Training of cats in the use of the sand box
The usual problem for new cat owners is how to train cats to use the "Litre Box"
sandbox and make them use it continuously. Some of us are lucky enough to
have domestic cats already trained to use the sandbox by the previous owner.
For those who are not lucky, they often suffer and complain that the cat does not
spend her needs in the sand, so they have to train the cat or cat to use the sand
if the cat is not trained to use the waste box she will stain
the house and spend her need anywhere.
Put the right sand box for cats
For those who do not know the sandbox it is simply a box or pot filled
with sand to spend the cat in, the first thing you do before
training the cat is put a sandbox they will love.
You can buy
a new box from the market or make one at home
it's easy just a wooden box and filling it with sand will do the trick there
who uses the boxes made of cardboard but the problem is they season
quickly and you should switch them every three days or four.
Any random box that is not too high from the ground can do and be sure to fit
the size of the cat for full intervention, do not use the sandbox used by another
cat because the smell of cats you used before stays in it long
which will not impress your cat.
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Remember you're looking for a litter box for your cat and not for yourself.
And then :
if your cat can't afford the box you bring, it may be because of smells
bring a new box that a cat has never used before and fill it with pure sand.
Do not bring dirt from outside because it may be full of microorganisms that may
sicken your cat. Fill the box with artificial sand such as that used in
cat construction or sand is on the market.
- Insert the cat to the sandbox (the most important step)
- We have prepared the waste box and filled it with sand.
- Now is the time for the cat to step into her new bathroom.
Initially :
it may be difficult for the cat to enter the box, but with a little patience
the first step in training the cats to spend their need in the sand is to
put the sandbox and the cat in the same room and then go out and close the door.
Leave them for two or three hours and check the cat.
In most cases, you will find that she spent her need on the ground
lift her litter and put it in the sandbox, and enter the cat as well as the box.
This way :
the cat will learn that her litter should be inside the box, not outside it
and most often when the cat enters the box, she will start digging in
the sandbox and sniffing her litter, and then she will cover it because
the cats are clean objects of her nature, and so she will learn how to
spend her need in the sandbox and not repeat her need everywhere.
If it happens and the cat does it, just repeat the same step, it takes no more than
two or three tries at the latest to learn the cat, especially if it's small.
Feed your cat only cat food
Another thing that can make training cats on the sandbox easy is the best choice
for food, avoid giving milk to the cat this time even if she likes it
milk makes the cat's stomach running which leads to staining the box and place.
Cat equivalent to use sand box
The reward for the cat makes it always reiterate the good disposition to get
the reward again, when the cat spends her need in her custom sandbox
rewarding her by giving her her favorite food and playing with her.
Cats respond to the equivalent during training and do not respond to punishment
and this point should be exploited well when training cats.
Respecting :
the cat's privacy while she needs
Cats love privacy because it's their first nature
- so keep the sandbox in a room that people don't frequent much
- and keep their sandbox clean while continuing to change it
- because cats don't like the smell of stool and bad smells
and don't forget that the cat feeding area is far from the waste box.
You don't like to eat in the bathroom so don't force the cat
to eat alongside her toilet.
Always make sure that the cat or cat has easy access to the sandbox when
he needs it. If the box is out of reach or is closed in a room and he doesn't find it
the cat will have to be vigilant in the ground and anywhere from home.
If you follow these tips
your cat or cat will learn how to spend their needs in the sandbox
and will get rid of the problem of cat litter that stains the house in
addition to the stench, just have to be patient with your pet in the early days of
training and always reward it for good behavior.
Finally
it should be noted that some cat owners are trying to train their cats to use
a human bathroom instead of a sandbox. Everyone is free to choose
but what must be known is that the natural and most suitable place for cats
according to specialists and professionals in cat husbandry
is a sandbox and not a bathroom.