hi,

hope you will be able to help me with this one.. when we first got charlie, we took the hood off so kitty could easy access litter tray, so he did.. after a day ive decided to put hood on - without the flap, Charlie didnt have any problems with that and continued using his litter tray as usual..
Now after nearly a week Id like to put door/flap back on, but whenever i try to do so he cant or maybe doesnt want get inside.. i helped him by putting him inside but after couple of seconds he started meowing so i had to lift the flap up to let him out.
If i leave the flap on whenever he wants to use the tray he will sit right outside and start meowing so i had to lift the flap up to let him in..
Flap is not heavy at all, he did "manage" to come out from the litter tray previously when the flap was on, i think it depends on his mood if he wants to use it or not

is there anything i can do? anyway to train cat to use his litter tray while flap is on?


thanks x

Think it's just one of those things... I have lots of catty friends that have removed the door otherwise their cats won't use the tray and even one whose cats will go in through the door but then won't come out and will sit and cry until she comes to free them!

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My kitten is nuts and seemed to get the hang of it really quickly.

I did turn it into a game to start with, by throwing toys through the flap and that seemed to do the trick.

Good luck

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I don't have a flap on mine and haven't for 2 months now with 2 6 month old kittens. Skye just doesn't seem able to push the flap to get in the tray. It doesn't really matter though as I don't find it particularly smelly or anything. Only problem is the dog getting his head in there

I'd rather have no flap than my cats going to the toilet elsewhere!!

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Some cats, mine included just will not walk through the flap on a litter tray no matter what you do, its just one of those things you have to accept im afraid.....sorry i cant be any help .............best wishes..Chris

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When I got my kittens I taped the flap up the first night. On the second morning I put the flap down and shoved them in (separately) so they knew they could still access their tray. I didn't take them out as they needed to learn it for themselves.

Within 10 seconds both cats realised how to come out and then had no problems going in/out.

Maybe you should leave him in there and the concept may click. If not, you may have to leave the flap off. As Kaz says, better to have no flap than a kitty who decides to 'go' elsewhere

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I had the same problem with the dog , so glad the kitten got the hang of it.

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I think it's inevitable when you have a dog - bloody annoying though!!

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i've also got a hooded litter tray, but with no flap, as my last cat didn't go through it, but she used the cat flap with no problems, thinking about another one with roscoe, as he loves to dig in there

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