My new kitten won't use the litter box. What if he dislikes it?

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We've had our kitten just one night and the owner said it was litter trained, we have done the all the right things like putting in litter and getting kitty to scratch it and also after feeding and sleeping and at diff times of day putting him in, even when we knew that he needed a poo or pee and put him in his litter 3 times in quick succession, he still went somewhere else to pee, will he get used to the litter, he seems not to like it. Pet's info: Cat | Mixed Breed | Male | unneutered | 1 month and 26 days old

Dr. Strydom, DVM · Accepted Answer

He may not like the type of litter you are using. In all the studies done on cats they have found that most prefer plain old sand as opposed to any type of cat litter. My suggestion would be to put a few boxes out in various locations in the house and put a different type/style of litter in each one to see which one he likes best. Remember that most cats don't like to use the box if it is in a noisy, high-traffic area so put at least one box somewhere quiet. Being that he is so young/small still the sides of the box may be too high for him to comfortably get in/out of the box so try to find some with lower sides or make one with lower sides yourself. You can use shallow foil baking pans, tupperware containers, etc. Finally, you can make one box covered. Some cats preferred a covered box. Cats are usually very easy to litter train so if none of the above works then you should get him to your vet for an exam. He may have a urinary tract infection or some other issue that is making him not want to use the box. Hope this helps. Best wishes.

My new kitten won't use the litter box. What if he dislikes it?

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