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Give us a call at 702-713-4893
Grooming & Daycare
We’re located at 41 Nevada Highway
160 Ste #1 & #2 in Pahrump. On the
corner next to Home Depot.
Shelly, our groomer, has many
years of experience, and offers
free nail trims, grooming, doggy Solving a Litter Box Mystery
day care, free pickup & delivery DEAR PAW’S CORNER: I’m responding to
within 5 miles of the shop, your recent column about the kitten who won’t
and same day appointments.
litter train. I’ve had kitties for over 50 years.
For more information call us at The only time one of my kittens had trouble
702-713-4893 to get your fur babies smelling pretty. Check us out on using the litter box, I made sure to watch him
Let’s make their experience count every time. Facebook@pahrumpgrooming the next time he started sniffing around. It
turned out that the sides of the litter box were
too high! I replaced it with a litter box that had
lower sides and it solved the problem. Love
your column! -- Linda P., Williamson, New
York
DEAR LINDA: Thank you for the advice! Cats
are experts at hiding their problems, and it can
be difficult to see if a training issue is some-
thing to do with behavior, health problems or
something else.
Your advice to observe the kitten closely,
without interfering as it goes about its busi-
ness, is perfect. If you’ve got time to follow a
kitten around the house from a distance, that’s
great. Of course, many of us are busy or have
to leave the house for most of the day for work.
One way to get around that is to use an indoor
security camera -- one of the small cameras
available for purchase online like a Blink or
a SimpliSafe -- and point it at the litter box.
You can observe activity around the box while
you’re away (or in another room).
In this instance, the sides of the box were sim-
ply too high! A quick fix got the kitten back on
track.
Now, what if you observe something else, like
the kitten showing distress just before it pees
or poops? Or interference from another kitten
or cat? Contact your veterinarian for advice, a
checkup if needed, and an action plan to solve
the litter box mystery.
Send your tips, comments or questions to ask@
pawscorner.com.
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