New Kitten - Toileting Issues
Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2022 1:48 am
Hi guys
I’m hoping to get some advice on how to deal with my new kittens bathroom habits. I got her five days ago. She only uses the litter box when I am near her. I have noticed she will hold on all day while I’m at work and then go for a wee and/or a poo within 5-10 minutes from when I get home and am standing right near her in the litter box. I live in a 2 x 2 apartment and keep the doors closed to the bedrooms during the day. I have two litter boxes that are cleaned fairly regularly. She keeps peeing on my bed and has since peed on the couch.
I got her from a lady who's cats had a litter. The entire litter and parents were still there when I got her (they're obviously very close).
I’m wondering if its separation anxiety? When I got her, I was told she was toilet trained and she has been to the vet. No sign of a UTI. She meows when she cannot see me and stops as soon as I talk to her and am visible to her again. She is very cuddly and plays. Quite fussy with her food.
Night one:[/b] First night in my apartment, she peed on my bed when we were playing. I put everything in the wash and she came back on the bed that night and slept through the night no problem.
Night two: I tried again and she didn’t pee all night and then peed at about 6:00 am on the down comforter again.
Night three: I kept her out of my room all night (she meowed desperately and was at my door when I came out in the morning). She had not used the litter tray all night. She used it about 5-10 minutes after I'd gotten up and was near the litter tray with her.
Night four: I put a flat blanket on my bed thinking maybe the down comforter was the issue (read that cats love down comforters for toilets) and she peed on my fitted sheet at about 4:00 am. I got up and put everything in the wash and went and tried to sleep on the couch. She was with me on the couch trying to play and I fell asleep. Woke up about an hour later to see she’d peed next to me on the couch.
I’ve read a few posts and different websites, but am at a bit of a loss on what I should do. Has anyone experienced this before? Does it sound like separation anxiety? If so, any tips from people who have dealt with this would be amazing.
Thank you!
I’m hoping to get some advice on how to deal with my new kittens bathroom habits. I got her five days ago. She only uses the litter box when I am near her. I have noticed she will hold on all day while I’m at work and then go for a wee and/or a poo within 5-10 minutes from when I get home and am standing right near her in the litter box. I live in a 2 x 2 apartment and keep the doors closed to the bedrooms during the day. I have two litter boxes that are cleaned fairly regularly. She keeps peeing on my bed and has since peed on the couch.
I got her from a lady who's cats had a litter. The entire litter and parents were still there when I got her (they're obviously very close).
I’m wondering if its separation anxiety? When I got her, I was told she was toilet trained and she has been to the vet. No sign of a UTI. She meows when she cannot see me and stops as soon as I talk to her and am visible to her again. She is very cuddly and plays. Quite fussy with her food.
Night one:[/b] First night in my apartment, she peed on my bed when we were playing. I put everything in the wash and she came back on the bed that night and slept through the night no problem.
Night two: I tried again and she didn’t pee all night and then peed at about 6:00 am on the down comforter again.
Night three: I kept her out of my room all night (she meowed desperately and was at my door when I came out in the morning). She had not used the litter tray all night. She used it about 5-10 minutes after I'd gotten up and was near the litter tray with her.
Night four: I put a flat blanket on my bed thinking maybe the down comforter was the issue (read that cats love down comforters for toilets) and she peed on my fitted sheet at about 4:00 am. I got up and put everything in the wash and went and tried to sleep on the couch. She was with me on the couch trying to play and I fell asleep. Woke up about an hour later to see she’d peed next to me on the couch.
I’ve read a few posts and different websites, but am at a bit of a loss on what I should do. Has anyone experienced this before? Does it sound like separation anxiety? If so, any tips from people who have dealt with this would be amazing.
Thank you!