VET STUDENTS AND PET OWNERS: ADVICE NEEDED
A week ago, Katrina brought me an adorable black/gray kitten that had found his way onto her dad's porch. Its a good thing he wandered, too, as starvation and fleas were about to end his short life. Long story short, Blitz has a new brother and I've become a momma again! And as Blitz came as a "ready made cat in a box", I need some advice as to how to raise my 8 week old.
In the last few days, he's started pooping on the carpet in front of my bedroom and guest room doors. (These doors remain closed, for now, as all the stuff I inherited from Oma resides there.) He knows where his box is downstairs, as I've seen him use it with no intervention on my part. Last night was the worst instance of carpet defication. I got home at 11pm, let him out of the bathroom where he stays when I'm out, and when I went upstairs at 445am, there were 3 new piles. I go into the bathroom to wash up for work, and when I came out, there was another pile. Four piles in 6 hours seems like a lot, plus now I have to shampoo the carpet for the second time in 3 days.
So my questions....
What are some of the reasons he might be doing this?
How can I make him stop?
I know accidents come with the territory of box training a kitten, but this seems excessive and deliberate. (Twice he's gone during the 15 minutes I'm behind one of the closed doors.) I got some cleaner that is supposed to prevent re-soiling. It didn't work last night - could it be that it needs more than once to be effective? That doesn't seem like a quality product.
Vader (his head looks like an adorable helmet!) is a wonderful little boy, but I have to find a way to stop this. Its ruining my carpet, stinking up my house, and testing my nerves.
Thanks, everyone!
In the last few days, he's started pooping on the carpet in front of my bedroom and guest room doors. (These doors remain closed, for now, as all the stuff I inherited from Oma resides there.) He knows where his box is downstairs, as I've seen him use it with no intervention on my part. Last night was the worst instance of carpet defication. I got home at 11pm, let him out of the bathroom where he stays when I'm out, and when I went upstairs at 445am, there were 3 new piles. I go into the bathroom to wash up for work, and when I came out, there was another pile. Four piles in 6 hours seems like a lot, plus now I have to shampoo the carpet for the second time in 3 days.
So my questions....
What are some of the reasons he might be doing this?
How can I make him stop?
I know accidents come with the territory of box training a kitten, but this seems excessive and deliberate. (Twice he's gone during the 15 minutes I'm behind one of the closed doors.) I got some cleaner that is supposed to prevent re-soiling. It didn't work last night - could it be that it needs more than once to be effective? That doesn't seem like a quality product.
Vader (his head looks like an adorable helmet!) is a wonderful little boy, but I have to find a way to stop this. Its ruining my carpet, stinking up my house, and testing my nerves.
Thanks, everyone!