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Litter-Box Basics
It's not hard to teach your kitten to answer nature's call in the right place. Cats like to be tidy.
Cats are naturally neat and smart, so it's generally easy to teach them how to use a litter box. Some kittens will have learned this from their mother, but if yours hasn't,
don't worry -- all it takes is a little Patience on your part and a little practice on your cats
If you are housebreaking an adult cat, It's the same as if you were housebreaking a kitten, though it may be more challenging and take longer to change her ways.
Think Outside the Box
Start by picking a location for the litter box that your cat will approve of. Here are some tips for finding the best place:
Cats like to do their duty in a private place. Select a spot that's out of the flow of household traffic. Noise can interrupt and distract a kitten. Look for a place
that's quiet, away from chatty people and loud appliances. Locate the litter box a reasonable distance from your kitten's food and water dishes. (The opposite end of a room is OK; right next to the dishes is not.) Once you find the ideal spot, keep it there cause moving the litter box from place to place might confuse your kitten and cause a setback in your training efforts.
Pick the Purr-fect Box and Litter
Litter boxes come in many shapes, sizes, and materials. When selecting one for your kitten, look for one that is:
1. Easy to clean. Plastic is the most practical material.
2. Sized for your kitten. The box should be big enough so your cat or kitten has enough room to do its duty and cover it up.
3. Litter Matters
Cat litter comes in various textures and scents. For a kitten's first litter, it's best to choose a basic unscented kind; some kittens don't like the smell of the scented and
will refuse to use it.
Fill the box with about three inches of regular litter. Keep the box filled to this level so your cat always has enough litter to dig and cover.
Sixteen different vocal patterns in cats have been identified by animal behaviorists. Some studies suggest that a cat has more than 30 different calls. Among these meows are greetings to humans, meows of hunger, conversational meows with humans and meows to another cat. The variations in the sounds of a cat's meow are mainly achieved by changes in the tension of the muscles in its throat and mouth by changes in the speed of air moving over the vocal folds.
"As every cat owner knows, nobody owns a cat." - Ellen Perry Berkeley
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