kitten "Sits" not "Squats" in the litter pan

[stella-b]

when my 6 month old kitten uses the litter box she sits in it when she has to pee so that in the end, shes sitting in her pee which leads to her getting out and then sitting on the carpet or on the bed or anywhere and getting pee there too. she eventually cleans herself but not before making a mess. does anyone have any recommendations? i use Worlds Best and i thought maybe it was because i wasnt putting enough litter in her box, but it still happens so maybe theres some sort of SUPER- ABSORBANT litter that just soaks it right up, faster than the rate she can pee right.. lol.
any suggestions would be great, thanx

 

[taterbug]

Doesn't she dig her a lttle "potty hole" to pee in?? If she isn't digging,maybe the litter irritates her feet.

 

[sar]

My Willow (approx 10 months) also sits in the litter!

We also use World's Best and I have tried numerous other varieties without success!

I am hoping that he may learn to squat from my other two kitties, but if he doesn't, I feel it is something that I will have to live with! (I really don't mind too much!

) If they are comfortable that way, I don't see a way of taking that away!

Just remember, so long as they're sitting, they're not spraying!!

I'd be interested to hear if anyone has any ideas though!

 

[larke]

If you can catch her when she comes out, wipe her off rather than letting her try to do it herself by washing - that can't be good for her!

 

[stella-b]

ya she diggs a little hole, thats why i thought that i should put more litter in, that way the hole will be deeper, but she still sits and ends up getting it on her. but i dont want you guys to think shes sitting in a big deep puddle of it though... it just ends up getting on the ends of her fur, just enought to make alil "butt-stamp" on my sheets. ya i figure this is just here "style" of "going" and i doubt its going to change. i keep her litter box pretty clean so i notice she doesnt use it when im gone at class. i can hear her "digging" when im home and i usually clean her bottom up for her... but she still insists on cleaning herself after i have... but now that im on that topic, do you think i should be bathing her, or atleast her bottom when this happens? or is just damping it with like a paper towel good enough?

 

[Black Cat White Cat]

Hi everyone, brand new to this site. I found it because our ~7mo as yet unaltered male kitten has this issue and it's a bit of a nightmare. He usually comes out of the litter box with his back legs and testicles soaked in urine or caked in urine-soaked litter and then proceeds to leave smelly litter stamps on furniture and clumps of soggy litter all over the hourse. I know this topic is old, but I'm hoping to resurrect it to see if anyone has found any solutions. We've tried a few different flushable litters. We'd rather not use clay because it's bad for everyone's lungs but we're open to most other options. We've tried different depths of World's Best and in every case, he comes out wet and/or caked. Thanks in advance.

 

[susanm9006]

Worlds Best is a little chunkier and harder than clay clumping litters. You might want to try one of those or if you don’t like those try SWheat.

 

[Black Cat White Cat]

Worlds Best is a little chunkier and harder than clay clumping litters. You might want to try one of those or if you don’t like those try SWheat.

So your thinking is that it's uncomfortable for him? Or just giving additional litter options in case that is somehow the issue?

 

[susanm9006]

So your thinking is that it's uncomfortable for him? Or just giving additional litter options in case that is somehow the issue?

It might be. SWheat is very soft. I would try it in one box to see if it changes his behavior.

 

[florine]

Maybe you could try a non clumping crystal litter that absorbs the urine? He may still end up with a wet bottom, but it could solve the litter sticking to him and tracking around the house!