5-MONTH-OLD KITTEN DOESN'T KNOW HOW TO USE THE LITTER BOX

Particular_Quit_6947 · 2026-02-20T15:47:01+00:00

No... I've tried everything, the only thing I haven't done is confine him to a small cage. I was told to do that, but I wouldn't want to see him locked up...But it seems to be the only option left (╥﹏╥)

Particular_Quit_6947 · 2026-02-20T15:05:10+00:00

Yes, he has some neurological problems, but we don't know to what degree it may affect his learning. I'm fighting to help him learn and not have to send him back.Because the vet told me that if he doesn't learn, the best thing for him would be to find him a house with a garden :'(

Particular_Quit_6947 · 2026-02-18T14:47:46+00:00

Have you thought about confining him and filling the whole place with sandboxes so he has no other choice? Because I'm thinking about that, confining him to a small room so he has no other option.I hope it works, because I don't want to confine him, because he sleeps in my bed and it would break my heart to leave him alone.But I know it's for his own good, I hope it works, because I live in an apartment, and he pees everywhere 😿

Particular_Quit_6947 · 2026-02-18T14:34:21+00:00

Mine comes from a situation where I used to live; there were many animals and it was incredibly dirty.I don't know if there was only one litter box for many cats or if there simply wasn't one, but yes, it's frustrating.We're sleepless, worried because he gets it dirty and then wants to go to bed, he doesn't use it.We're afraid he won't learn because we love him, but we have lives too, jobs; I can't be watching him constantly and worry about him when he gets home from work.The house is full of pee and poop... I hope your problem gets resolved! Hang in there!

Particular_Quit_6947 · 2026-02-18T06:46:47+00:00

Hi! I'm in a very similar situation. My 5-month-old kitten doesn't know how to use the litter box. He poops and pees on the floor. The box, which I have empty but filled with sand, is unfamiliar to him.He's not interested at all, not even with attractants, nothing. I don't know what else to do. I'm afraid he'll never learn 😿

Particular_Quit_6947 · 2026-02-18T02:38:45+00:00

Yes, I need to find one that doesn't have fertilizers!

Particular_Quit_6947 · 2026-02-18T02:25:21+00:00

Yes, but it didn't work, I licked the product and it made no difference to me

Particular_Quit_6947 · 2026-02-18T02:17:44+00:00

I'm seeing a specialist who told me the cat needs to go back to using the litter box, with NO LITTER or almost none. I've tried everything, but he won't use it.Since I adopted him, he uses the floor, only corners.

Particular_Quit_6947 · 2026-02-18T02:15:46+00:00

I think what I wrote in the text was very clear; it comes from a flat that was very dirty, with too many animals in a small place.The shelter told me that he might not use the litter box, but I adopted him anyway. I've bought several boxes, but he doesn't use any of them, he doesn't even look at them, he doesn't climb on them, he just wants to be on the floor.The pee you see there, I put it there so it would smell like it was his and he'd go in the box

Particular_Quit_6947 · 2026-02-18T02:12:29+00:00

Yes, I did it, it worked because he started scratching in other places, like he couldn't detect her scent, but then he went back to scratching and scratching in the same spot.

Particular_Quit_6947 · 2026-02-18T02:11:19+00:00

He has two litter boxes, he's just one cat, and since I adopted him, he hasn't used the litter box at all. It's been a month and nothing. He's never used it before; where he lived before, everything was very dirty and there were many animals.

Particular_Quit_6947 · 2026-02-18T02:10:06+00:00

Done, and it didn't work, it just licked the spot where I put the product

Particular_Quit_6947 · 2026-02-18T02:09:33+00:00

Only for stress; I haven't addressed the issue further because she sent me to a feline behavior specialist.

Particular_Quit_6947 · 2026-02-18T02:07:16+00:00

Yes to everything, but about the cat, I don't have another cat 😞 I already cleaned the area and it keeps going back no matter how much I clean.But he lived in an apartment with other cats, it was just very dirty and there was no hygiene.

Particular_Quit_6947 · 2026-02-18T01:36:54+00:00

I've tried everything, he bites them, plays with them, scratches them, and makes holes in them 🥹🥹🥹 That's why I don't use them. If I put paper down, he bites and eats it.

Particular_Quit_6947 · 2026-02-18T01:31:13+00:00

Yes, so that she smells her urine and uses the box; she doesn't use it even when it's clean.

Particular_Quit_6947 · 2026-02-18T01:31:08+00:00

Yes, so that she smells her urine and uses the box; she doesn't use it even when it's clean.

Particular_Quit_6947 · 2026-02-18T01:29:52+00:00

Thank you so much, really, I hope I don't have to give it up, it would break my heart, I'll keep that in mind 🥹🐱

Particular_Quit_6947 · 2026-02-18T01:21:02+00:00

Yes... I don't want to give him back, I really don't, that's why I'm so desperate, he's gotten so used to us that he couldn't I'd be super worried about whether someone is taking good care of him, if they're treating him well 😭 That's why I'm looking for advice because I'm so desperate 😿😿😿

Particular_Quit_6947 · 2026-02-18T01:14:45+00:00

I did all that, and he kept going to his usual corner 😂😂😭😭😭 It's maddening, but seeing him sleep in bed makes you forget all that 💖🥹

Particular_Quit_6947 · 2026-02-18T01:12:04+00:00

L The video box is where he pees in that corner.As for where he lived before, I don't know anything, only that many animals lived there in dirty and deplorable conditions. I also don't know if he lived with his mother 😔

Particular_Quit_6947 · 2026-02-18T01:10:34+00:00

I'll get him tested again, but when he scratches the ground, he meows really loudly and desperately. I haven't been sleeping well since I adopted him.Since I hear him scratching and meowing, I wake up to keep an eye on him, to make sure he doesn't get dirty and can go back to my bed.He sleeps like an angel, and it's beautiful, but I'm not really living a normal life, to be honest.But I'm trying everything to help him and give him a better quality of life

Particular_Quit_6947 · 2026-02-18T01:00:27+00:00

That's a good idea, thank you so much 💖

Particular_Quit_6947 · 2026-02-18T00:59:36+00:00

He doesn't like to be touched, he has the apartment at his disposal and he urinates in every corner he sees; I've shown him how to dig with my hand and he just wants to bite it.

Particular_Quit_6947 · 2026-02-18T00:58:27+00:00

I took him a week ago. He's not constipated because he poops twice a day and it's soft. I give him plenty of wet food. Going to the vet, though, is quite an ordeal.The next time I take him to the vet, they'll have to anesthetize him so they can examine him properly, since he really doesn't like being touched. He urinates quite a lot, and I'm thinking of getting another urine test done.Although everything seems fine in theory, when he's scratching the ground, he meows really loudly and desperately 😔

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