my cat uses my carpet for the toilet

[paminmanc]

my kitten has used her litter tray since i got her[she is now 11 weeks old] but for the last two weeks she is constantly peeing and pooing in my living room,ive clapped at her,put pepper down and tapped her bum when she does it but nothing seems to stop her,please help

[gelda]

Do you clean her litter tray regulary? some cats wont use their trays once they have used them a couple of times. cats are very clean creatures and sometimes when the litter tray has been used they will try to find somewhere clean to go. Gelda.

[paminmanc]

yes i clean it every other day,i have now tried putting another litter tray in the living room but she just by passes it and uses the carpet,at least im getting excercise chasing her round the room!i got some cat nip to put in her tray as i was advised that may help but it hasnt.i cant understand why she has suddenly started doing it.

[charmone]

hello, i've heard that somecats wont go in a litter tray if its too clean (that may sound silly but its true) when we moved my kitten (8 months old) started to go to the toilet in my bath, and wouldnt go in the litter tray (bearing in mind having no problems before), so i waitied until she was gona go again in the bath then quicky picked her up and put her in the litter tray, then she knew to go in there from now on. also use lemon where you dont want her to go to the toilet as they dont like this smell. i hope she learns soon, with time and patience! x

[Nickynoodles]

Do you use detergents to clean where you kitten has messed ?

Animals do not smell the perfumes in detergents and cleaners only an amonia smell like urine!!!! this may be why she is constantly going back there.

[meltoadhall]

personally i would clean the litter tray every day, every other is really not enough.
every time she has something to eat put her in the tray, and watch her like a hawk, if she looks like shes going to use the carpet put her sraight in the litter tray - she should get the message eventually.

[Gucci Boxers]

You know when you smell a perfume that you like and it makes you go WHORRRRRR, Catnip does that for cats!suggest that you spray the cat litter and tray with a catnip spray from your local pet store.Always do that for Cat posts,and to attract them away from using your furniture as their personal scratchpost?

[lilynmax]

my kittens started using their tray, and then one day i caught the boy behind the flower pot! i was cleaning their tray every other day but think it was not clean enough. I now take out all soiled matter every day, leaving the unsoiled, and clean in the shower every couple of weeks. i find this way its almost brand new every day, but still retains their smell, and then when i wash it i make sure they're watching so they know whats happening. seems to work fine for us.

[Nigels Huni]

This may sound stupid but one of my cats (they both r litter trained) at the age if about 16 weeks started not to use the litter tray but to go in my swing bin (for the rubbish) instead, i got another litter tray because i thought it might not want to share and i cleaned them reg evry day (totally fresh litter) but she insisted on going in the bin I ended up searching the net for help and came across cat physciatrist who promised to help and after 3 months and quite a bit of money I have the most well trained cat (litter n in general) in the world. Perseverance is the key, dont give up. Hope you found this helpful