HOW TO TEACH YOUR CAT TO USE A LITTER BOX

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By lilash84


DIRECTIONS

FIRST, MAKE SURE YOU CHOOSE A GOOD LOCATION.   THE AREA SHOULD BE CLEAN, DRY AND FREE FROM LOUD NOISY APPLIANCES.

SECOND PLACE THE LITTER IN THE PAN IT SHOULD BE 2-3 IN DEEP. ONCE YOU HAVE DONE THIS GET YOUR KITTY AND SHOW HIM WHERE HIS BOX IS. PLACE HIM INSIDE THE BOX AND LET HIM DIG AROUND FOR A BIT HE MAY NOT HAVE TO DO HIS BUSINESS, BUT YOU CAN LET HIM EXPLORE SOME. IF YOUR KITTY JUMPS OUT IT'S OK, JUST ENSURE THAT YOU WATCH HIM AND IF HE DECIDES TO START SCRATCHING OR SMELLING OUTSIDE HIS BOX, MAKE SURE YOU PUT HIM IN HIS BOX RIGHT AWAY AND PRAISE THEM WHEN THEY ARE DONE.

REMEMBER TO NOT PUT THE BOX IN AN AREA KITTY CANNOT FIND. IF YOU ARE HAVING A HARD TIME GETTING YOUR KITTY TO USE HIS BOX, PLACE IT IN AN AREA THAT IS FREQUENTLY USED BY YOUR KITTY. SLOWLY MOVE THE BOX EACH DAY UNTIL IT HAS REACHED IT'S LOCATION OF YOUR CHOICE.

ALWAYS ENSURE KITTY'S LITTER IS CLEAN AND THAT YOU HAVE HIS BOX ACCESSIBLE TO AVOID ACCIDENTS OUTSIDE OF THE BOX. REMEMBER THE BEST TIME TO START KITTY LITTER TRAINING IS AT AROUND 6 WEEKS OF AGE.

ENSURE THAT WHEN YOU CLEAN KITTY'S LITTER YOU NEVER EVER USE BLEACH. CAT URINE CONTAINS AMMONIA WHICH WHEN MIXED WITH BLEACH WILL CAUSE VAPORS THAT CAN BE DEADLY TO YOU AND AT THE VERY LEAST CAUSES DAMAGE TO YOUR INTERNAL ORGANS. BESIDES THAT USING TO MANY CLEANING PRODUCTS OR POWDERS MAY DETER YOUR KITTY FROM USING HIS BOX.

ALWAYS MAKE SURE TO PLACE YOUR KITTY'S FOOD AWAY FROM HIS BOX.  NO ONE EATS WHILE USING THE TOILET AND I'M SURE YOUR KITTY WON'T EITHER. YOU NEED TO MAKE A SEPARATION FOR THEM TO FEEL COMFORTABLE.

AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST IF YOU HAVE LITTER TRAINED YOUR KITTY, AND HE CONTINUES TO USE THE RESTROOM OUTSIDE OF THE BOX, OR HE FREQUENTLY GOES IN AND OUT OF THE BOX HE MOST LIKELY HAS A URINARY TRACT INFECTION THAT CAN KILL HIM SO TAKE HIM TO A VET IMMEDIATELY!!!

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