There are several ways to prevent a cat from burying feces: First, if the cat is too young and cannot bury feces yet, the owner can teach the cat to bury feces through artificial demonstration. After the cat has excreted, hold its little feet and teach it to dig the cat sand to bury the feces. The cat will learn how to do this after teaching it a few times. Second, if there is a female cat at home, the owner can let her learn the skill of burying feces from the female cat. Third, if the cat’s excretion environment is very dirty, the cat will not bury the feces, so the owner needs to clean the litter box regularly to maintain hygiene.
1. Teach cats to bury their feces through artificial demonstration
If a cat is not taught by its mother when it is young, it will not be able to bury its feces on its own, so at this time it is necessary to teach the cat to bury its feces artificially. . The owner can grab the cat's paws after every time it goes to the toilet, and then bury the feces. After burying it, the owner can reward the cat appropriately with snacks such as cat strips or dried fish. After many times of training, the cat can form a conditioned reflex. Cats will bury their own feces.
2. Learn the skills of burying feces from the mother cat
If conditions permit, the owner can let the kitten live with the mother cat, so that the kitten can slowly learn from the mother cat Learn the skill of burying poop. In this case, the owner does not have to worry about teaching the kitten to bury poop.
3. Clean the litter box in time
Cats are very clean animals. If the litter box is too dirty, the cat will quickly escape after excreting without going. To bury feces, owners must clean their cats’ litter boxes regularly and prepare appropriate cat litter, otherwise there will be too little cat litter and not enough litter.
