Questions tagged [toilet-training]
Issues related to housebreaking, training a pet to use certain areas and problems encountered with toileting issues, such as marking.
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Will a cat run away if you lock it out the house for a night or two?
We have two cats (males, both neutered) who, inexplicably starting pooing in the house in the last week. (We're not sure if it's one or both of them).
I cannot think what could have caused this sudden ...
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Correcting litterbox aim, senior cat
My 15-year-old senior cat is getting sloppy about making sure she is urinating inside the litter box. There's no evidence of breaking litterbox protocol otherwise, so I don't think she's indicating ...
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Dog uses doggie door perfectly during day even when home alone but not at night!
Our three year old dog uses doggy door perfectly during the day even when home alone but at night just wees and sometimes poos inside. Doesn’t matter if we take away water early and take long walk and ...
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Cat rubbing face in litter box?
My can often buries his face in the litter before using the box, frequently leaving his forehead covered in dust. He's three years old, and has been doing this since he was a kitten. What can cause a ...
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I locked my 4 kittens in a room to get them used to using a litter box, they have food and water
My cat gave birth to 4 kittens almost 2 months ago. We used to have their litter box near where their mom wanted them to be but after a while the mother too started to pee in that litter box and the ...
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My cats pee/poop outside at certain spots and at certain hours
We have two healthy 3 yr old cats, they’re brothers. They do use the litter boxes normally during most of the day but like to do it outside at a few usual spots in the hallway during night to dawn ...
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Why does my 3 months old dog rub his butt on the floor?
My 3 months old dog sometimes rubs his butt on the floor, but he's not dirty or anything like that, He's just like 'walking' on his butt for some seconds and then continues to play.
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Best location for litter box?
We've had the cat's litter box in the laundry room for as long as I can remember. Recently someone mentioned this is a bad place because of the exposure to all the clean clothes.
What is the most ...
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How do I get my cat to poop in a clean litterbox?
Normally my cat uses her litterbox. The only problem I have is when I clean it. She refuses to poop in a clean litterbox. When I had multiple cats and multiple litterboxes this wasn't an issue, ...
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Cannot take puppy out during daily 2-hour rain shower
My German shepherd puppy needs to go out at 3 or 4 pm every day. Where I live during the wet season it rains heavily from 3 to 5 pm every single day. I'm not sure what to do because I'm having to let ...
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My cat had kittens, she taught them to be clean, but now she is not clean at all, why?
I have a fairly young cat, she must be a year old now. About two months ago she had five kittens. I have installed a litter box so that the mother can teach them to be clean and to relieve themselves ...
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New Cat - Meow at night and doesn't use litter box
I just adopted this young cat for 1 day (I know but I am also first time pet owner...) The cat is about 1 or 2 year old and was a feral but really like to be around with human so rescue decided to ...
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Why is my 4 year old pooping inside when Im gone?
My 4 year old german shepherd is pooping and peeing inside, but only when I’m gone! Why??
He has no health issues and doesn’t appear to have separation anxiety (doesn’t chew things up, doesn’t bark, ...
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Rewards worked too well. Dog only goes potty outside if I'm watching
I adopted a 6-year-old Jack Russel that the previous owner let pee on the carpet. At first, he would go inside whenever he felt like it. I've gotten him to the point where he'll hold it until he goes ...
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How can I train my cat to successfully bury her poop
I have a 19 week old ragdoll kitten. I got her at 3 months from the breeder and she was well trained, good with her litter box and knew to use a scratching post. The exception being that when she ...
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