House Breaking your Cat/Kitten.

Housebreaking Your Cat

In most instances, kittens are taught to use the litter box by their mother; so housebreaking is one chore you may not have to face with a cat.

However, due to various factors, your cat may begin spraying or marking outside her litter box. This inappropriate behavior may indicate psychological stress. For example, your cat maybe spraying because you've moved into a new home, purchased a different type of litter, or added a cat (or human) to the family. They can be very sensitive about this and worry about their pecking order and place in the houshold.
Spraying or marking may also indicate a medical problem such as feline lower urinary tract disease or kidney disease.Your first course of action in this case is to determine if there is a need to see your vet. Blood in the urine, straining and yowling are clues that indicate a medical problem that needs to be addressed. If there appears to be no medical problem, reduce or eliminate all possible causes of stress.
Make sure your cat get's extra fuss and a peaceful place to retreat to if the house gets to busy.
If the problem continues, seek the advice of your vet.
If you have removed all the possible sources of stress and your vet says there is no sign of a medical problem, take steps to ensure that your cat has access to a clean litter box. You may need multiple boxes, particularly if you have more than one cat. If this fails, try the following method. First, clean the areas where your cat has been soiling. Then divide your cat's food into portions and put a plate on each area that your cat uses as a toilet. Because cats hate to eliminate in their feeding areas, they will soon return to the litter tray.
Another option is to discuss neutering with your veterinarian. Some cats respond to this responsible procedure. One reminder-if your cat has an accident, do not use ammonia or ammonia-based cleaners. You will only be applying the very smell you are trying eliminate and this will actually encourage them to soil this area.
A good tip here, if you can stand it yourself, sprink the area with a light dusting of white pepper.
If the cat/kitten returns to this area to soil, as they sniff about it will make them sneeze and deter them from this bad habbit.
I do not feel this is cruel to do. A sneeze or two will not hurt your favourite feline!
)I did say a 'light' dusting of white peepper!!!
It will help both you and your pet to not have to have soiled areas in your home. If your cat/kitten does 'pick' a particular place to soil, act immidiatly before this habbit becomes ingrained and impossible to change.

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