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How To Do Cat Litter Box Retraining

Nancy E. Wigal Cats stop using the cat litter box for a number of reasons. Once you discover the reason why and correct it, you may need to re-train your cat to use her box again. Despite what you think, you can train a cat! For most cats, it's not hard. They instinctively want to use a place with sand-like material to do their business. To re-train your cat back to her good litter box habits, confine her to one... (posted by newigal 6 years 161 days ago.)

Here's A Quick Check for Feline Urinary Tract Infection

There's a couple different ways you can tell if your cat has a Feline Urinary Tract Infection (UTI). The most obvious way is if she cries while urinating, you see blood in her urine, and/or she won't use the cat litter box to urinate. If you see this behavior in your cat, please call your vet immediately to get her checked! This is a very painful infection for kitty to suffer through. But... (posted by newigal 6 years 174 days ago.)

Prevent Feline UTI With a Canned Cat Food Diet (Part II)

Last week I wrote about the benefits of transitioning your cat to a raw food diet to stop feline urinary tract infections. As I also noted, some cats just won't eat raw food. Part II gives you information about the more common diet alternative - canned cat food. Many experts recommend you feed your kitty canned food almost exclusively to keep feline urinary tract infections from... (posted by newigal 6 years 181 days ago.)

Prevent Feline UTI With a Raw Food Diet (Part I)

A feline Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) often causes cats to stop using their litter boxes. This is a very painful condition for kitty. Using her logic, she thinks that because it hurts to use the litter box, maybe she should urinate someplace else. It might not hurt to urinate in another part of the house. And so the problems begin... Feline UTIs are quite preventable and treatable. Your vet will... (posted by newigal 6 years 189 days ago.)

Cat Litter Box Strategies for Special Needs Kitties

You don't often hear about or see information for special needs kitties. These may be blind, very old (with limited mobility), or disabled in some way. Disabled cats may be amputees, or even paralyzed. There are special mobile devices you can purchase for your paralyzed cat. But this article will talk a little bit about the cat litter box concerns for special needs kitties. Due to their limited... (posted by newigal 6 years 196 days ago.)

Cat Litter Brands Determine Good Cat Litter Box Habits

If you have a cat who doesn't use her cat litter box, it might be the type of cat litter you buy for her. Cats are fussy about a lot of things, and the cat litter brand you think she'll likes might end up offending her for a number of reasons. If she doesn't like it, your cat will communicate the only way she knows will get your attention - she'll stop using the cat litter box. There are a... (posted by newigal 6 years 202 days ago.)