How To Prevent Toilet Accidents

Here are our top tips on how to prevent toilet accidents. If your cat suddenly starts toileting out of the litter box we recommend an immediate vet visit as this can be a signal that they are unwell.

Help Them Find It
While they are young, every so often, especially after you have fed them or played with them, it is good to take them back to their kitty litter and put them in it. This allows them to familiarise themselves with the kitty litter area and to remind them where it is.
Setup A Few
If you have a large house or a double story house it might be best to have a few litter trays such as upstairs and downstairs or one at one end of the house and one in another location.
We’re Not That Close!
If you have multiple cats in the home the general rule of thumb to avoid toileting issues between cats is to have one kitty tray per cat and one extra.
Occupied In Here
Cats are private creatures when it comes to the toilet so make sure that, while accessible, your kitty trays are placed in a quiet and discreet place away from large windows, thoroughfare, etc.

If you have multiple cats, some cats try and pounce on the other cat as it leaves the litter tray. If this is occurring place the litter tray in a position where the cat is able to exit the litter box multiple ways and it may mean not using litter trays with hoods as the cat can feel trapped inside.
Oops
If your kitty has an accident outside of the litter tray it’s important to clean it up correctly! Cats have an amazing sense of smell so even if we think it’s clean and can no longer smell it, they probably still can. Cats tend to go back to the same spot again and again creating a nasty cycle. Some cleaners are attractive to cats, actually attracting them back to go in that spot again! We recommend using Trueeco Dog and Cat Surface cleaner it uses powerful enzymes designed to breakdown the source of odours. It’s safe for your cat and usable on all surfaces.