Triangular_Trees wrote:
Cats don't avoid the litter box without reason. They avoid it for reasons like its scent, it being too rough on their paws, or the unbearability of the way clumping litter feels while they are using it
it sounds like all the problems are caused by taking her away from her mother to young. Ie kittens taken away before they are 8 weeks old will bite and scratch because they were never given a chance to learn what biting and scratching feel like - they don't know it hurts. She also appears to have the energy level that young kittens get rid of by playing with their siblings. Which gets significantly less is they get older. Also if you took her away too young then she might not be old enough to realize she needs to go to the litter box. Mother cats typically do something with older kittens such as eat, drink, then litter immediately afterward.When you find the poop on the floor are you make sure to put it in the litter box so she knows thats where it belongs? adding orange scent to the areas she is using instead
If she's still waking you up then you are either doing something to encourage it or not doing anything to discourage it. Do you pet her, play with her, pick her up etc when she wakes you up - if so you are encouraging it. What you need to do is hiss at her and ignore her
It was not my idea to take the kitten away from it's mother so soon. Flakey brought her home after we had had a few arguements about my not wanting a kitten.
She does not avoid the litter box, she just goes several places besides the litter box.
I do hiss at her and (try to) ignore her when she attacks my face in my sleep. It makes her more aggressive. She does not respond to hissing or no....or my sending her back to Flakeys side. She just comes back....
I will add orange scent to the areas she is using. She came from an apartment where the litter box was overflowing.
I am liking her better. I just went through several days of sleep deprivation because of her and was really cranky.