Kittens, Ammonia smell
Discussion
They look lovely.
Off topic my mother recently indulged her cat by introducing a litter tray inside "for the colder weather". Cue me letting the cat in last weekend when I was around. The cat promptly curled out the stinkiest turd ever, didn't bother with burial and immediately asked to go back out again.
Off topic my mother recently indulged her cat by introducing a litter tray inside "for the colder weather". Cue me letting the cat in last weekend when I was around. The cat promptly curled out the stinkiest turd ever, didn't bother with burial and immediately asked to go back out again.
Lily goes to great lengths turnung roun & round & digging to get the litter nicely prepared ready to receive, but usually used to finish up with her bum hanging outside the litter tray
Solved by getting one of the litter trays with a cover.
We use catsan, but put a plastic bag in the bottom of the tray as a liner, then a whole newspaper with its edges taped together on top of that followed by the litter. Makes it a lot easier to deal with & the paper absorbs a lot of wee.
Solved by getting one of the litter trays with a cover.
We use catsan, but put a plastic bag in the bottom of the tray as a liner, then a whole newspaper with its edges taped together on top of that followed by the litter. Makes it a lot easier to deal with & the paper absorbs a lot of wee.
Thanks for all the tips guys.
Lady kitten, Jess, is still pooing just near the litter trays even though I have gone back to the Cat San in one and the wood stuff in the other. How do I deal with that?
It's a shame as the poops were all going swimmingly until a day ago.
The boy, still unnamed, is fine with the wood stuff or the Cat San as he uses both trays.
Lady kitten, Jess, is still pooing just near the litter trays even though I have gone back to the Cat San in one and the wood stuff in the other. How do I deal with that?
It's a shame as the poops were all going swimmingly until a day ago.
The boy, still unnamed, is fine with the wood stuff or the Cat San as he uses both trays.
Get a THIRD tray! Perhaps a covered one so her arse can't hang over the edge? 
I think it was me changing the type of litter although I have gone back to the original.
It's a quiet corner of the lounge and it is kept warm in there. The Kitchen and hall are freezing and a major runway for the kids and me doing the cooking etc.
I'm presuming that as they have been in there for a week as of today they will consider it as 'homey' if I let them wander the house. We have 3 levels so would I need to put a litter tray on each?
Sorry for all the questions and thanks for all the help, ta
It's a quiet corner of the lounge and it is kept warm in there. The Kitchen and hall are freezing and a major runway for the kids and me doing the cooking etc.
I'm presuming that as they have been in there for a week as of today they will consider it as 'homey' if I let them wander the house. We have 3 levels so would I need to put a litter tray on each?
Sorry for all the questions and thanks for all the help, ta
croyde said:
Small litter changed (again) and big litter that was new yesterday scooped for wee.
Smell has virtually gone. So just being quick with the poop wasn't the answer.
Oh the boy has just jumped on my chest for a snooze. Butter wouldn't melt.
This was taken ten mins ago.
Smell has virtually gone. So just being quick with the poop wasn't the answer.
Oh the boy has just jumped on my chest for a snooze. Butter wouldn't melt.
This was taken ten mins ago.
God they are adorable
Thanks
Couldn't find them this morning but my youngest found them curled up together asleep in a small shelf built underneath the dining bench where the kid's games are kept. The kittens had moved a game and had snuggled up behind it.
Saying that, trying to watch late telly from 10pm is impossible as they are play fighting and use us recumbent humans as their battlefields.
Couldn't find them this morning but my youngest found them curled up together asleep in a small shelf built underneath the dining bench where the kid's games are kept. The kittens had moved a game and had snuggled up behind it.
Saying that, trying to watch late telly from 10pm is impossible as they are play fighting and use us recumbent humans as their battlefields.
They are lovely! I have a thing for grey animals 
Glad you've got rid of the smell. I can't understand the guidelines for leaving litter down for days, I clean the trays here (you think you have problems, I have 8!) through the day if they're used for numbers 2s and all of them get a full clean and rinse out in the evening. Never have any nasty smells.
I wouldn't recommend wooden litter, especially not for kittens, most cats don't like the feel of it on their feet and no matter how well litter trained they are will toilet inappropriately. Which then becomes a bad habit to break! Also once it has disintegrated into sawdust the tracking is a nightmare. Your kitten is probably toileting in the wrong place because she thinks 'hmm, last time I went in there I didn't like it' even if you've changed the litter back to what she prefers now. Just keep an eye on her and put her in the tray at regular intervals; after play, a meal, when she wakes up etc. She'll get the hang of it again.
Glad you've got rid of the smell. I can't understand the guidelines for leaving litter down for days, I clean the trays here (you think you have problems, I have 8!) through the day if they're used for numbers 2s and all of them get a full clean and rinse out in the evening. Never have any nasty smells.
I wouldn't recommend wooden litter, especially not for kittens, most cats don't like the feel of it on their feet and no matter how well litter trained they are will toilet inappropriately. Which then becomes a bad habit to break! Also once it has disintegrated into sawdust the tracking is a nightmare. Your kitten is probably toileting in the wrong place because she thinks 'hmm, last time I went in there I didn't like it' even if you've changed the litter back to what she prefers now. Just keep an eye on her and put her in the tray at regular intervals; after play, a meal, when she wakes up etc. She'll get the hang of it again.
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