How do I stop Cat from pooping in kitchen sink?
I had 2 cats and the older one passed away a few months ago. Both cats used the same cat box no problem. I just adopted a 1 year old cat from a friend, and the cat is supposedly housebroken, and had previously been an indoor/outdoor cat (now just indoors). Since I got her, she has used the cat box, but almost every night goes poop in the kitchen sink, and also sometimes pees on our tile floor, as if just to avoid using the cat box. I clean the box every other day, and it isn't that full. I have tried leaving aluminum foil or water in the sink, but she still tries to go in there. I've also left her closed in the bedroom with me at night (where the box is) but she'll just cry and scratch at the door until I open it. If I catch her in the sink at night, I get up and yell at her and squirt her with a water spray bottle, but she just keeps doing it. Besides this pooping problem she's really great, so I'd hate for this to be a deal-breaker, but its extremely unsanitary and has got to stop. I don't have room for another cat box, and my 2 dogs will eat out of it if its not elevated. Someone please help!!
Why is my female 8-week-old kitten peeing on my bed?
You’ve only had the kitten for a week.It’s hard to say what her litter box consisted of, or who trained her to use it, etc. AN EIGHT WEEK OLD KITTEN IS STILL VERY YOUNG— TEN WEEKS IS THE AGE AT WHICH MANY SHELTERS CONSIDER READY TO ADOPT.Ideally, the mother cat licks the kitten’s lower abdominal after feeding to stimulate urination and bowel movements while the kitten is in or near the litter area.When you come home from work, after you feed and water her, take a moist cloth and rub her abdomen gently while she’s sitting on the litter box.Other factors mentioned (infection, etc.) may be at work.However, the kitten is just weaned, and her habits are not fully developed. She has just begun to use the litter box.Don’t allow her out of the washroom until she’s done her business.Usually, even feral cats take to litter box training quickly.Give her a little time, and read up on what to expect from kittens. If you establish her good habits now, you’ll have many years of love from her.Check out more information on this site, Alley Cat Allies.Hope this helps.
10 points for best answer!! how can i make my cat stop pooping every where?
please help me asap!!! he's been doing this for about a year now ever since my brother kept his door open and my cat used his bed as a litter box and it's so frustrating cause now my cat wont poop in his litter box and i don't know what do anymore! my mom said that shes gonna get rid of him. please help me asap!!
How do I teach a potty pad trained dog that she's not allowed to pee on pad shaped small rugs even though they look like potty pads?
I have been through this with my tiny 5-lb yorkipoo, who is pad-trained because a) as a puppy he had to pee every few hours around the clock and b) I am an old lady with arthritis who can’t keep taking him out all the time and c) we are in a city apartment.The answer is that I gave up. You have got to give your dog credit for making analogies. (My dog’s first idea, as a puppy, was to go on the bathroom floor next to the toilet, which indicated rather impressive reasoning ability for a little 2-pound puppy, and sometimes I wish I had just gone along with that. But I digress.)I head off trouble anywhere we go by casting my eye about for any small rug that might confuse him—in his case, he is misled only if it is rectangular and light in color. If I see such a rug, I either keep him on my lap or in his carrying bag, or apologetically ask if I can pick up the rug and hide it from him, explaining why—depending on my assessment of how our host(ess) would feel about the latter solution.
I adopted a cat yesterday who is hiding under the bed, didn't use the litter pan, or drink any water all of last night. Is this normal? Will he be ok?
I hear this question a lot and recently our friends from the U.K. adopted a cat from a shelter near Nottingham. This was an abused cat that’s been previously returned twice to the shelter, but the lady of the couple fell in love with this all white beauty and took her home.Weeks went by and she would still hide under their bed all day long, barely coming out to eat and poop when they weren't around. Her husband had all but given up after a month and wanted to return her.We stepped in and recommended to try this “Scaredy Cat” herbal remedy distributed by a famous TV personality here in North America. I had previously used the same treatment on our of our 4 kitties that came down with stomatitis a couple of years ago while she was still a kitten. The antibiotics worked and she’s recovered from the inflammation in her mouth, but as a result she had gotten skittish from being chased to take her medication twice a day and also became rather depressed. Yep, cats can suffer from all the same mental and physical ailments that befall humans.So, we did 2 things, we tried this herbal remedy and also rescued another kitten her size from the shelter. She was always like “the middle child” ignored most of the time by her 2 older brothers one black & one ginger coloured cat, so we thought we’d make it an even 4 and get her a female playmate.Both have worked out incredibly well. She’s now the most cheeky & playful cat together with a slightly younger sister and she’s even buddied up to the 2 male cats in the household. The positive effects have so far kept any reoccurrences of stomatitis at bay and we have a happy clowder of 4.Going back to our friends in the U.K. after applying this herbal remedy to her coat and a couple of drops into her food, she started to gain confidence within days. After 2 weeks, (into month 2 and 3) she now sleeps with them in their bed and has become very playful and outgoing.Moral of the story is, do NOT give up. Ever! The more scared shelter cats are returned the more likely they will be euthanized. It’s not their fault some humans can’t understand them, but it requires patience & love to gain the trust of most pets, but especially felines. I fight a lot on social media to dispel myths and falsehoods about cat guardianship. Please know, there’s no such thing as a bad cat, only misunderstood ones and incompatible humans.Finally, always adopt, don’t shop!
How long can cats hold their pee? I was cleaning the litter box and my cat just peed on the floor while watching me clean.
Depends on the cat.I’ve had females who went 2x daily like clockwork, and I’ve had cats both male and female (not counting those who sprayed) who went several times a day.Right now, I’ve got a female with chronic cystitis, who pees frequently, will not use a litterpan that is not spotless, and without BOTH a spotless litterpan AND the help of Prozac, will pee all over the place. She’s a love, but she’s neurotic as all get out.I also have an elderly (nearly 15 year old male, who just can’t hold it. He’s very arthritic and not only does it take him a bit to get moving if he’s been sleeping, but when he’s gotta go, he’s GOTTA GO! (Kinda like his “mom”.)He also sometimes dribbles in a deep sleep. I have a waterproof pad on the mattress, and various throws on furniture that can be washed and dried if he “springs a leak”.Both cats are on a prescription diet.The old man needs a very soft litter due to complications from declawing loooong before I got him (he was 11 when I adopted him), but always tries to make it to the litterpan.He will also use a litterpan no matter what. And, since it’s hard for him to squat low enough to happily pee all over his “britches”. (He’s a Maine Coon Cat), and doesn’t much care what he steps in.Needless to say, he gets a clean-up before bed-time.ANY time a cat quits using the litter pan, first look at pan conditions as regarding cleanliness, etc.If fine, haul cat into the vet. Odds’re very good that the cat has a bladder infection. If this goes on for long enough (my female came from a hoarder and had the infection when she came to me. Her bladder had been permanently damaged, she was not treated at the shelter, and she’d learned to associate the litter pan with pain.)