toilet training

[juicy12005]

my kitten is using behind the tv as a toilet even though he also uses his litter tray which is cleaned daily. what is the attraction and how do i stop him?

[Lindylou]

Try sprinkling ordinary white ground pepper over the carpet/floor that he's mistaking for his litter tray!  Will look a bit dusty but after a day or two he'll get the idea and hopefully just 'go' where he's supposed too.  He might sneeze once or twice though...

[drgnrdr]

The above may be a deterent, but it doesn't solve the problem, usually they will just go to another spot. Clean the area with a cleaner, stain and odor remover, that has an "enzyme" in it that takes the smell of "potty" out, not just a cleaner to mask the smell, then block it off or put your deterent down and that way he won't return to that spot. There are many reasons why cats don't use there ltter boxes and I would have to ask multiple questions to give you an educated guess. The best way is, since you have internet access, is to go to catsinternational.org

All litter box problems are pretty much covered on there, plus some other answers to questions you might be thinking about. It will give you some good insight.

[kochanski]

Hello, I've got four cats and I know exactly what you're talking about.  It's the smell from previous attempts in the area that drive the cat crazy, it's all about marking their territory. 

Obviously disinfect the area and after that, a useful tool to use is a spray of mosquito repellent, it's very strong stuff to cats and 99.9% of the time acts as a deterrant.  One last tip if you're not already doing it is to always keep the litter tray clean, some cats can be quite fussy about it so they decide to do it elsewhere.

Hope i've helped you in some way, I know how embarrassing it can be when you have visitors round - Kate

[Mrs_Pegasus]

This may sound mad but I had a similar problem with a cat many years ago.

I discovered he would always go to an area where he was out of sight i.e. behind TV cabinets, corners etc.

Have you tried putting his litter tray out of sight a little!?  He may just be a shy cat when it comes to his toilet.  I am not suggesting a kitty cubicle but it might be worth trying somewhere more discreet.