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Originally Posted by poohbear_nc
Kittens that are started out with regular litter do NOT want to switch to the pellets ... and you can have a life long battle over it. Plus it can derail all their litter training. Once you get kittens litter box trained you do NOT want to mess with them.
Plus, any litter type change has to be gradual - change the box first, then gradually transition the litter. Too much change at the same time can upset kittens and cause urination outside the box.
As Hitch said, switch to low-dust clumping litter to combat smells.
To transition to pellets, if you must, add litter boxes with pellets to the rooms in addition to the old boxes with regular litter. Let the cats adjust slowly by having a choice as to which box to use. |
After their first reaction to the pellets we then mixed it up with their old filling, slowly decreasing it. Luna seems to prefer it; she used to poop upstairs, but since switching she does everything on the pellets.
As I said before it's most likely Luna who is in heat. Which coinsided with us moving the litter box. We're keeping an eye on it, after Monday, when they get neutered we'll know if that was the cause or not.