Not using the litter box?

[Catty1]

ALSO - are there enough litter boxes?

Someone posted here that there should be one for each cat, and an extra - or something like that(please correct this!).

I have a Jumbo size for two cats.

How many boxes do you have?

Take the poop in to the vet to have it checked. That also might solve everything.

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Catty1

[buckner]

Thank you for the replies.

There seems to be nothing wrong with him, but if I'm not mistaken, he was just in to see the vet 3-4 weeks ago.

He mostly wanders inside and outside, so he had no "real" reason to learn, so I'm wondering how I can teach him. Or, what to do with him because he cannot poop in the litterbox.

We have 3 litterboxes, and only two of them were being used by the 3 cats. They seemed content with that, and knowing that I'm rehoming some of them in a few days, I'm going to try to see if 3 will be enough.

Jack just doesn't know what to DO with the litterbox. How do I teach him? I taught my rats to use a litterbox, how do I teach a cat to use it when he's not in a confined space smelling his poop in the box? :/

[Laura's Babies]

If you put him in a real small room with a litter box, he would learn. Or cage him in a cage big enough for a box. They are pretty smart and learn pretty fast.

You must remember, his life has been turned upsaide down, he is in a strage place and is stressed to the max... Please cut him some slack. If he is use to being outside and now finds himself shut up 24/7 in a house, you can BET, that is adding to his stress and confusion. Cats do not take change very good, it upsets them a LOT! Add to that, he has always went outside to do his business and you got a ready made problem.

Try that small room or cage... He will learn...

[buckner]

If you put him in a real small room with a litter box, he would learn. Or cage him in a cage big enough for a box. They are pretty smart and learn pretty fast.

You must remember, his life has been turned upsaide down, he is in a strage place and is stressed to the max... Please cut him some slack. If he is use to being outside and now finds himself shut up 24/7 in a house, you can BET, that is adding to his stress and confusion. Cats do not take change very good, it upsets them a LOT! Add to that, he has always went outside to do his business and you got a ready made problem.

Try that small room or cage... He will learn...

Thank you for the advice.

That's what I'm trying him out right now on. He's in my bathroom with a litter box, a blanket to sleep on, food, and water. Hopefully he'll learn. If not..

[Catty1]

Also, what has worked for me with kittens and cats(I do this whether they know about boxes or not, when they first come to my place), I gently set them in the box, take their front paws, and "help" them scratch the litter. Left paw, right paw, left paw....etc

Since this is a reflex action for covering up their poop and stuff, the penny seems to drop pretty quickly.

Let us know what happens.