My Kitten is pooing and leaving "skid marks" everywhere. How cna we keep him and our home home clean?

My kitten is 7 weeks old, unfortuntatly his mother (our family pet) was knocked down and killed 2 weeks ago. We have had to hand raise him, and was really chuffed when he started using the litter tray, but now has suddenly stopped.


Nothing has changed (litter / where it is placed). Sometimes he'll even walk past it and poo somewhere else. It is so hit and miss. One of my carpets is completely ruined, he's even pooed all over the hems of my curtains. All I do is clean cat poo up 20 times a day!! It does worry me though as I have a 5 year old son.


Another problem is we have 'skid marks' everywhere as he can't clean his bum properly. I'm wiping it down, and removing the clingers but I cant be there all the time.


We love him to bits, especially as he is the offspring of our beloved cat but I'm so frustrated and tired with it all.


Apart from the pooing issue he has adjusted so well and is a very happy and mischevious kitten.


Please help, my house STINKS and it never does!!!!|||His mother may have been killed too early, he never learned how to properly clean himself. As soon as you see his start to poop, pick him up and take him right to the litter box. If he is not cleaning his behind,try getting him a little wet. Anytime my cats get wet, they go into this cleaning frenzy,cleaning their entire body. He may learn then,to keep his toosh clean.





Be sure that you are STEAM cleaning the carpet where he is pooping. Cats have incredible noses, and I bet he is smelling his poop there, even though you hand cleaned the rug, and repeating the same behavior. You need to either rent a steam cleaner, or hire a company to clean it. This works really well at stopping cats from pooping in previous spots.|||Can you find a way to attract your kitten to the litter box, like a favorite toy or something else attractive? Another method is to use a spray bottle with water in it. Every time the kitten starts to poo anywhere except the litter box you spray him with the water. Then calmly pick him up and put him in the litter box. If he performs, reward him with love or a treat. Be vigilant, he'll soon get the idea.|||1. place the litter box in a small room: closet/ bathroom and let your kitten know its there.





2. try to put your kitten in dat room as much as possible because big rooms confuse cats on where to poop.





2. always take your kitten and place it in the litter box as soon as it wakes up or finishes eating and take its paw and show it how to dig.





I did that with 5 kittens that kept pooping all over the room, i couldn't leave anything on the floor. I placed them with their litter box in the closet and they started using it. Eventually i'd let them out more with the litter box.





this is perfect for you: http://www.kittencare.com/askKC_Litter_Training.html|||Oh, that's sad. First of all, make sure to keep his litter box extra clean. Some cats won't use a box if it has hardly any urine/feces in it. If you see the cat start to use some place other than the litter box, pick him up immediately and put him in the litter box. Pay particular attention to him after he eats, because that's when animals tend to use the bathroom. Try putting him into the litter box several times after he eats, to accustom him to it.





Make sure you keep a good carpet cleaner on hand. Oxyclean is a good brand, especially the type designed for pet stains. This will help eliminate the odor. After you've finished blotting the carpet and the stain is gone, vacuum over the area while it's still damp from the cleaner. This will help it clean deeper and better.





Finally, I would consider getting an older cat to replace his mother. You'll have to be careful to find a cat with the right temperament, but oftentimes older cats will help steer kittens in the right direction. If nothing else, the kitten can learn just by watching the older cat (especially where it comes to hygeine issues). You don't necessarily want a female cat, since they can be somewhat temperamental. Probably the ideal cat would be a young adult male cat (one that's been neutered) who's easy-going. This is what happened with my two cats: the older boy cat acted as an older brother for a little kitten I adopted. He's enjoyed the kitten's company, while also helping make sure he stays clean (actually licking him when necessary). That's your best bet for fixing the skid mark problem. Without an older cat in the house, it will be hard for your kitten to learn how to care for himself, even though you're taking very good care of him.





Good luck!|||There are several possibilities: You say that he is only 7 weeks old and was orphaned two weeks ago, so it is possible that his mother never had the opportunity of teaching him how to properly clean himself. If so, this is going to be tricky unless you can find another queen with a litter about the same age as your kitten who would become a foster mother. Many cats do this. She would then teach him all he needs to know about cleaning, using litter, hunting, etc.





Another possibility, since he seems to be pooing frequently, is that he has an intestinal problem. It may be causing him pain and in his little kitten mind he associates the litter pan with the pain. If he is wiping his bum on the carpet, it could be that he has an itch that he is scratching. A visit to the vet would probably be a good idea as he could dehydrate and die, or might have a worm infestation which can seriously debilitate him.





I had one cat who always used his litter pan until one day he pooped on a newspaper and sat there until I came to see what was going on. There was blood in the poop - he knew he had a problem and wanted to show me because he trusted me to do whatever was necessary. Perhaps your little guy is pooping where you can see it as a way of asking for help.





If it turns out to be that he just doesn't understand the litter pan, just pick him up and put him in it as often as you can and move his little feet to and fro. Eventually he will get the message.





Do other cats use the same litter pan? some cats do not enjoy sharing litter just as some people dislike public toilets.





As far as the stink in the house, a temporary solution is to use white vinegar on the area after you have cleaned up the poop. But you must get the carpet professionally cleaned - make sure you tell the carpet cleaning technician that it is cat poop - there is an enzyme treatment that the professionals use which is very effective.





Hope this information helps. Just do not let the problem go on for too long or neither you nor your kitten will be very happy. Good luck to you both.|||i know its hard to do this to such a little toot, but rubbing its face in it, well not literally but letting the kitten smell the poo and get a little telling off every time it happens did the trick for me. also my kitten wouldnt pee or poo in the litter tray if it was dirty, she would do it elsewhere.|||This baby lost it's mommy way too young. Does it have runny poop or hard poop? If it is very runny, this kitten may need some vitamins. What are you feeding it? I would purchase some kitten replacement milk and some canned cat food and start this baby all over. Keep it in a small room in your house, like a bathroom. Put it's food, water, and litter in there with it. Every time that it poops or pees, take a small warm wet wash cloth and clean it thoroughly. Lay it on it's back to do it, to show it how to reach it's bum. It will get very mad at you and not like it, but this is the only way to teach it how to clean itself. It does not have a mommy anymore to show it, so you have to take over being mommy. You are a teacher. Also, get some urine cleaner with enzymes in it. I know that walmart sell pet stain and odor remover at a very low cost. The enzymes in the cleaner will eat the odor and stain and it will completely destroy it. You will have to do this before you let the kitten back into this area, or the kitten will go right back there to use the bathroom again. You have to leave the cleaner wet for several hours, so you want to do this while the kitten is locked in the small room.|||Hi





Have you treated the kitten for worms? they do wipe there bums on floor with worms as they are irritating them|||Maybe if you moved his litter tray, that might do the trick.|||You have to pick the kitten up stick its nose close to whatever its done, poo or pee, and then take the kitten to the litter tray and put the kitten down in the litter tray each time you discover an unwanted mess I think you will find it will go back to its previous good behaviour. It may be a sign though that its not well cats are usually clean creatures so maybe get it checked out at the vet.|||*****Please just call your vet and ASK - it cost NOTHING to call and any vet is happy to answer questions over the phone at no cost. But also check out these sites


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hope these are helpful|||Sounds like he's just doing it to wind you up. Take a dump in his basket, he'll get the message.|||I would get rid of it, mucky smelly thing. no more use than half a pair of gloves.........