Topic: Kitten Puddles... (Read 19753 times)

Clark Kent · « **on:** May 23, 2004, 09:46:03 pm »

So I was at the farm, playing with my soon to be kitten, and I reach to pick him upand realize he is leaking coolant at a substantial rate,a nd there is already a little puddle where he was standing. This got me thinking: Do I need to potty train my kitten when I bring him home to use a litterbox, or will he naturally do it? And if I need to train him, how in the world do I do it?

CK

P.S. I like Latinas...
....And apparently Asian ladies as well...

Iceman · « **Reply #1 on:** May 23, 2004, 09:55:48 pm »

You definitly need to house break him, though I have no idea about how to do it.

Khalee · « **Reply #2 on:** May 23, 2004, 09:58:51 pm »

Some take to it naurally, some you have to train. I was lucky with my cat and he took to it right off. If you have to train it, put the pan in one room and let him play in it stuff and all. And if you see him look like he has to go (Ie snifing around that sort of thing) put him in the pan each time they will get the idea after a bit. You might have to show them how to cover it up tho, simply take their paw and go thru the motions, it works.

Sirgod · « **Reply #3 on:** May 23, 2004, 10:09:04 pm »

Do what I did with Poo CK. He tried to hard to be something she's not, and Took after all my Bosties. But she has two things Going for her.

1.) She has Claws which cut to all hell.
2.) She Likes to fly when she does so.

Hehe, she was squating near one of my dogs the other day, and the dog Got up smelled It, and Decided to mark the Territory.

Poo sees this as a chance to attack, at just about the same time the Dog did the Bury the Poo routine, By kicking his back legs. Poo get's in the way.

Some cat's DO NOT land on there Feet. Esp. when kicked by the same dog That It just sunk two Feet into uhm, niether regions.

Funniest thing I've seen from my pet's in awhile.

Back to the pottty Training. One thing to Consider also, Is That Cat's will use House Plants For litter If you don't spend the time Kepping the box Clean, and Showing them where to go.

stephen

J. Carney · « **Reply #4 on:** May 23, 2004, 10:25:36 pm »

I've had 5 cats and never had to housebreak a single one. Now, I'm kinda cheating, cause I live in a trailer with all vinal floors and have no potted plants. The litterbox is the only place in the house a cat can cover it up, so they just naturally gravitate towards it.

That kind of thing just comes naturally to cats. No training required

Ravok · « **Reply #5 on:** May 23, 2004, 10:31:48 pm »

Cats are whats called a latrening animal, So a desire to use a kitty litter box comes naturally to most of them.
One of the most important things when litter training them is to always have very clean litter on hand, And to always use the same type or brand, ( Cats are picky!) Every time you see him or her wake up place them in the litter box, ( When they are young thats when they usually go), Keep this up and in no time the little fellows will pretty much train them selves.
It important too not to take it away from its mom too soon because she will teach it allot of these things her self.
Good luck cats are just wonderful pets and allot of fun!!

Clark Kent · « **Reply #6 on:** May 23, 2004, 10:59:23 pm »

I'm not sure how much his mom will teach him sicne he lives in a barn, with no litterbox available for him to use. they spend all their time in the room the llive and sleep in, the only way in or out is a barred window that the mom can get through, but not the kittens. mostly it's for safety, so they don't get stepped on by horses or mauled by dogs...

CK

P.S. I like Latinas...
....And apparently Asian ladies as well...

Khalee · « **Reply #7 on:** May 23, 2004, 11:22:48 pm »

Well if that is the case then they might allready know what to do. Just show him the pan with the litter in it and see what happens. My cat was the same way caught him in a barn and he knew what to do after I got him home and showed him where to go.

Scott Allen Abfalter · « **Reply #8 on:** May 24, 2004, 03:49:59 pm »

Kahlee is exactly right.

The cat has natural instincts to bury stool and to urinate where it can be covered up.

What you need to do is carry the kitty over to the litterbox the next time any, er, 'leakage' occurs. And several times a day just to remind him where it is.

The kitty should pick this up in no time and start going there on it's own.

I've had three, since kittens, and each one picked it up in a day or so.

digi · « **Reply #9 on:** May 24, 2004, 05:53:33 pm »

Funny story but true.

My family has always had cats. The first I remember (going back some years when I was probably all of 7 or 8 years) were a pair of kittens from the cats protection league. They were called Daisy and Bandit. I liked the Burt Reynolds movie and my sister liked the dukes of hazard. Anyway.

My father likes his baths in the evening. He just liked to soak in a nice warm bath for ages to relax. This one evening he came down in his dressing gown after his bath to watch a bit a TV. Kittens being kittens however liked to play and explore and found that the 2 inch gap between the sofa and the floor to be an intriging place to hide and play.

Daisy (a white cat with three little block spots) came out from under the sofa this one time to find my father sitting there in his dressing gown....or rather hanging over (if you get my drift) the edge of the sofa in his dressing gown. Wondering if these two dangly things were new cat toys daisy took to them with her claws. Needless to say that my father stood up and jumped around in some agony!

I think that was the first time (and only time) I ever saw a grown man in tears, with a kitten hanging on for dear life from his pride and joy!!!

digi · « **Reply #10 on:** May 24, 2004, 05:59:17 pm »

On another note our previous cats (Daisy and Bandit) unlike our present two (Smudge and Fluff) tend to improve the next door neighbours garden rather than use a cat tray. I think we've tried numerous things over the last 4 years, but the don't want to know. There are two benefits from this. We spend nothing on cat litter and our neighbours have a very fertilised garden!!!

Clark Kent · « **Reply #11 on:** May 24, 2004, 07:31:02 pm »

Yeah, I was thinking about that aspect, and how I can never be clotheless, lest he attack my dangling particibles...
if he is potty trained, it works for me, I jsut didn't see how since he's pretty much limited to a little room with a concrete floor. Although, I have to admit, I never did see any kitty dookies hangin around that room while I was there...

CK

P.S. I like Latinas...
....And apparently Asian ladies as well...

Ravok · « **Reply #12 on:** May 24, 2004, 10:08:13 pm »

Mine would much rather go im my mulch around my bushes outside also. Like i said they are pretty anal about having a clean place to go.

AlienLXIX · « **Reply #13 on:** May 25, 2004, 02:03:00 am »

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if he is potty trained, it works for me, I jsut didn't see how since he's pretty much limited to a little room with a concrete floor. Although, I have to admit, I never did see any kitty dookies hangin around that room while I was there...

CK

P.S. I like Latinas...
....And apparently Asian ladies as well...

Depending on how old your kittens are the mother cat tends to take care of the waste the kitten's make and that maybe why your kitten's area is clean.

When do you get to take your new friend home? I am asking this because if this is still happening when you bring him home you will have to how to use the little and maybe go as far as taking a warm wet wash cloth and umm "stimulate" the waste process. PM me if you need more pointers!

I have cared for kittens as young as a few days old and have had them thrive! It's hard and takes a LOT of time till they have their eyes open and OK they turn out thinking that they are very short and hairy humans but I have never lost one yet! <knocking on wood>

Clark Kent · « **Reply #14 on:** May 25, 2004, 10:59:34 am »

Thanks for the advice Alien. He'll be 6 weeks old this friday. i'm considering whether I should bring him home this weekend, or wait. If I wait, though, I'll have to wait till the end of june, since I can't get to the farm where he's at on my own, and the friend who can get me there is going to Hawaii next week. Supplies aren't a problem, I know what I need and where to get it, I just need to figure out what this little guy's needs are. I will say, though, that one thing I caannot stand is the smell of cat pee, so if I can't figure out how to handle his problems, he might become an outside cat again quick fast and in a hurry. I won't just toss the guy out the door, or abandon him, but I really need to keep his potty issues under control.

CK

P.S. I like Latinas...
....And apparently Asian ladies as well...

TB613 · « **Reply #16 on:** May 25, 2004, 03:40:07 pm »

Alien is correct on six weeks being a little young. The deciding factor to me is are there people around the farm such as some children that can help in socializing the kitten to humans.

Clark Kent · « **Reply #17 on:** May 25, 2004, 11:30:48 pm »

The farm he's at is boarded by alot of horses owned by various people, so I'm thinking the kittens get alot of human attention.I may put getting him off, like i said, but if I wait past this weekend I'll have to wait quite a while longer before I get him, and I'm kinda eager to get him. CHoices...

CK

P.S. I like Latinas...
....And apparently Asian ladies as well...

Clark Kent · « **Reply #18 on:** May 26, 2004, 09:43:42 am »

Oh yeah, I'd rather not name him puddles. The thought of him living up to his names in that case makes me cringe. I was kinda partial to the name Saber, unless someone had a better suggestion,

CK

P.S. I like Latinas...
....And apparently Asian ladies as well...

Scott Allen Abfalter · « **Reply #19 on:** May 26, 2004, 09:46:14 am »

There are milk supplements in a can that you can give very young kittens that are too young to be independant; we had to do this with our first cat who we found as a too-young abandon stray. It's a little expensive, but she was not on it for more than a few weeks.

One thing we learned --it is very hard to give a cat a bath! Whenever we've tried to give the cats a bath it's basically a two-person job. My single and only task is to latch onto the cat with both hands and try and keep it mostly within the bathtub. My wife gets it shampoo'ed and rinsed off. The cat, convinced that it is about to drown, fights with all it's might. We are lucky if we escape with only minor scratches.

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