Kronos
March 22nd 2012, 10:00 AM
I have two cats. One is taking to this training very, very well, my Ragdoll named Solo. The other is doing on average good, but is definitely not taking to the training as quick as the other, my Savannah named Kronos.
I think the reason why Solo is doing so well might have to do with two things.
1) Age. I did not start training Solo until he was about 2.5 years old. Up until that point he had perfect litter box habits, 0 accidents ever. Very religious about using his box.
2). Digging. Solo never buries his poop or pee. Instead he scratches the walls.
With Kronos, we started him around 4 months of age and he digs to China before going potty, and then obsessively covers everything up into a big mountain of litter.
Since Solo doesn't mind not covering his mess, the transition to the LK was no big deal..he doesn't care about how shallow or deep the litter is. Plus he wanted to use it since the scent of the litter is what he was used to using for the past 2.5 years, as he does not want to be a bad boy and potty in a place other than where his litter is found.
So far in training he has only ever had 2 accidents... all in the first two weeks of training for him. For the record he is now on green and still doing great, now for about 7 months!
Kronos as a kitten didn't have much time to acclimate to the flushable litter, and since the LK trays are so shallow he could not dig as he pleased. He is having to stay at each stage sooo much longer, and I have had to lock him in the bathroom and keep him confined and watch him like a hawk to prevent accidents. He will use the LK, but if he finds a rug or something else he will gladly use that instead of the LK.
Now Kronos is to the point where he is using it much better, but then he freaked out on amber. I got the multiple cat/intermediate kit and even with the tiny hole on the small amber stage, he still freaked out. I had to lock him in the bathroom for about two days, and praise him tons and tons, and he finally is using it for poop.
I know Kronos can do it, he just isn't as easy as Solo is. I think both age and the digging factor play the main roles as to why Kronos is more difficult than Solo is.
I think the reason why Solo is doing so well might have to do with two things.
1) Age. I did not start training Solo until he was about 2.5 years old. Up until that point he had perfect litter box habits, 0 accidents ever. Very religious about using his box.
2). Digging. Solo never buries his poop or pee. Instead he scratches the walls.
With Kronos, we started him around 4 months of age and he digs to China before going potty, and then obsessively covers everything up into a big mountain of litter.
Since Solo doesn't mind not covering his mess, the transition to the LK was no big deal..he doesn't care about how shallow or deep the litter is. Plus he wanted to use it since the scent of the litter is what he was used to using for the past 2.5 years, as he does not want to be a bad boy and potty in a place other than where his litter is found.
So far in training he has only ever had 2 accidents... all in the first two weeks of training for him. For the record he is now on green and still doing great, now for about 7 months!
Kronos as a kitten didn't have much time to acclimate to the flushable litter, and since the LK trays are so shallow he could not dig as he pleased. He is having to stay at each stage sooo much longer, and I have had to lock him in the bathroom and keep him confined and watch him like a hawk to prevent accidents. He will use the LK, but if he finds a rug or something else he will gladly use that instead of the LK.
Now Kronos is to the point where he is using it much better, but then he freaked out on amber. I got the multiple cat/intermediate kit and even with the tiny hole on the small amber stage, he still freaked out. I had to lock him in the bathroom for about two days, and praise him tons and tons, and he finally is using it for poop.
I know Kronos can do it, he just isn't as easy as Solo is. I think both age and the digging factor play the main roles as to why Kronos is more difficult than Solo is.