OMG, this cat situation is driving me insane!
So I have the cat with me this winter, for the first time, because he developed diabetes. First the good news: It turns out he loves exploring new places. Then the bad: He will not use the litt...
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This cat is already box trained. He's been using a cat box all summer. This is the SAME cat box. He just doesn't want to use it in the van. Because why? I do not know.
I am not sure the 'keep him in until he does it' is safe for an animal with diabetes. I did try keeping him in, but after 43 hours I caved before he did because I did not want an expensive ER bill.
BTW, an easier and effective way to box train cats is to wait till they pee/poo on the floor, mop it up with some TP, and put that TP in the box. Then, very gently and sweetly, carry the cat over to the box and show them. 'See? This goes in HERE.' Don't scare the cat or act mad at them. Cats WANT to know where the designated place is, but they will not readily use a box that they associate with scary humans. Some cats you have to do this once with pee and once with poo because they don't know you mean both, but other than that it works great.
I tried this with a baby possum that kept sneaking back into my house, though, and it did not work. In the morning there were three fresh possum turds -- in a circle around the outside of the cat box. This is possum language for 'Nope,' I guess. I caught the possum in a live trap and put it out AGAIN.
I am not sure the 'keep him in until he does it' is safe for an animal with diabetes. I did try keeping him in, but after 43 hours I caved before he did because I did not want an expensive ER bill.
BTW, an easier and effective way to box train cats is to wait till they pee/poo on the floor, mop it up with some TP, and put that TP in the box. Then, very gently and sweetly, carry the cat over to the box and show them. 'See? This goes in HERE.' Don't scare the cat or act mad at them. Cats WANT to know where the designated place is, but they will not readily use a box that they associate with scary humans. Some cats you have to do this once with pee and once with poo because they don't know you mean both, but other than that it works great.
I tried this with a baby possum that kept sneaking back into my house, though, and it did not work. In the morning there were three fresh possum turds -- in a circle around the outside of the cat box. This is possum language for 'Nope,' I guess. I caught the possum in a live trap and put it out AGAIN.
