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I have a cat (non-MC) that refuses to poo anywhere but next to the tray. My MC breeder said one of her girls do the exact same thing. No matter how many trays you put down get just goes next to them. Oh and none of my two cover ANYTHING. I'm hoping my 3rd cat (MC) has good litter manners. I can't wait until I've got my own house, with a cat run, with an outdoor toilet.
Our most beloved Bob, the howling goblin, didn't have a clue what a litter tray was and never learned in the 10 years he was with us. He was a black Persian who we scooped up off the street in a dreadful state, so I've no idea what his early life was like or why he never got the idea from his mother. He didn't dig or cover up - he'd just 'go' on any flat surface and walk away. If I could out-manoeuvre him so that he had to 'go' in the garden, he would just leave his deposit on the patio. Still, he was our very best friend and we adored him beyond anything. But I still get a whiff of him in the corner of the kitchen, even now, after hundreds of scrubbings, Urine-off, redecorating.....*sigh* !
Dakota also has problems "hitting the target". :nod:
I've found that if I scoop his boxes (he has 2) at least twice a day (am/pm), make sure that the box is over half full with litter, he seems to do better. When I'm out of town and hubby takes over, Dakota will make a mess if the routine is not followed. Don't know why, but he loves to dig at everything (including litter).
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Well, some of the habits described really put Mylo's problems into perspective... I shall persevere with the Litter Kwitter and see how it goes. Fingers crossed
Its worth persevering, I have to admit it was great not having to worry about litter etc. I'm going to start again once the kids go back to school and hopefully the house will be a bit quieter and the downstairs loo can be reclaimed for cats only :)
Please keep us posted how your getting on. Peter Galbavy has a thread about the Litter Kwitter running so maybe you could add your experiences to that one as well x
I am not kidding...have never had a problem with the kittens use of the litter tray until I read this thread.
Yesterday, twice Poif stood in the very corner of the litter tray and crapped on the floor!! How and why has this happened?!
Could someone maybe write a thread about how especially clean their cat is? And maybe add in that they scoop the crappy litter out after themselves too...
The only time when we have had "overhang" problems was once when we used a litter tray with the lower sides & a couple of times when hubby has been over enthusiasticQuote:
Originally Posted by Bethy_boo
with the filling of the deeper ones & folled them nearly to the top.....
We have one boy who is very fussy that everything in the tray is covered & China RIP would never cover her poo so Bruce would go behind her & do it for her muttering away all the time he was doing it,then if he saw you watching he would come & tell you all about it as well,since poor China has left us he has a lot more time to call his own but you still see him go & check the trays after someone has been,you can even be right behind him with shovel but still has to be checked,but sorry Bethy_boo can't post that we are the first to have trained any one of ours to clean out the tray afterwards,haven't even been able to train them to "shit"in the tray you have just cleaned before the bag is knotted & thrown,come on Bruce buck your ideas up,you know where the bags & shovel are now rub the top of bag between your paws to start opening it.....x
MC Elvis had a few toilet issues when he was younger but all was resolved when I got him a giant storage container
that holds an entire 40Lb bag of litter. Him having enough room to do his business without being cramped
made all the difference... No more overhang misses, No more Klingons.
So far so good - he wasn't pleased by the tiny size and awkwardness for the first 2 days (it was on the floor in the bathroom). I moved it up onto the loo yesterday and it has been used several times with 100% success. No cling on's and no mess on his paws. Already this is way better than using a litter tray!
We already have have what I thought was a substantial litter tray - but our 10 month male has started in the last two moths to deposit a random poo either next to his litter tray or even elsewhere around the house.
It seems that the majority of poo remains in the tray, but possibly a "klingon" is falling off.
Has anyone tried trimming the cat's hair around the hind quarters to prevent a "klingon" (love the klingon terminology!!).
Cheers
