You´ve brought your new kitten home and aren´t sure how he will accept his new cat litter box. Is there a way to introduce him to a new litter box that will guarantee usage?
If your kitten is at least 12 to 14 weeks old, he should adjust very easily to his new litter box. By this age, he knows the purpose of it because he learned from his mother, siblings, or pet shop roommates. Try to use the same type of litter he was using before he came to your home to minimize his anxieties in his new surroundings.
- If you want to upgrade the litter box from the standard kind, consider a dome litter box for more privacy. Keep the box fresh with odor-absorbing cat litter and odor-eliminating products that will continue to encourage his usage.
- When you adopt an uneducated litter-box-trained kitten, it posses the challenge to you to introduce the concept of a litter box to him. To begin, place the kitten in the litter box. When he hops out, entice him back in with a bit of tuna or moist treat. Praise him for stepping in the litter box. Repeat this enticing treat trick several times so he can associate something good happening when he is in the litter.
- Mimic digging or burying with your fingers in the litter to show the kitten that this is how litter is moved around. Some natural instinct will soon enlighten him as to why he needs to dig.
- If his natural instinct doesn´t come soon enough, have him stay in a cat cage for a few days with just enough room for bedding, food, and litter box. Cats don´t like to dirty their sleeping area, so your kitten will figure out that he must relieve himself in the only spot available, which is the litter box. Always praise him whenever he uses it.
Remember that your kitten has a lot to learn. But make it his priority to master the litter box first. www.cheappetstore.com
