How to Litter Train a Cat如何产仔列车是猫

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For most cat owners, training their cat to use the litter is a relatively painless process.对于大多数的猫主人，训练他们的猫使用的垃圾是一个比较痛苦的过程。 It is among a cat's natural instincts to eliminate in an area that they can cover their feces in. This behavior may be a way of your cat accepting what they perceive to be as the natural order of dominance.它是一只猫的自然本能，以消除在一个地区，他们可以支付其粪便英寸这种行为可能是一种接受您的猫他们认为是因为自然秩序的垄断地位。 In the wild feral cats will bury their feces if they are not at the top of their social hierarchy, if a feral cat does not bury his or her feces it is likely that the cat exhibiting that behavior is the dominant feline.在野外野猫将其掩埋粪便如果不是顶部的社会阶层，如果一个野生猫不埋葬他或她的粪便很可能表现出猫的行为是占主导地位的猫。 So when your housecat buries his or her waste he or she may be recognizing your role as the dominant animal in their social community.所以，当您housecat埋进他或她浪费他或她可能会承认你的作用占主导地位的动物在其社会社区。 It is also possible, however, that your cat may be displaying his or her inherited instinct to bury his or her feces in order to hide their trail from would be predators.也有可能，不过，您的猫可能会显示他或她的继承本能埋葬他或她的粪便，以掩盖他们的踪迹从将天敌。

Generally kittens will learn the behavior of burying their feces and using the litter through their mother once they are weaned assuming the mother is litter trained.一般来说猫将学习行为的埋葬他们的粪便和使用的垃圾通过其母亲一旦断奶承担母亲是垃圾培训。 So if you bring home a young kitten of about 12 weeks, you may only need to place kitty in the litter box and gently scratch the clean litter with your fingers shortly after she eats to indicate to her what she is to do.所以，如果你带回家一个年轻的小猫大约12个星期，你可能只需要把猫咪的垃圾框，轻轻地从头开始清理垃圾与您的手指后不久，她吃表明她的，她是这样做。

KITTY DIDN'T TAKE TO THE LITTER RIGHT AWAY 猫咪没有考虑到垃圾马上
If your new cat doesn't take to litter training after your first few attempts you may want to consider teaching her using another common method.如果您的新猫不乱抛垃圾的培训后，您的头几个月试图您可能需要考虑她的教学使用另一种常用方法。 Confine your new addition to a small but comfortable room, preferably one with a hard floor if you have one.限于新的除了一个规模虽小但舒适的房间，最好是用硬地板如果有。 Place both the litter box and the food dish in the room but don't place them close to one another.广场的垃圾框和食品菜在会议室，但不将它们接近对方。 Your cat will naturally not want to defecate near its food source so she will look for another area.你的猫，自然不希望屙附近的食物来源，让她将寻找另一个领域。 Eliminate any pillows, blankets, newspapers, towels or other soft items where your cat may decide to eliminate from the room before you close her in. If you have confined your cat to a room with hard floors she is likely to avoid eliminating on the floor since urinating is likely to splash back and get on her fur.消除任何枕头，毛毯，报纸，毛巾或其他软项目，您的猫可能会决定，以消除房间之前，先关闭她进来如果你有你的猫局限于一个房间，地板，她很可能消除，以避免在地板上从小便很可能飞溅的竞技状态，获得她的皮毛。 The only remaining choice to the cat at this point is (hopefully) the litter box.剩下的唯一选择，猫在这一点上是（希望）的垃圾框。

MY CAT STOPPED USING THE LITTER 我的猫不再使用的垃圾
If your cat was housebroken and all the sudden she seems to have forgotten that instinct there are a few possibilities you might want to consider before giving up.如果您的猫 housebroken和所有的突然间，她似乎已经忘记了，本能有几个可能性您可能要考虑放弃之前。

1. 1 。 Does Kitty Have A Dirty Litter Box? The most common cause of a housetrained cat to stop using the litter is your cat disagreeing with the level of cleanliness regarding her litter box. 是否小鹰有一个肮脏的产仔箱？最常见的原因housetrained猫停止使用该垃圾是你的猫不同意的卫生水平就她的垃圾框。 Your cat is more likely to stop using the litter if she feels that it is too dirty.你的猫更可能停止使用的垃圾，如果她觉得这是太肮脏。 It is best to clean your cat's litter every day or at the very least every second or third day.这是最好的清洁你的猫的垃圾每天或至少每一个第二或第三天。 The dirtier a litter box gets the less likely it is that your cat is going to continue to use it.该垃圾脏一中得到不太可能，那就是你的猫会继续使用它。 Your cat wants to eliminate in a clean environment and if she notices that every time she eliminates on the carpet you immediately run and clean it up she perceives that as a more desirable place to eliminate because it is so quickly cleaned.你的猫要消除在洁净的环境中，如果她的通知，每次她排除在地毯上你立即运行和清理，她认为，作为一个更可取的地方，以消除，因为它是如此迅速地清理。 Keeping your cat's litter as clean as possible is the best way to avoid this problem, and remember, what you consider clean, your cat may not.保持您的猫的垃圾清洁可能是最好的方式，以避免这个问题，并记住，你考虑清洁，您可能没有猫 。

In addition to emptying the litter, you obviously need to change it from time to time as well in order to ensure good cat health and cleanliness.除了清空垃圾，你显然需要改变时，以及为了确保好猫的健康和清洁。 Weekly changing is best, this ensures that odors and wetness won't have too much time to build up to unacceptable levels and it also reduces the likelihood of sickness due to high levels of bacteria.每周变化是最好的，这确保气味和湿度不会有太多的时间，建立以不可接受的水平，同时也减少了疾病的可能性由于高水平的细菌。

2. 2 。 Stress. A cat eliminating outside of the litter box may also be a sign for stress. 应力。猫消除外界的垃圾中也可能是一种迹象的压力。 The introduction of a new person or animal into the household may be putting a lot of stress on your cat.采用了新的人或动物的家庭可把大量的应激对您的猫。 Cats generally like to feel like they know what is going on and what they can expect.猫一般要感觉他们知道正在发生的事情和他们可以期待。 If you upset that balance by introducing a new creature (even a two legged one) into the household they may get stressed which can cause them to eliminate outside the box.如果你打破这种平衡提出了一个新的生物（甚至是两个腿一）进入家庭，他们可能会强调可以使他们消除以外的方块。

If you leave your cat alone for long periods of time (for example while you take vacations or go on business trips) and you come back you may notice that your cat will sometimes seem aloof and standoffish.如果您离开您的猫就有很长时间（例如当你考虑去休假或出差）和你回来您可能会注意到您的猫会有时似乎超脱和冷淡。 This is another instance in which your cat may react with eliminating outside the litter box as a sort of protest to what she perceives as being abandoned.这是另一个例子是在你的猫可能反应，消除外界的垃圾中作为一种抗议，她认为作为被遗弃。

A new piece of furniture, or conversely, a newly missing piece of furniture may also put stress on your cat.一种新的家具，或反过来说，一个新失踪一件家具也可以讲你的猫。 Order and comfort are important if you are a cat.为了和舒适性是重要的，如果你是一只猫。 If you decide to get rid of that old fabric sofa because of it's ugly pea green color and because it's falling apart at the seams and then you replace it with a brand new, slick, top of the line, leather sofa with a refrigerator built into the side, and a massage and heating function, your cat is unlikely to see this as a stylish upgrade the way you would.如果您决定要摆脱旧沙发面料，因为它的丑陋的豆绿色，因为它的崩溃的煤层，然后取而代之的是一个全新的，光滑，顶部的线，真皮沙发，冰箱内置在一边，按摩和加热功能，您的猫是不可能看到这是一个时尚的方式升级你。 What your cat will probably see is that one of her favorite nap spots has disappeared only to be replaced by something she is unfamiliar with and intimidated by.你的猫可能会看到的是，一个她最喜欢的午睡景点已经消失不仅将取代她的东西是不熟悉和所吓倒。

3. 3 。 Changing Litter Brands. Cats are creatures of habit and can also be quite finicky (remember Morris, the 9 Lives cat?). 改变产仔品牌。猫是动物的习惯，也可以是相当挑剔的（请记住莫里斯9生命的猫？ ） 。 If you've recently switched the brand of litter you usually buy this may be cause for your cat to find another place to go.如果您最近更换品牌的垃圾通常你买这可能是导致猫为您找到另外一个地方去。 Some litters are perfumed (for humans rather than cats) and your cat may not react well to these smells, or perhaps your cat was used to a less dusty type of litter, a particular litter's texture, or who knows what.有些垃圾是香水（对人类，而不是猫）和你的猫可能不会作出反应以及这些气味，或者你的猫用了不到尘土飞扬的类型的废弃物，特别垃圾的纹理，或谁知道还有什么。 Changing brands or types of litter may upset what your cat is comfortable with and the result may be a messy carpet.改变品牌或类型的垃圾可能会破坏你的猫是满意的结果可能是一个混乱的地毯。 If you suspect this to be the cause, you can either switch back, or gradually introduce the new litter.如果您怀疑，这是事业，您可以切换回来，或逐步引入新的垃圾。 Try mixing in a little bit of the new litter with the older brand at first and gradually step up the percentage of the new litter each time you change the box, eventually you will be able to replace the older brand altogether.尝试混合一点点新的垃圾与老品牌在第一和逐步加大的百分比新的垃圾每次您变更中，最终你将能够取代老的品牌了。 This will help your cat ease into the new litter brand rather than upset her sense of the order of things.这将有助于缓解你的猫进入新的垃圾品牌，而不是破坏她意义上的秩序的事情。

4. 4 。 Multiple Cats. As mentioned above a second animal may cause a cat to begin to eliminate outside of the litter box, but this may not necessarily be the result of stress. 多猫。如上所述第二个动物可能会导致猫开始，以消除外界的垃圾中，但这不一定是由于压力。 A second cat in your household should probably have his own litter box unless your cats have proven they don't mind sharing.第二个猫在你的家庭也许应该有自己的垃圾中，除非您的猫已经证明，他们不介意分享。 Again, remember cats are clean creatures and they can be territorial as well.同样，记得猫是干净的动物，他们可以和领土完整。 Some cats may not mind using the same box, but others may refuse, which means again, the carpet becomes litter box number two.一些猫科动物可能并不介意使用相同的方块，但其他人可以拒绝，这意味着再次，地毯成为垃圾中排名第二。

5. 5 。 Litter Box Size Or Placement. If the litter box does not provide enough room for your cat she may not use it at all. 产仔箱大小或位置。如果垃圾中没有提供足够的空间为您的猫，她可能无法使用它在所有。 Your cat will likely want to scratch around and be able to feel comfortable in the litter box.你的猫可能会想从头左右，并能感到舒服的垃圾框。 Make sure it is roomy enough, easy for your cat to get in and out of (the sides of the box should be lower for kittens than for adult cats), and not in a high traffic area as cats seem to like some degree of privacy when eliminating.确保它是宽敞不够，很容易为您的猫获得进出（双方的方块应低于猫比成年猫） ，而不是在一个高流量领域的猫科动物似乎喜欢某种程度的隐私当消除。 Lastly, make sure your cat has access to the litter at all times.最后，请确保您的猫已经进入垃圾在任何时候都。 Putting your litter box in a room that is closed on occasion is a recipe for disaster.把你的垃圾框在一个房间里是公开的场合是导致灾难。 If your cat has to go and she can't get to the room that you've put the litter in then she really will have no other alternative than to find another suitable area to eliminate.如果您的猫去了，她不能去房间，您把垃圾然后她真的就没有其他选择，找到另外合适的地区，以消除。

6. 6 。 Medical Issues. Your cat may be experiencing kitty incontinence. 医疗问题。你的猫可能会遇到猫咪尿失禁。 Like humans, incontinence can strike animals and this may be an indication of other medical issues with your cat.像人类一样，尿失禁动物可以罢工，这可能是一个表明其他医疗问题，您的猫。 As a cat ages, she becomes more likely to lose control of her bodily functions just like a human does.随着年龄的猫，她变得更加可能失去控制她的身体机能就像一个人没有。 If you suspect age or medical reasons may be the cause for your kitty's litter box problems then you should take her to the vet for an examination, advice and possible treatment to resolve the problem.如果您怀疑年龄或医疗上的原因可能是为您的事业猫咪的垃圾中的问题，那么你应该带她到兽医的检查，咨询和治疗，有可能解决这一问题。

WHEN YOUR CAT MAKES A MESS 当您的猫使混乱
If your cat does make a mess outside of the litter box it is generally not good practice to scold her or punish her.如果您的猫不作乱以外的垃圾中一般没有良好做法骂她或惩罚她。 Putting her nose in the mess and then tossing her in the litter is not going to solve your problem.把她的鼻子的混乱，然后扔在她的垃圾是不会解决您的问题。 Being upset with your cat is natural after such an incident, but to display this behavior and then to put her in the litter box is only making your cat associate the litter box with a bad experience.被打乱你的猫是很自然的在这类事件，但显示此行为，然后把她的垃圾中只有让您的猫准垃圾方块，一个坏的经验。 Your cat may also begin to learn to be afraid of you, which is obviously not what you want.你的猫也可以开始学习怕你，这显然是不就是你想要的。 Your best solution is to clean up the mess quickly.您最好的解决办法是收拾残局迅速。 Put your cat in the litter box and be friendly and speak in a calming voice with the cat.把你的猫的垃圾框和友好和说话的声音平静下来的猫。 Scrape the clean litter with your fingers and make sure your cat sees this behavior, hopefully it will sink in. To avoid having your cat defecate in the same place outside the litter box a second (or third) time, cover the area with a plastic sheet or something hard that will result in your cat splashing herself with her own urine if she should chose that place to defecate again.划痕垃圾的清洁与您的手指，并确保您的猫看到这种现象，希望这将汇英寸若要避免您的猫屙在同一地点以外的垃圾中第二次（或第三方）的时间，覆盖区域内的塑料资产负债表或者硬盘，这将导致您的猫溅自己与她自己的尿液，如果她要选择这个地方排便一次。 Clean the smell as best you can (white vinegar may help, but make sure your furniture or carpet can handle it).清洁的味道最佳，您可以（白醋可以帮助，但要确保您的家具或地毯可以处理） 。 You can also move her food dish on top of or near the area that she used to defecate, a cat will not want to defecate near her food source.您还可以将她的食物菜顶部或附近的地区，她用于排便，猫不会想要靠近她排便的食物来源。 If your cat uses the litter again, even just once, reward her, play with her, pet her, give her a treat, make her associate the litter box with a good experience rather than a bad one.如果您的猫使用的垃圾再次，即使只有一次，奖励她，她的发挥，宠物她，给她一个治疗，使她准垃圾中的好经验，而不是一个坏一个。

A cat that eliminates outside of the box is not a lost cat.猫，无需外部的方块不是一个失去了一只猫。 Don't give up on her until you've explored the possible reasons for the problem.请不要放弃她，直到您探讨的可能原因的问题。 Once you find it, you can most likely correct it and kitty and human can live a happy co-existence once again.一旦你找到它，你可以最有可能的纠正和吉蒂和人类能够生活幸福共存再次。

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