food
near the sleeping crate, and surround the territory and you will get a safe
area.
Pay attention to where he normally pees and place the
litter box near the
area.
Leave nightlights on, especially
near litter boxes, feeding stations and favorite climbing
areas.
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.
For
litter box problems, put one
near the
litter box, and one
near the
area where your cat usually sleeps or frequents.
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.
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.
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.
Do not place
litter boxes in high traffic
areas or
near noisy appliances such as washing machines and dryers.
Try to keep
litter boxes in large open
areas, nowhere
near your cat's food and water sources.
If they use a
litter box don't place it
near their food
area because this contradicts their clean nature.
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.