I have a 4 month old cat that goes to the bathroom around the house is there a way to stop her?

Question

She is 4 months old and she goes around the house and goes to the bathroom where ever she wants. We have tried putting her in a cage with food, water and her litter box and she did fine but then when we let her out she goes to the bathroom where ever she wants. We are going to get her spayed soon and we're wondering if that would help? We we're also wondering if there is something we can do to stop her from going to the bathroom around the house.

Answer 1

Take your kitty cat and after she goes to the bathroom where she isn't suppose to, put her in her litter box, lift one paw up with your hand and take her paw and dig in the kitty litter like cats do.  If she goes to the bathroom in the kitty litter then, give her a small treat.  

Answer 2

My cat has never had an accident (except for the time he had a UTI) but whenever I move to a new apartment (which I do every year or two) I always put him in the new bathroom with his litter box so that he can get accustomed to the new location.  Since moving takes a day I usually put him in there with his food and water and his litter box and close the door so that he has the bathroom to himself.  Since cats can see just fine in the dark I usually don't even bother turning the lights on.  This means that cat gets to spend the day in a nice, cool, dark, non-threatening environment away from all of the noise and shuffle of moving.  You might consider trying this with your cat, assuming her litter box is in a room with a door that you can close.

Please take her to the vet to get her checked out as well, there can be a medical reason behind these accidents.

Answer 3

if u look for a magazine for cats u can usually find a cat dipper.  

Answer 4

bring the litter close to her and put her in there and c if she goes and try putting her there each hour and she will get use to it or let her go out and *** in  

Answer 5

Don't you have a litter box?  With cats its really easy they just go where the box is just make sure it is reachable.  If the cat still does not go to the box spray her until she gets it.

Answer 6

Spay her for sure... then work your way through this list.

Factors Contributing to Inappropriate Elimination

•  Medical Conditions: Cats avoiding the litter pan should be examined by a veterinarian to rule out a medical condition. Laboratory tests will need to be performed in most cases, however, if a condition does exist, immediate treatment will help resolve the behavioral problem. Possible medical conditions include: colitis, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), diabetes mellitus, hyperthyroidism, kidney or liver disease, or feline lower urinary tract disease (FLUTD). Medical conditions such as arthritis, FLUTD, anal sac disease, and some forms of colitis, which cause pain urinating or defecating may also result in inappropriate elimination

•  Stress: Cats of all ages experience stress at some point in their lives (just like us). Stress can be a major cause of inappropriate elimination, and known stressors such as moving, changes in routine, or changes within the family structure (new members added or family members leaving home) can result in inappropriate elimination. Reducing these stressors or decreasing their impact on the household will benefit your cat and you, too.

•  Box Location & Contents: Some cats may not like where their box is located; too close to their food or water, in a high traffic area, or on a different level of the house than where they spend most of their time. Some cats are very particular and will not defecate in the same box in which they urinate or go into a box which has been used by another cat. Most cats do not like a dirty litter box. Clean out waste from their litter boxes at least once daily, and wash the litter boxes weekly so that they don't decide to eliminate elsewhere in your home.

Answer 7

spaying her will help, also confine her to a smaller area until she becomes more trustworthy.

Answer 8

Accually, cats should be taught correctly to use the litter bx between 5-12 weeks after being born. So your a little late, cats are like children, very impressionable at young ages. For example, if your cat is afraid of the vaccum, it may be because if was never around one when it was young. But you are in luck your cat is still very young and can easily be trained with a lot of patience. Yes it was good to lock your cat with its food, but if your cat still isent getting the point then here are a few more things you can try:

When you cats leves its stool around the house pick and up and put it in your cats litter pal. Also, after every place your cat in its litter pal and let him/her scratch nd sniff around, if it hops out be pateint and just continue the process the next time it eats. I may take up to 4 weeks for the cat to catch on.

good luck

p.s getting her spayed will only calm her down, it may not do much for te litter pal department.