We have taken on my nans cat as my nan cant look after her anymore and we need some help.
The Cat is 18ish years old and used to live in the countryside although in her latter years has pretty much lived in the greenhouse as its nice and warm.
Now she is living in a town and is living inside although does go out as we have got a small area where she can walk around without getting lost.
We have bought her a lovely new bed and litter tray and the vet says that she should be fine with those and she knows what they are but the cat is so damn stubborn!!

She refuses to use the bed (although so far she got in it to pee!!!!!) she ignores the litter box and sleeps on the tiled floor.

Please can someone tell me how I can train her to use the litter tray so she stops peeing and pooping on what she shouldnt!

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Hi Fergal, she is a more mature lady and probably a bit set in her ways so she will need some gentle and patient understanding,for now i would remove the bed and maybe if possible take it to your nans house/greenhouse for a day or 2 so it takes on the smell-will help her settle a bit easier at yours,a bit like a comfort blanket for a childAlso is the tray flat,as she's a mature gal she may not be comfortable stretching her paws the extra 2 inches to step into a tray,especially if she has previously been used to just toddling an inch or 3 to take a pee,and talk gently and leave a few fav treats about the place as this is a big move for a mature gal,so she's probably having a little sulk while she gets acquainted with her new padPlz keep us updated on her progress and i'm sure she'll settle in soon,i hope so...you may end up with the feline version of the Catherine tate nanD

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Hi guys thanks for that.
Putney (the cat) is like a new cat now she is living with us and seems to have a new lease of life bounding around like a kitten, she has no trouble stepping in and out of litter tray as she used to sleep in a washing basket with high sides, we brought that back with us but the vet told us to throw away the blanket she slept on in it as it was absolutely disgusting and was ruining her fur!! Dont ask how he's the vet so we took his word for it. Her fur was pretty awful.

She wont even go in her basket and I know that she may not change her ways (You can tell she is one of us as she is just as stubborn lol)

Do you think if I put soil in her litter tray instead of cat litter she might use it as she did used to go out of the greenhouse under a tree to do her business??

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If she was used to going outside soil will probably be the answer.

You could then very, very gradually introduce a litter that would be more acceptable to you. You would mix desired litter with the soil, gradually increasing the litter and decreasing the soil.

If she cannot get to grass, she might like some brought in to eat or you can buy special cat grass to grow, I think....

I wouldn't worry about the bed - remember its hot outside and tiles are cool to lie on. Cats are notorious for sleeping anywhere but where you would like them to.