My 8-month-old kitten waits until we get home from work to use his litter tray. It's great that he's litter-trained and there are no issues, but I'm just wondering why he does this? Has anyone else experienced this before?
Thanks in advance.
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Evening,
Unless you’re using clumping litter, how can you tell if he’s holding it in all day?
Mind you, as mentioned above, cats are so happy to see us that they rush off to ‘make some room’, and it actually makes them feel good to go to the toilet; they’re happy. Usually though, they have a drink or some food and then head straight for their tray.
Try it in the morning—if you’re serving him wet food or something, pop him in his litter tray as soon as he’s finished. Same after he’s had a drink of water. As soon as you see him have anything: straight to the tray. That way he won’t be going for hours on end without doing his business.
But I’d be very surprised if he wasn’t going for more than eight hours straight.
Hi there, it could be that your cat associates your return with mealtime, so he goes to the toilet to make some room. Mine often does the same in the morning when I first get up.
Mine often heads to her litter tray straight after our welcome-home cuddle, though I think she goes before then too. I reckon it's just her way of de-stressing or feeling reassured: phew, Mum's home.
