how to train a stray cat to use a litter box

[honeybears]

I cant believe I have a new cat, its a stray that has been around for about 3 months, I finally made contact with it last week and I think its a she, is a little luvbug, loves attention, and can you believe the dogs!

I want to make it an indoor/outdoor cat (bringing it in the night



So how do you get them to start using a litterbox??
I have had 3 other cats and 2 from kittens and one from a rescue that knew how to use them, there was no traing invloved.

thanks

honeybears

[Mary_NH]

I would put her alone in a room for the night with a litterbox and see if she knows how to use it.
The kittens I have right now were all living outside and they took to the litterbox right away - not one incident

[vene]

Congrats on the new kitty! Do you have a name for her yet? What does she look like? When I trapped Ginger the feral cat, I let him loose in our bathroom and put in Cat Attract litter. It worked like a charm as he always did his business in the litter box.

[honeybears]

thanks for the input, I think I am going with its a her. I have never heard of attract a cat so I will get some that. I have pics I will try to post, She is a beautigul grayd with white paws, looks like your milo. for names i was thinking of Shadow, elmo or Lucky. I thought maybe it was feral, but its affection starved, I broguth in ht e hosue last night for a bit and she curled up on lap and fell asleep whiled I watched TV. I live in the country so it had to have been dumped

[vene]

I love gray kitties! Shadow, Elmo or Lucky are very cute names and will suit him/her well! Most pet stores should have Dr. Elsey's cat attract litter:

http://www.petsmart.com/global/product_detail.jsp?PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=845524441779416&FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=2534374302025594&ASSORTMENT%3C%3East_id=2534374302023690&bmUID=1147115522661&itemNo=0&Ntt=cat+attract&In=All&previousText=cat+attract&N=2



Our Ginger (RIP) wasn't so friendly. He ripped up our bathroom and we couldn't go near him without a 10 foot pole, lol. What a beautiful image of her all curled up in your lap! She is very fortunate to have found you!

[coppersmom]

I heard if you bring in an outside cat to put good ol sand in the litterbox at first. That's more like what they're used to and then gradually switch them to litter. You can get clean sand from Lowe's back near the concrete mixes. Get the kind you'd put in a sand box.

[EternalFlame]

from my experience as a vet tech... dont name anything 'Lucky' fluffs with that name seem to become anything but...