What to do when Kitty Stops using the Litter Box


	What to do when Kitty Stops using the Litter Box

violetnightshade

6-4-2009 5:21 PM

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cats, animal behavior, animal training, pets

violetnightshade says:

Good advice, with each point elaborated on at the site. EXCEPT on the site, in the final point where it considers euthanizing the cat an option. If you can't figure out what to do, GET PROFESSIONAL HELP.

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6-4-2009 5:46 PM

Lexica

Hear, hear!

6-4-2009 11:48 PM

tanyamm

Would you kick a cat because it left a dead bird on your doorstep. Chase it around the block yelling at it because it left a dead bird on your doorstep. Then go back to the beginning and say because you chased the cat around the block it knew better, therefore it deserved to be kicked. I would like to kick the person who kicked the cat but my daughter won`t let me kick her fiance.

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