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Cat Health & Behaviour => Health & Behaviour General => Topic started by: Smudgey on November 01, 2011, 19:39:26 PM

Title: Help friends new 9 week old kitten will not poop in tray!!!!
Post by: Smudgey on November 01, 2011, 19:39:26 PM
My friend has a new nine week old male kitten who will not poop in the tray he uses it to wee but not poop any suggestions to help her please
Title: Re: Help friends new 9 week old kitten will not poop in tray!!!!
Post by: Gill (sneakiefeline) on November 01, 2011, 20:01:51 PM
A second tray cos some cats dont like to use the same tray for both.
Title: Re: Help friends new 9 week old kitten will not poop in tray!!!!
Post by: Smudgey on November 01, 2011, 20:54:48 PM
Quote from: Gill (sneakiefeline) on November 01, 2011, 20:01:51 PM
A second tray cos some cats dont like to use the same tray for both.

Yup he has 2
Title: Re: Help friends new 9 week old kitten will not poop in tray!!!!
Post by: Gill (sneakiefeline) on November 01, 2011, 21:21:43 PM
oh lol

I am out of ideas then, maybe change the litter type?
Title: Re: Help friends new 9 week old kitten will not poop in tray!!!!
Post by: Smudgey on November 01, 2011, 21:24:59 PM
Thats what I said they found him getting ready to do one today and put him in and he did it in there so hopefully he might get the idea
Title: Re: Help friends new 9 week old kitten will not poop in tray!!!!
Post by: Gill (sneakiefeline) on November 01, 2011, 21:25:32 PM
I do hope so  ;D
Title: Re: Help friends new 9 week old kitten will not poop in tray!!!!
Post by: Liz on November 01, 2011, 21:28:56 PM
Confine the kitten to one room with the 2 trays, food and water so it learns where the trays will be

Also ensure the litter trays are away from heavy household traffic he may be being spooked by something when going for Number 2's and is associating bad things with the tray

I know its a pain but try mixing some compost with litter he may not like whats under his paws, here we use wood pellet, clumping clay  - fine and normal sizes, paper and one good old compost for Riley feral
Title: Re: Help friends new 9 week old kitten will not poop in tray!!!!
Post by: Smudgey on November 02, 2011, 20:51:17 PM
Well I can now report Brucie the kitten is now a tray user
Hooray!!!!! :wow: :wow: :'( ;D

Thanks to all who replied xxx
Title: Re: Help friends new 9 week old kitten will not poop in tray!!!!
Post by: Gill (sneakiefeline) on November 02, 2011, 21:27:31 PM
Great news  ;D ;D