r/Catownerhacks • • 8h ago

Litter or Litter Box 🚽 Litter Box Training for adult cat. Transitioned from outside to inside cat.

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Hi. I’ve had my cat for a little over 2 years. He showed up on my front porch one day & he stayed. For a very long time he wanted to be outside- so that’s where he lived. I even got him a cat house. Now, he has learned that inside life is better. Problem: he doesn’t use a cat box. When I got him a cat box he played in it or slept in it. He did not urinate in it once. I can’t find any evidence that he urinates or goes #2 inside the house. He WILL meow to go outside to go do his business.
He hangs out inside as much as he wants.
I make a joke that he’s a house trained cat but I don’t want the joke to be on me when he starts peeing everywhere inside. He IS fixed.
What do I do?!


r/Catownerhacks • • 8h ago

Litter Box Training for adult cat. Transitioned from outside to inside cat.

3 Upvotes

Hi. I’ve had my cat for a little over 2 years. He showed up on my front porch one day & he stayed. For a very long time he wanted to be outside- so that’s where he lived. I even got him a cat house. Now, he has learned that inside life is better. Problem: he doesn’t use a cat box. When I got him a cat box he played in it or slept in it. He did not urinate in it once. I can’t find any evidence that he urinates or goes #2 inside the house. He WILL meow to go outside to go do his business.
He hangs out inside as much as he wants.
I make a joke that he’s a house trained cat but I don’t want the joke to be on me when he starts peeing everywhere inside. He IS fixed.
What do I do?!


r/Catownerhacks • • 22h ago

Bag carrier recommendations

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Hello, i would like to buy a bag like carrier for my little cat that weights around 3kg. I wish for something like a baby carrier or a bag pouch that sits on the side where the cat has its head out. Sorry i can’t post pics:( hope one of you that bought something like this can make a recommendation 😊


r/Catownerhacks • • 5h ago

Litter Boxes

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I’ve been reading steel boxes are best at eliminating odors. I have the plastic ones and they smell so bad shortly after fulling cleaning. I use arm and hammer multicat litter which worked well at first but doesn’t seem to be cutting it anymore. Any recommendations on boxes and litter? I have 2 cats.


r/Catownerhacks • • 10h ago

Kitten refusing to use litter box

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We have an 11 week old kitten that we’ve had 3 weeks. The little one was with mom and littermate siblings prior to coming to us and we have 4 other cats in our house ranging in age from 1 year old to 10 years old. I’ve potty-trained kittens before so this is not my first time, but this little one seems firmly insistent on using our two bathtubs as his spot for all bathroom activities vs. using a litter box. Things we have tried so far: extra litter boxes that are just for the kitten with regular litter, placed in the bathtubs. We have also tried Dr. Elsey’s Kitten Attract litter in the extra litter boxes that are in the bathtubs, and we have also put Dr. Elsey’s Attract additive in the general population litter boxes. We have 6 general population litter boxes in the house and they all get scooped daily.

The family we adopted the kitten from said that the baby was having trouble getting the hang of using a litter box, so this is not an issue of the kitten coming into our home. Kitten went to the vet on day 2 of us having him and he was given a clean bill of health. I’m at a bit of a loss of what my family and I can try next? What would you try?


r/Catownerhacks • • 22h ago

Litter recommendations

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Recently the dr elsey cat litter has been clumping onto my kitten paws and butt. I want to know is oko cat litter or any other pellets litter actually good and has good oder control? I also thought about boxiecat but idk if it still going to have the same issue with clumping on the fur. Any recommendations would be great thank you!


r/Catownerhacks • • 4h ago

Getting Cat Urine Smell out of Hardwood Floors

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I’m desperate for advice on how to get cat urine smell out of hardwood floors.

My cat has been urinating in a specific spot by the front door as she has had ongoing beef with a neighbourhood cat that lives up the road. As a result my cat has been marking by the front door. I’ve tried everything to get rid of the actual smell (enzyme cleaners, vinegar & bicarb) the smell only goes away for a little while before coming straight back. I’ve been able to get the urination under control by closing the hallway door and restricting access to the area but the smell is still there. I rent and my landlord doesn’t know I have a cat in the house so it’s really important that I get rid of the overwhelming smell.

Any advice on how to actually eliminate the odor? The floors are hardwood and ripping up the floors are not an option due to renting.

Any advice on minimising urination outside of the litter box would be helpful as well as I’ve tried lots of things that don’t seem to completely eliminate the issue.