How may weeks before I can start training my new kittens to use the litter box?

Do I need to train my new kitten to use his litter box?

Is there anything I can do to get my kitten to cover his waste in his litter box? The smell is terrible.

My kitten digs and digs for long periods of time in the litter box and then doesn't even use it in the end of this little digging time period. I keep the litter clean so I know that can't be the problem.

I have a 12-week-old kitten and an 8-week-old one. The 8-week-old kitten will not use her little box if the older one does. Why is this? I have two separate litter boxes but my 12-week-old kitten uses them both.

My new kitten is eating the litter in his litter box. Is there something that I can do to stop this?

My two 10 month old kittens (sisters) love to dig in their Tidy Cats Litter and leave piles of litter out of the box. I have a box with a lid but that doesn't seem to help. Is there any way I can curb this activity? They are tracking litter all over the house! Why are they doing this?

How many stools can I expect my kitten to have in a 24-hour period?

Our kitten has had access to two litter boxes and decided to use the large hooded one for stool elimination and the smaller one to urinate in. We now realize our error and need help getting her to use one. When we take away the small one she urinates on the floor.

I know we should have two litter boxes for two kittens but is that the reason the kittens urinate on our beds?

How can we effectively train our five-month-old kitten to go to the door (either to the garage or outside) when she needs to go potty?

Is there any product that might take cat urine odor from wood?

Is it true that the clumping, scoopable cat litter is not good for kittens?

Am attempting to train my 9-month-old cat to use the toilet. I am using a product called Kitty Whiz and he is doing great with litter in the device but does not know what to do when I remove it.

How do I teach my kitten to do its 'business' outdoors?

Our new kitten sleeps in its litter box and lays half in it while it eats. It also lays in it many times a day - why is that?

My one-year-old male cat's urine has a really strong odor. Can you help me to understand why?

How do you train a 5-7 week old kitten to go outside instead of using a litter box?

Should you spank a kitty when it pees on the floor?

My 6 month old male has a habit of flinging his feces out of the litter box. He came to me as a 'barn kitty' so it should not be the type of litter as it is the only kind he has known. He has been vet checked and is current in his shots and was neutered last week (but this has been happening prior to his neutering). Any suggestions?

I have researched toilet training of cats and am in the process of doing it with my 7-month-old (neutered) male kitten. He adjusted very well to using a bowl inside of the toilet with gradually decreasing amounts of litter. My problem is that when we reach the no litter stage, he starts eliminating in other places in my house. My research says that he should adjust to the no-litter bowl and adding tiny amounts of water until he is just using the bowl with water and eventually you remove the bowl. We can't seem to get the water stage at all; do you have any experience with this.

I have heard that it is possible to train cats to actually use the water closet...how is this accomplished? Do I have to buy a special "kitty seat?"

My 9-month-old kitten likes to roll around and play in his litter box, even if it is dirty. He flings litter everywhere! How do I stop him from making a mess?

If a clumping cat litter is being used, will it hurt the cat or the clumping effect if you add baking soda to it to help control the odor?

My cat is one year old. She passes gas all the time and it really stinks. She also doesn't cover her 'presents' in the kitty litter box. Any suggestions????

Why would a kitten urinate on the furniture?

My kitten is nine weeks old and has lived with me for a week. He's doing fine except for one gross thing...he doesn't clean himself after using the litter box. Yup, little dark disgusting clods hang on until I get a tissue and clean him up! He grooms himself well, otherwise. Is there a way I can train him to groom that area?

Why would my 8 month old kitten want to kick the clean litter out of the tray when she does not do anything in the tray, just goes in a kicks the litter out and walks away.

Why does my kitten, (16 weeks) use the litter box, start to cover it up, and ends up constantly scraping the insides of the litter box, as if it will cover up her mess? She has a large size litter box which would seem to be very adequate for her. She is the only animal we have and is an indoor kitty.

My kitten is 10 weeks old and although she uses the liter box on her own, she does not cover her stool or urine. How do I train her to do this?

My cat is 9 months old, on occasion, after having a bowel movement in the litter box, gets it on his back paw and needless to say it is a disgusting mess. He has it on his paw and runs around the house. The litter is scooped at least twice a day and changed completely once a week. Is it possible that he is hurrying up to do his business so he can see me and gets careless? What can be causing this? He does share the box with another cat, but they have two boxes and they always are clean. I literally have to backtrack everywhere he has been and clean up and then cleaning his back paws is no easy chore.

Why when I change my kittens litter box does she get in it and kick out the fresh litter? It makes a mess and I have to continually clean it up. Does she think she can play in it because it is scented cat litter or does she do it to aggravate me?

Is there some way to make the litter box smell good?

Could you please tell me if the electric litter boxes that are advertised on TV are safe? I don't know who has one. We have three cats and could really use a little help in the litter department.

We've just recently put a cover on our kitty's litter box and now it's a toy. She hides in it all the time and when she comes out from crouching in it she gets litter everywhere. I don't want to scold her because she's using the box, but I do want to keep her from playing in it. Any suggestions?

I recently adopted two 8-week-old kittens, Sweet Pea and Honey Pie. I have noticed that when I clean out their litter box, one kitten in particular becomes rather defensive of the litter box. While I am scooping out, she will get in and sit in my way; or after I am finished she will get in the box and poke and dig around in the cleaned out litter as if to make sure everything is okay. I don't want to harm her litter box habits. Should I be doing something differently?

My one cat, Charlie, is about 8 months old. After using his litter box he often runs through the house very quickly back and forth, sometimes meowing as if he is playing. Why does he do this? A victory dance or something?

I have a male kitten that has been fixed. When he does his business in the litter box, he does not dig in the litter and cover it. What can I do?

My 6-month-old kitten will at times take out pieces of her "business" and play with them! Even when her litter box is clean! Any suggestions on what I can do as it is a stinky and messy problem...she recently did this with a fresh batch and it is so unsightly! Her litter box is in a good clean area away from her food bowl and it is in a private spot as well. I have not moved it. Do you have any suggestions for the reasons behind this behavior?

I have a kitten who knows how to use the litter box but sometimes I will find him playing with his feces in the litter box just knocking it back and forth - and sometimes out of the box. What can I do to discourage this type of behavior?

Our newly acquired 7-month-old kitten is used to using an open litter box. However, we would like to switch to a covered box. How should we make the transition? Also, is it better to keep 2 litter boxes next to each other in the same room of a two-cat household or on two different floors of the house?

Help, my kitten has recently started to scoop all of the litter out of her box, then proceed to go to the bathroom in the litter that is on the floor. How do I get her to stop it makes a mess?

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