If you have a kitten, then start teaching it to cleanliness right away. This will not be difficult for the reason that cats themselves do not like dirt and mess, and will also save you from many of the problems that an unclean animal can give you as an adult.
When a small kitten appears in the house, it seems that for some time the whole life of each of the household members revolves only around him. And this can hardly be called wrong, because people should help the baby get used to the new home. Right now, when the kitten is still very small, you can begin to form habits in him that will make him your trouble-free companion for many years, and one of the main such habits is cleanliness.
How to train a kitten to use the litter box?
Keep in mind that you need a lot of patience if you are bringing a kitten into the house that is not toilet trained. Usually, the habit of doing her business in the litter box in her kittens is developed by a mother-cat, but if you got a baby who is not toilet trained, then you will have to do it yourself. Buy a small - kitten-specific - shallow litter box and litter from the pet store and set it up at home where your baby can reach. Wash and dry it regularly, and change the layer of filler.
Usually the kitten needs to use the toilet after sleep or after eating. Most often, before making a pile or puddle, the baby instinctively begins to scratch his paws on the floor with his claws, as if trying to dig a hole. At this point, you can grab the kitten under the tummy and put him in the tray, and when he does his business, praise and pet the baby. After some time, the animal will gain a reflex that it is necessary to use the tray for certain purposes, and it will learn to accurately find its way to it.
If, in the process of training to the litter box, the kitten still makes a mistake and goes to the toilet in the wrong place, then you should not only thoroughly wash the floor, but also treat this place with a special spray purchased at the pet store. The fact is that cats have an associative array: where it smells like in the toilet, there is the toilet, so you need to destroy all reminders of the baby's sin.
How to make a kitten clean?
If you find it unacceptable for a pet to sleep in your bed, then stop such attempts from the very first day of his stay in your home. Having once succumbed to pity for the baby who was taken from his mother, and having allowed him to settle in your bed, be prepared for the fact that it will be difficult, if not impossible, to wean him from this. Therefore, it is better to immediately equip the kitten with a cozy basket or box with soft bedding at the bottom for sleeping.
Otherwise, usually there are no problems with accustoming a new member of your family to cleanliness. But keep in mind that when the kitten is very small, it may still not be strong enough to wash itself if it gets dirty. In this case, help your baby and then pat dry with a soft towel.
