Hi all

I have two rescued kittens both are litter trained but for some reason the youngest has taken to doing his number two's in the shower!! I do try to remove any number two's from the litter tray as soon as they happen but still the youngest will head towards the shower even after I've told him off etc.

Am kinda close to killing him at this general point in time as twice already this morning I've had to clean up after him.

Any suggestions as to what I can do to stop this behaviour?

Can you not shut the door to where the shower is? Or shut the offending cat in a room with his litter tray etc for a day or two so he gets used to only using his tray.

Unfortunately Rose there is no door to my shower as it's a disabled shower and due to living in a smallish flat the kitty tray is in the bathroom so can't really shut Sukie (the youngest kitten) in.

Some general suggestions to bear in mind. First of all, do you have enough toilets for your two kittens? If you only have one, add at least one more (three is the recommended number for two cats). Secondly, it could be that the other kitten does not like the type of toilet they have (covered, uncovered).

It could also be that they don't like the type of litter you are using. As your kittens are so young, it would be good to try to use the same litter they were using in the rescue. And most cats prefer high-quality non-scented micro litter. So if you are using something else, it would be good to try that.

You mention that your kitten has done number two twice this morning - this makes it sound like she might have some kind of stomach upset as it is not normal for cats to do it so often. Perhaps some of the foods they are eating does not agree with them? It is fairly common for cats with diarrhea etc to toilet outside their box even though they would not normally do it.

To deter your kittens from using the shower as their toilet, you could try putting some citrus fruit or similar in there. But it is important to check that the toilet situation is ideal first as cats often choose to toilet somewhere else if there is anything wrong with their toilet.

Leave the shower turned on.

My sister's cat went through a phase of poo-ing in her bath. The vet suggested an obvious answer, leave a small amount of water in the bottom of the bath.

Can you block the plug and leave a tiny amount of water in there - as he's only a kitten, for safety's sake I would only leave enough to wet his feet, but it would probably discourage him.

My cat Simba occasionally pees and poos in the shower. Apparently they like the smooth cool feeling under-foot. We bunged up the drainage hole in our shower and left some water in the bottom. What did he do? Dropped his toys in the water and in the middle of the night dropped them, soaking wet on my face. Nice!

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