In the world there are a lot of people who pity and warm their animals with warmth, including the homeless and defenseless. It so happens that they simply find kittens, but they no longer have mother cats. Then care for foundlings lay on the shoulders of those wishing to help.
How to make a kitten go to the toilet? In the first three weeks of life, kittens cannot take care of themselves. Then the act of defecation and urination are carried out only with active stimulation of the corresponding zones. In the habit, the mother cat carefully licks the kittens under the tail, thereby causing the emptying of the bladder and rectum. It’s more difficult for a person to organize the process, especially if he did not have experience of nursing kittens.
Recommendations
How to make a kitten go to the toilet? After feeding, neatly and at the same time firmly fix the pet so that he could not slip out. The fingers should be located simultaneously under the chest and stomach so that it is tail to the caregiver. On the other hand you need to throw a damp, warm napkin, preferably white, but you can also use light tones, since it is easier to understand on a light cloth whether the kitten went to the toilet or not.
Next, you need to stimulate urination in the baby. Do not exert strong pressure, wipe the area from the lower abdomen to the anus. If the kitten went to the toilet (did not empty it - rubdown continues), then you need to go to the area of the anus, making a specific massage. Usually the effect occurs within a minute. But it happens that animals can not go even after several feedings. Then you must show it to the veterinarian.
After the thing is done, you first need to wipe the cleaned areas of the skin with a clean edge of the napkin (urine and feces are irritating, dermatitis or an infection of the genitourinary tract can develop at the place of their appearance, because there is still no formed immunity). It is also necessary to dry moist places. This procedure is done for each kitten.
If there are several children, separate napkins are allocated for each of them (these can be pieces of bandage, gauze, cotton pads, which are thrown away after use). The whole procedure must necessarily take place in a warm room without drafts, otherwise the baby will be too cold and die.
Cases of constipation in kittens per month of life
The causes of constipation are varied, but are most often due to improper feeding, since the stomach does not yet perceive too hard food (it is used to breast milk or a mixture), the presence of invasion or hair in the stomach (cats of long-haired breeds often suffer).
It is easy to detect: the baby does not go to the toilet for more than two days, the tummy begins to increase in size, the animal worries and meows plaintively, the kitten can squat in a bowel movement, but nothing comes out (the discharge may be with a bean seed).
Ways to help a kitten do a "thing"
How to help a kitten go to the toilet? You can use enemas, the most effective “Microlax” for children from scratch (after the introduction, the anus must be closed with the tail, otherwise there will be no sense from microclysters, and wait a bit). In addition to an enema, massage the tummy in a circular motion clockwise. If the stool appeared from the anus, but cannot go out on its own, it is necessary to begin to squeeze it out very quietly and very carefully. The kitten needs to be shown to the veterinarian, not only if he could not go, but also for preventive purposes.
Toilet on the street
How to teach a kitten to go to the toilet in a private house? There are two methods to teach your baby to go to the toilet on the street using a tray. The first is the gradual development of a habit. The second is the most common, but the reaction of the animal must be monitored. If the baby after feeding is looking for a dark corner, he tries to show what he wants in the toilet, in which case he needs to be taken outside. Actions should be repeated so that he can get used to doing his business near the house.
How to make a kitten go to the toilet if he is hiding? Close the door before feeding, then he will be in sight. You can walk the cat after each feeding and wait for the result. This will have a good effect on digestion. In just a few days, a reflex develops to ask for the street.
Toilet in the apartment
How to teach a kitten to the toilet in the apartment? Not all owners have the opportunity to take their pets outside after each feeding, especially in the courtyard of a multi-storey building there are many hidden dangers, starting with physical injuries and ending with infectious, invasive diseases. Therefore, it is advisable to teach a kitten to the toilet in the apartment. To develop a persistent habit, you need to take the baby to the place where the tray will be or is already located. When choosing a place for a cat’s toilet, you need to reckon with several nuances: cats don’t like to be looked at with such a delicate matter, the tray should be easy to get out of this place.
Kitten training
How to make a kitten go to the toilet if the previous owners did not teach him to walk in the tray? The main thing is not to be upset. During the day, you should look after the pet and take it to the place where the tray should be located. If the pet did a puddle or something else: for example, a person moved literally half a minute to another room or absentmindedly looked at the moment - then it is imperative to immediately remove the baby and clean the place with a strongly smelling detergent (if this is not done, an incorrect habit may form) . Cats by their smell orient where they can go to the toilet, and the kitten will return to this place again and again, and not go to the tray.
Seat selection
How to teach a kitten to the toilet in the tray? If you plan to take the baby, then you need to immediately approach the responsible business. The first purchase for the kitten, of course, is the tray, which is desirable to choose the right one.
Let's look at some types:
- The cheapest option is a plastic tray with low sides. It is well washed and takes up little space, but a significant drawback is that it is used together with filler granules that the kitten can scatter or eat (you need to think about eating in advance).
- Tray with a grid. It can be used without filler. He has high sides. Cats like these because of their resemblance to boxes.
- Tray in the form of a house (closed type). A plus of such a device is its aesthetics, a minus is the high cost of the device.
- Self-cleaning tray. This option has a number of positive qualities: the cleanliness of the tray does not require the attention of the owner; lack of smell; four pets can go to this tray; the presence of a motion sensor; capsule safety. The negative sides are: connection to the water supply and electricity, a noisy flush, which can scare the animal.
How to help a kitten?
How to make a kitten go to the toilet? If the kitten is already familiar with the place where you need to go to the toilet, but have not got used to it yet, you need to wait until the baby fusses or starts digging. Then it is urgent to carry it into the tray and do not let it out until the desired effect is achieved. The animal will monitor the reaction of the host or hostess. It can be praised and stroked. The contents of the tray do not need to be removed immediately: the baby will get used to it and remember the place faster. The main thing is not to use cruelty as a punishment (to deprive of water or food, to leave one in the room, to beat or push a kitten).
You need patience and perseverance - then the kitten will be a universal favorite, devoted to you until the end of life.