Does anyone have experience with toilet training cats???I am having behavior problems and I need to know what I should do. This is long...sorry
For the last two weeks I have begun toilet training my 2 siamese kittens (7 months). It has been a gradual process, which has gone very smoothly thus far-no elimination outside the box for the First part stacking up the litter box to the height of the toilet, and eventually putting it on the toilet. Friday I moved the box on to the toilet and it was buisness as usual.They both(Max and Bella) saw the Vet Saturday for their last dose of vaccinations, and were given a clean bill of health, they even took a stool sample from Max to check for parasites-it came back positive. Then Sunday I was gone for the day and when I got home that afternoon I found Fecal matter in my bed(I am 99%positive it was Max-male neutered cat).He has done this(poop)before on occasion in his catbed, my bed and a corner. I cleaned up, washed everything and sprayed the whole apartment.
So later that night I proceeded as normal with the next step and removed the box completely and replaced it with seran-wrap and litter. Bella knew exactly what to do and urinated on the seran-wrap "good girl", Max did the same and I thought what a wonderful thing.
When I got home Monday after work I found feces on my bed again and also urine, as well as urine in their catbed. I spent the rest of the day cleaning up. However somecat did urinate on the seran-wrap "good kitty".
This morning as I was getting ready for work I saw Max eliminate on the rug, I immediately picked it up and put it on the seran-wrap and took him over to see it, I cleaned the rug and proceeded with my morning . I came back into the bathroom and somecat urinated on the seran-wrap "good kitty".
Bella seems to be getting it.
But it seems that Max is having a problem, and I do not necessarily think it has to do with the toilet training, since this series of events began before the box was completely removed. I guess it could be the stress of the changes, but I have tried to do the transistions very gradual. I really do not want to go back a step-because it appears that Bella is O.K. with it- but I will if it will help Max.
Any experience in this matter will help...Thanks
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Monica
For the last two weeks I have begun toilet training my 2 siamese kittens (7 months). It has been a gradual process, which has gone very smoothly thus far-no elimination outside the box for the First part stacking up the litter box to the height of the toilet, and eventually putting it on the toilet. Friday I moved the box on to the toilet and it was buisness as usual.They both(Max and Bella) saw the Vet Saturday for their last dose of vaccinations, and were given a clean bill of health, they even took a stool sample from Max to check for parasites-it came back positive. Then Sunday I was gone for the day and when I got home that afternoon I found Fecal matter in my bed(I am 99%positive it was Max-male neutered cat).He has done this(poop)before on occasion in his catbed, my bed and a corner. I cleaned up, washed everything and sprayed the whole apartment.
So later that night I proceeded as normal with the next step and removed the box completely and replaced it with seran-wrap and litter. Bella knew exactly what to do and urinated on the seran-wrap "good girl", Max did the same and I thought what a wonderful thing.
When I got home Monday after work I found feces on my bed again and also urine, as well as urine in their catbed. I spent the rest of the day cleaning up. However somecat did urinate on the seran-wrap "good kitty".
This morning as I was getting ready for work I saw Max eliminate on the rug, I immediately picked it up and put it on the seran-wrap and took him over to see it, I cleaned the rug and proceeded with my morning . I came back into the bathroom and somecat urinated on the seran-wrap "good kitty".
Bella seems to be getting it.
But it seems that Max is having a problem, and I do not necessarily think it has to do with the toilet training, since this series of events began before the box was completely removed. I guess it could be the stress of the changes, but I have tried to do the transistions very gradual. I really do not want to go back a step-because it appears that Bella is O.K. with it- but I will if it will help Max.
Any experience in this matter will help...Thanks
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Monica