The problem of cat peeing has always been a headache for netizen cat lovers. After checking by the veterinarian and ruling out the possible causes of the cat’s disease, we can try to focus on the cat litter and the litter box:
1. The cleanliness of the cat litter box
Many people regard the cat litter box as a trash can and do not clean it until the cat litter box is too much to protest (or find another place to excrete it)—unhygienic behavior.
Cats are more concerned about the cleanliness of the litter box than whether the number of litter boxes is sufficient. If possible, you should keep the litter box as clean as possible. Clean it up immediately after your cat uses it, just like you flush the toilet after you use it. If the situation does not allow it, the cleaning frequency should be maintained at least twice a day, once in the morning and once in the evening.
2. Litter box placement
How to find Good concealment sex where other cats do not easily block the toilet line?
The best place to place the litter box is where you dare to take off your pants and go to the toilet. If you don’t have such a space at home, you can try to create it through shelter. In addition, the cat litter box should be avoided in the corner of the room, resulting in only a single route for the cat to enter and exit. An ideal way to place it should be to put the cat litter box against the wall on one side and reserve 5-10 cm on the side of the wall so that the cat will not feel the feeling of being forced into a dead end when using it.
3. Suitable cat litter material
There is cat litter available on the market. There are hundreds of models, and the choice of cat litter should be based on the cat’s preferences, not yours. If you don’t know your cat’s preferences, or if your cat doesn’t use the original litter. According to the statistical results, nearly 70% of cats like fine-grained, unscented mineral sand, which may be a reference for your selection.
4. The shape of the litter box
Although most cats do not have much opinion on the design of the litter box itself, as long as the interior space is comfortable and easy to use, it is a good cat litter box. However, due to the convenience of cleaning and maintenance, and whether cats will be affected by the product design in actual use (for example, many cats hate going in and out of the litter box. They will be slapped by the door set in the litter box.) So I still recommend it. Have your cat use an uncovered litter box. First, because the cat litter box without a lid has good airflow, it is not easy to cause the accumulation of dust and excrement odor. Second, when the cat in a multi-cat household uses it, it is not easy to be blocked by other cats because of the toilet. Dilemma.
5. The cat’s preferred toileting spot
If the cat seeks to defecate on its own, rather than where you set the litter box. Then it is very likely that the location you originally placed the litter box is not so appropriate for the cat.
The reason may be that other cats in the house easily block the toilet, the remoteness is not easy to use, and the environment is noisy and lacks concealment. If the cat’s self-selected excretion site is suitable for placing the litter box, it is recommended that you directly place the litter box there. After all, having the litter box in the right place is more important than a convenient location for you to clean up.
6. Does the family environment change?
If there are new members in the family, New pets, decoration, moving, adding new furniture to the home or changing the placement of furniture, etc., may cause cats to feel urgency and anxiety because they cannot adapt in a short period, and affect excretion behavior. If there is the above situation, you should plan space in the environment for the cat to go to the toilet without being disturbed by other people or animals, and try to avoid large-scale changes in the home environment at one time, so that the cat can gradually adapt to the changes in the home.
7. Outdoor influence factors
Are there other cats near the house? What? External factors can also cause changes in cat behavior, especially in cats that are not neutered. The most common occurrence is that there are other cats roaming around the house, and the cat has to use pee to mark the house as his territory. Therefore, when this type of situation occurs, in addition to reducing the impact of outdoor cats from various aspects as much as possible (capture and adoption, window blinding, etc.), ligation can also reduce the problem of urine spraying caused by domestic cats rushing to protect the site.
8. Cat’s past learning experience
Although covering up excrement is The nature of cats, if they lack the experience of using a litter box in childhood (usually between 3-4 weeks), or they are separated from cat parents and cat siblings since childhood and lack learning experience, they may not be used to it. Use a cat litter box. This type of cat needs patient teaching from the owner so that the cat will eventually use the litter box at home.
Have you learned it yet? Does your cat habitually urinate indiscriminately, then quickly see if it is because it doesn’t like the environment?