Im going out of my mind! How do I get my cat to use his litter box instead of my floor?

I didnt really want the cat in the first place. Im allergic and just annoyed overall with them, but my husband loves animals. First this cat (well kitten, he is about 9 months old) was scratching our daughter, so we got him declawed. Then we have to babysit my moms cat (bringing the total to 2) because she cant have him where she lives. We had him out in the beginning but then he peed behind our overstuffed chair from being nervous. So he is now away in a room where he wont get nervous. But OUR cat is now going to the bathroom where the other cat peed. Im at my wits end! We got rid of the chair, then steam cleaned the carpet (even used bleach inside the thing), and when that didnt work we then used the carpet deodorizer left it there for a couple hours and then vaccummed it up. Nope he is still going on the floor. Im pregnant, I cant be picking up the cat **** off the floor, so I have to cover it with a plastic bag and wait for hubby to get home from work to pick it up.

Im going out of my mind! How do I get my cat to use his litter box instead of my floor?
You can get this cleaner called Nature%26#039;s Miracle at Petsmart and I am sure other pet stores that is a miracle worker. It safely removes all evidence of odors that other cleaners are only masking - even bleach. Your kitty%26#039;s nose is very sensitive and it picking up some part of an aroma of previous elimination. This cleaner is completely safe to use around pets and children and is meant for exactly this problem. Ever since it was recommended to me we haven%26#039;t had any problems. You can spray the area and let it soak in and then spray it again is necessary and wipe it up and you should be good. You might consider spraying a much larger surrounding area with it as well just to make sure you get it all. Hope this helps!


*EDIT* Also, if the cat keeps peeing outside of the box then take him to the vet to rule out a UTI... if this is the case then it%26#039;s painful for him to go and he associates the litterbox with pain but once better he would start using it again.
Reply:You know, declawing in so inhumane to cats. I%26#039;d suggest you talk to your husband again and you guys try to agree to get rid of the cats if you really don%26#039;t like them and are allergic, surely you have some say in this and if you%26#039;re allergic there is a strong possibility your child could be also. If he loves animals this much I can%26#039;t see why he would agree to declawing, that%26#039;s just cruel.
Reply:Two different litter boxs and keep the cats seperated.





But to be honest and I dont usually even say this much but I think you need to get rid of it...get a hamster...lol.





I had to get two different litter boxes when i watched a friends cat. It worked. had to keep them sepreated to crated them.





When and if you get a new ltter box make sure to introduse it and force the cat to scratch it. It works for me but your cat sounds real stuborn.
Reply:Stick your cat%26#039;s nose in the poop. Then with a pooper scooper drop the remains into the litter box. And place your cat in the litter box as well.





If the cat poops on the floor again, repeat the procedure. Soon the cat will learn that pooping on the floor means a dirty nose for the cat (and hours of self-licking and cleaning).
Reply:Declawing cats is not inhumane; don%26#039;t listen to them!





Your veterinarian should have a spray that you can use, to eliminate the odor of your mom%26#039;s cat%26#039;s urine... That is why your cat is peeing in the same area; trying to leave their own mark... Believe me, it happened to us, and, we tried all the store cleaners, too, and nothing worked! The stuff the vet has, really helps.
Reply:go to your pet shop and they will give you a spray that will take away the smell it can be expensive but cheaper than a new carpet also im told cats dont like citrus so try something citrus on the patch
Reply:the way i taught my cat how to use the litter was by putting her on the litter box and letting her stay there at times so she%26#039;d do her thing.. u have to put her on it so she can get used to it. Also whenever she does it on the floor instead , hold her and make her smell her stools, then gently with ur finger tap her nose (she%26#039;ll know that she did something wrong)


usually cats that know how to use the litter box, keep smelling after doing their thing to check if they should cover it more lol


the gentle tap thing was actually given by the vet :)











beside that i have to tell you -since you%26#039;re pregnant- make sure the cat is vaccinated so you can be on the safe side especially when you%26#039;re exposed to the stools (which in case of non vaccinated cats may have parasites -most imp. to note here is Toxoplasma gondii and in some situations Toxocara cati).
Reply:i had kittens or cats and they went the litter box by them self i didnt have to train them but the way to u have to stick the face right in front of the pee or poop and tap them on the nose not the nose not to hard and put there poop in the litter box and keep it there and ur cat will smell it and he may goin there and pee and poop
Reply:MANY cats who are declawed will develop litter box issues because of it. Walking on clay litter is like walking on spikes with their mutilated feet -- the declawing takes half the toes off, reducing the foot size and how they can put their weight on it. You may have manufactured your own problem. Having the %26#039;accident%26#039; happen there has made it easier to switch him away from the box.





Change to a fine grain litter like a scoopable one to reduce the pain he may have stepping into the box. It won%26#039;t feel like he%26#039;s walking on boulders then.





Block the area or cover it with plastic, as you said, to stop him from using that patch. I don%26#039;t think bleach entirely covers the smell of urine, you need a special pet formuated shampoo (there%26#039;s one called Dogtergent, I%26#039;m not sure what others are on the market). If possible move a piece of solid furniture over the area he%26#039;s using, to block off all access to that part of the rug.





I%26#039;m hoping that the other cat, the one you put into seclusion, is getting some attention from people. It%26#039;s not fair to the cat to be in solitary confignment, it promotes behavioral problems.
Reply:my cats did that DO NOT USE BLEACH it makes the smell worse use vinegar and when the cat pees on the floor put it%26#039;s nose in the pee spank it and put it in the liter box keep doing that it should get the hint or use seperate liter boxes your cat might be territorial and it could also be telling you it has a uti or bladder infection take it to the vet and get it checked out
Reply:Put newspapers over the spots that he%26#039;s prone to potty, and all on the floor around his litter box so that the box is the only option he has. I did this with one of my cats and it worked. They won%26#039;t poo on paper.





Also, taking an animals claws out is unnatural and most often leads to severe behavioral problems. This could be a major factor in why he is not using his litterbox.



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