3 week old kitten & peeing! ?

Question

So.. my 3 week old kitten just peed all over my bed... lol. No stimulation or anything... That's probably a good thing for me, but how do I teach a 3 week old kitten how to use the litterbox?! I don't want her messing all over my stuff...

Answer 1

Are you sure you mean 3 WEEK old kitten?  At 3 wks, she should still be in a nesting box with her mama, gnawing on her and being cleaned up after by mom.

If you mean 3 MONTHS, then that's more like it.  Give her some toys to gnaw on......tied heavy sock, soft rubber or flannel balls, etc.  

As for peeing inappropriately.........get her off the bed!  Put a litterbox in whatever room she's in most of the time......make sure it's sides are short enough for her to get into easily.  

As soon as she wakes up, put her in the box....after she eats, put her in the box.  After you see her drink water, put her in the box.  Eventually, she'll "get the idea".  When she knows where the box is, and isn't going other places, you can move it into the bathroom, or wherever you want it to stay.

Good luck...........

Answer 2

You are going to have to wash ALL your stuff on your bed so she won't come back to it and pee again.

Get a sand box and put her in it... when she starts looking around like she is looking for a good place to pee ..... take her and put her in the box.  You'll have to do this every time ...

You might take her paw and dig in the sand to give her the idea...

Most cats natually want to pee in sand rather than something else.

You will have to stand there and make sure she pees... if she runs off and starts looking again take her back to the sand box.

(MAKE SURE IT IS ABSOLUTELY CLEAN.... cats don't like a dirty sand box... just like you dont' like a toilet that has not been flushed.)

chew toy... catnip mouse.

when she chews on something she shouldn't take your finger and tap her on the nose... and say "NO"  not loud but firm.